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https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/libertines-leftists-and-libertarians-david-french/Silian Rail said:
You see no difference between having the liberty to do that which one should, and the license to do that which one can?
Is this the whole "good and bad are subjective so just let everyone do what they will" argument again? Moral relativism sucks.
B-1 83 said:
Is Silian Rail the poster formerly known as "Bustupachifferobe"?
What was notable about him?Ol_Ag_02 said:B-1 83 said:
Is Silian Rail the poster formerly known as "Bustupachifferobe"?
That would make so much sense.
Charpie said:What was notable about him?Ol_Ag_02 said:B-1 83 said:
Is Silian Rail the poster formerly known as "Bustupachifferobe"?
That would make so much sense.
Beats, err, me.Waffledynamics said:
How the hell did this go from a thread about porn needing to be criminalized to healthcare?
You may have missed it, but OP supports higher taxes and universal healthcare and education.Texaggie7nine said:
Collectivists love to swarm to these threads.
That's pretty ridiculous since I'm friends with literally a dozen people on here in real life, and they all know my beliefs.FrioAg 00 said:
I actually leaning pretty hard to the idea OP is a false flag attempting to make all believers look like nutcases.
I know and discuss religious beliefs with hundreds of people, none of which take the positions OP is trying to lay out here when it involves government control
gggmann said:because you gotta take your girl to the emergency room after you choke her out.Waffledynamics said:
How the hell did this go from a thread about porn needing to be criminalized to healthcare?
Silian Rail said:That's pretty ridiculous since I'm friends with literally a dozen people on here in real life, and they all know my beliefs.FrioAg 00 said:
I actually leaning pretty hard to the idea OP is a false flag attempting to make all believers look like nutcases.
I know and discuss religious beliefs with hundreds of people, none of which take the positions OP is trying to lay out here when it involves government control
That's my point. The Alt-right and Alt-right sympathetic posters like that love to call for strict, forced adherence to their version of what life should be about.Faustus said:You may have missed it, but OP supports higher taxes and universal healthcare and education.Texaggie7nine said:
Collectivists love to swarm to these threads.
Tell us what I want Yoel.TXAGFAN said:Youre just scratching the surface of what he wants.PanzerAggie06 said:And laws exist relating to age restrictions in gaining access to porn. So, using your comparison to children and alcohol we should be good. What more do you want?RWWilson said:You can't stop underage drinking or smoking with laws, but we still have laws against it and punish adults who sell to minors. Porn is turning young men into sexual bulimics.PanzerAggie06 said:
Any notion of controlling porn, not that there was ever much of a chance, has the same chance of success as gun control legislation. It is simply too late. The porn, like the guns, are already out there. There is no putting the genie back in the bottle on this one. So long as the internet exists there will be free and easy access to porn.
Silian Rail said:That's pretty ridiculous since I'm friends with literally a dozen people on here in real life, and they all know my beliefs.FrioAg 00 said:
I actually leaning pretty hard to the idea OP is a false flag attempting to make all believers look like nutcases.
I know and discuss religious beliefs with hundreds of people, none of which take the positions OP is trying to lay out here when it involves government control
Jesus was a lot bigger fan of authority than you know, even though the Sanhedrin were absolute hypocrites he acknowledged that they needed to be obeyed if not emulated as they sat in the seat of Moses.FrioAg 00 said:Silian Rail said:That's pretty ridiculous since I'm friends with literally a dozen people on here in real life, and they all know my beliefs.FrioAg 00 said:
I actually leaning pretty hard to the idea OP is a false flag attempting to make all believers look like nutcases.
I know and discuss religious beliefs with hundreds of people, none of which take the positions OP is trying to lay out here when it involves government control
Well, then while I may agree with some of your moral opinions - IMHO you clearly didn't pay a lot of attention to how Jesus called people in or how he appealed to us sinners to make changes in our lives I don't see anything in his teachings that would support using the a human government to impose morality. (Which has always failed, every time)
My apologies then.Texaggie7nine said:That's my point. The Alt-right and Alt-right sympathetic posters like that love to call for strict, forced adherence to their version of what life should be about.Faustus said:You may have missed it, but OP supports higher taxes and universal healthcare and education.Texaggie7nine said:
Collectivists love to swarm to these threads.
