Ever Participate In A Protest, That Gained Anything ?

[Ben Kenobi]

Later I attended a pro-life protest.

Neither protest seemed to accomplish much.

Shi:

You will not always see the effect that you have on people. What kind of prolife protest did you go to?

[Sava]

What kind of prolife protest did you go to?

probably the kind where they take pictures of abortion doctors in order to shoot them

Sloww: I won't talk about it if you don't want to, but I will point out when you say something false.

[Ben Kenobi]

probably the kind where they take pictures of abortion doctors in order to shoot them.

Nothing like the thrill you get shooting mass murderers.


And BTW, there are different forms of non-violent prolife protest.

[Sava]

I know, it was just a troll

IMO, if your goal is to stop abortions, you should be a proponent of sexual education and responsible sexual practices. That alone would curb the need in the first place. But it's so much easier to attack what you don't understand, eh?

[Ben Kenobi]

IMO, if your goal is to stop abortions, you should be a proponent of sexual education and responsible sexual practices. That alone would curb the need in the first place. But it's so much easier to attack what you don't understand, eh?

Sex isn't inherently bad you know.

I shouldn't have to tell you this.

BTW I do agree with sexual education that teaches abstinence as an effective method for avoiding problems.

As for responsible sexual practices, I say waiting for marriage counts. Don't you?

[FrustratedPoet]

Re: Ever Participate In A Protest, That Gained Anything ?

Originally posted by SlowwHand
I have.

You sure fooled me.
When I saw this thread I though it was going to be a whine about silly pinko lefties protesting about stuff and not achieving anything.



























Oh wait, now it is. Someone mentioned Vietnam.

[Asher]

Why don't pro-lifers protest the use of condoms? I don't get it.

They arbitrarily draw the line at the development of an early fetus but they don't seem to understand the role of sperm?

Why not ban masturbation and condom use while we're at it, hmm?

[Sava]

Originally posted by obiwan18


Sex isn't inherently bad you know.

I shouldn't have to tell you this.

BTW I do agree with sexual education that teaches abstinence as an effective method for avoidin problems.

As for responsible sexual practices, I say waiting for marriage counts.

Sex is bad if done with the wrong people. Waiting for marriage is also bad. Sex is an important part of a relationship. And I think it's wrong to make the decision to spend the rest of your life with someone if you don't know each other sexually.

I have no problem with teaching abstinence. But unfortunately, Bush's policies of curbing STD's don't include teaching about contraception at all. That's wrong.

On a side note obiwan: even though I might troll and poke fun, I have a great deal of respect for your Pro-Life beliefs. You seem to be one of the few who is sincere and consistent in your belief that life is sacred.

[Ben Kenobi]

Sperm ain't people.
Zygotes is people.

Big difference between the two. That's the essence of the prolife position, and of science, that you need both the mother's DNA and the father's DNA to create a new person. This combination is found in the single-celled zygote, and not the sperm of the father.

Why not ban masturbation and condom use while we're at it, hmm

I'm not Catholic, unfortunately. You might want to speak with them about the evils of masturbation and condoms. I'm sure you'll find the discussion informative.

[Asher]

Sperm and zygotes are "potential persons" in my eyes.

[Spiffor]

Sava, Obiwan : if you want to talk about abortion, please please please please do it in another thread. I know, Obiwan, that you take the issue very dearly, and that would immediately be a fatal threadjack (I think that's Sava's goal )

[Sava]

What about killing germs? I mean, who knows we aren't wiping out a future evolutionary chain of intelligent, sentient beings.

[Ben Kenobi]

Sex is bad if done with the wrong people. Waiting for marriage is also bad. Sex is an important part of a relationship. And I think it's wrong to make the decision to spend the rest of your life with someone if you don't know each other sexually.

I'd rather wait to make sure I know the person before getting down to the more thrilling stuff. Sex can destroy a relationship if done too soon or for the wrong reasons.

As for spending a life together, whether it happens or not, will have little to do with how sexually experienced you are before the relationship. I think most women value emotional intimacy over sex.

[SlowwHand]

You were a potential hetrosexual, and conversely, I was a potential homosexual.

Neither of those came to pass either.

[Asher]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
You were a potential hetrosexual, and conversely, I was a potential homosexual.

Neither of those came to pass either.

Exactly?