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In article <1993Jan20.184808.26417@Princeton.EDU>  
sbgreene@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Steven Greene) writes:
> In article <16B5CA3FB.JHARTLEY@cmsa.gmr.com> JHARTLEY@cmsa.gmr.com  
writes:
> >I guess democracy is okay unless it doesn't meet your selfish goals.
> 
> The claim that those who support a boycott of Colorado are somehow
> subverting the democratic process is a popular one among the anti-
> boycott groups because it shifts the focus from the pernicious effects
> of Amendment 2 to the tactics of its opponents.  However, this
> argument rings about as true as do John Cardinal O'Connor's words when
> he speaks of the importance of the separation of church and state.
> 
> For the record, the people of Aspen, Boulder, and Denver, through
> their democratic processes, had all passed laws that prohibited
> discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.  Amendment 2
> invalidates all those laws.  Amendment 2 subverts the democratic
> process by making it impossible for any city in Colorado to decide
> that it wants to protect its gay and lesbian residents from 
> discrimination.
> 
> I believe that all people who recognize the evil of discrimination 
> have a moral obligation to make their opposition to Amendment 2
> known and to encourage its repeal in some way.  Each person
> must decide what action to take.  I will not attend any event
> or do business with any company in Colorado until Amendment 2 has
> been repealed.  Others must decide for themselves what to do, but
> I urge them to take steps not to let what they see as the carrying
> out of their planned activities be interpreted as an endorsement of 
> the current political climate in Colorado.

It is amazing to me the laws that can be enacted in the name of morality.   
The "Moral Majority" seem to be perfectly willing to use Scriptures to  
beat one target group or another about the head and shoulders, but seem  
unwilling to adhere to these same scriptures.  Jesus really only issued  
two commandments, so he must have thought them the most important.  One  
was to love God, and the other to love your fellow man. (Including your  
enemies!)  Now while the homosexual lifestyle is offensive to some (It  
seems strange to me I have to admit.), it seems the second commandment  
would preclude mistreatment of these people.

Maybe I just miss the point.  Perhaps the Dead Sea Scrolls will reveal  
that Jesus really said love your fellow man except for homosexuals,  
blacks, Jews, orientals, Catholics, Anyone different,......

Jim Goble,
Los Angeles