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Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) this week introduced the Interstate Obscenity Definition Act (IODA), a bill that nominally aims to "establish a national definition of obscenity" but which would, in effect, outlaw all online sexual content nationwide.
The United States does not currently have a national definition of obscenity. Jurisprudence has established the Miller Test, which has been a legal standard in federal courts for a half-century. According to a statement from Lee's office, however, the Utah senator believes that it is time to codify those standards, set in 1973, under which the production and distribution of sexual content have been legal in the United States.
According to Lee, "The Supreme Court has struggled to define obscenity, and its current definition under the 'Miller Test' runs into serious challenges when applied to the internet."
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Lee's proposed redefinition of "obscenity" would eliminate Miller Test references to "contemporary community standards" and "applicable state law," instead defining obscene content as any material that "(i) taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest in nudity, sex, or excretion, (ii) depicts, describes or represents actual or simulated sexual acts with the objective intent to arouse, titillate, or gratify the sexual desires of a person, and, (iii) taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value."
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The Theocracy advocates may need to slow their roll on criminalizing sins given the church's stance.Quote:
Pope Francis condemned "unjust" laws that criminalize homosexuality in an interview with The Associated Press that was published on Wednesday, adding that the Roman Catholic Church should do more to put an end to such legislation and that bishops should welcome L.G.B.T.Q. people into the church, especially in countries where such laws exist.
"Being homosexual is not a crime," Francis said in the interview, adding that God loves all his children just as they are. Francis called on all countries with laws criminalizing homosexuality 67 of them in total, including nearly a dozen that have the death penalty, he noted to undo those laws. "That's wrong. It's very wrong. I don't think anyone should be discriminated against," he said. Several of the countries are in Africa, which the pope will visit next week.
Asked whether the church should work toward repealing the laws, Francis said, "Yes, yes, they have to do it, they have to do it."
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"First, let us distinguish sin from crime," Francis said during the 75-minute interview conducted on Tuesday in Santa Marta, the Vatican hotel he calls home. "But it is also a sin to lack charity with one another."
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So it only applies to the "alt-right", huh?Texaggie7nine said:That's my point. The Alt-right and Alt-right sympathetic posters like that love to call for strict, forced adherence to their version of what life should be about.Faustus said:You may have missed it, but OP supports higher taxes and universal healthcare and education.Texaggie7nine said:
Collectivists love to swarm to these threads.
I can see how Protestants might not agree with that, but it seems pretty binding on our Theocracy folks, given their respect for the Catholic Church.Quote:
Pope Francis criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as "unjust," saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on Catholic bishops who support the laws to welcome LGBTQ people into the church.
"Being homosexual isn't a crime," Francis said during an exclusive interview Tuesday with The Associated Press.
Francis acknowledged that Catholic bishops in some parts of the world support laws that criminalize homosexuality or discriminate against LGBTQ people, and he himself referred to the issue in terms of "sin." But he attributed such attitudes to cultural backgrounds, and said bishops in particular need to undergo a process of change to recognize the dignity of everyone.
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Some 67 countries or jurisdictions worldwide criminalize consensual same-sex sexual activity, 11 of which can or do impose the death penalty, according to The Human Dignity Trust, which works to end such laws. Experts say even where the laws are not enforced, they contribute to harassment, stigmatization and violence against LGBTQ people.
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Declaring such laws "unjust," Francis said the Catholic Church can and should work to put an end to them. "It must do this. It must do this," he said.
Francis quoted the Catechism of the Catholic Church in saying gay people must be welcomed and respected, and should not be marginalized or discriminated against.
"We are all children of God, and God loves us as we are and for the strength that each of us fights for our dignity," Francis said, speaking to the AP in the Vatican hotel where he lives.
Francis' remarks come ahead of a trip to Africa, where such laws are common, as they are in the Middle East. Many date from British colonial times or are inspired by Islamic law. Some Catholic bishops have strongly upheld them as consistent with Vatican teaching, while others have called for them to be overturned as a violation of basic human dignity.
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