The new Tories, sleeping with Belinda Stronach

[Ben Kenobi]

Why call a referrendum on this issue and not others?

I would have agreed with NYE's example of repatriating the constitution ought to have been a referendum, because of the entire 'charterland' experience. It has profoundly changed Canadian society. The same with this issue of marriage.

[joncha]

NYE: I apologized for going overboard in calling it the Alberta Reich. Again, I'm sorry, it's unfair of me.

The Seinfeld quote I was refering to was at the end of the post, and refered to the Belinda Stronach poll that started the thread. For the record, I don't think she's a Nazi either.

jon.

[Ben Kenobi]

Aren't men > women in most religious societies?

Generally the opposite.

NYE:

Are you seriously suggesting that the RC church would permit the marriage of a man to a Hindi woman who was previously married in a Hindu ceremony?

You pose an interesting question. Could the government regulate polygamy under that second option? I'm not sure.

Could you reword that sentence regarding the RC church? I don't know if you are saying the woman married one man who was Hindu and then got married to another Roman Catholic man while still married to the Hindu, or if she married the Roman Catholic man after the Hindu man died.

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by joncha
NYE: I apologized for going overboard in calling it the Alberta Reich. Again, I'm sorry, it's unfair of me.

The Seinfeld quote I was refering to was at the end of the post, and refered to the Belinda Stronach poll that started the thread. For the record, I don't think she's a Nazi either.

jon.

All right. I can get past it if I suppose it was not seriously meant, and it never happens again.

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
NYE:

You pose an interesting question. Could the government regulate polygamy under that second option? I'm not sure.

Could you reword that sentence regarding the RC church? I don't know if you are saying the woman married one man who was Hindu and then got married to another Roman Catholic man while still married to the Hindu, or if she married the Roman Catholic man after the Hindu man died.

I think the feds could govern polygamy regardless. It is exploitative and hence, illegal. <--- Period

I am refering to a Hindi woman divorcing after a Hindu ceremony, and then wanting to be married to an RC man in an RC ceremony. I suspect the RCs would say 'no dice'.

[notyoueither]

In other words, I think each sect will be perfectly capable of continuing on when the feds decide to give legal recognition to the cermonies performed for gay couples in progressive churches.

[Napoleon I]

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi



I would have agreed with NYE's example of repatriating the constitution ought to have been a referendum, because of the entire 'charterland' experience. It has profoundly changed Canadian society. The same with this issue of marriage.

Seems to me like a pretty arbitrary decision. Are you in general unhappy with the way representative democracy works in Canada, or are you choosing this particular issue because you don't like the majority government opinion?

[Napoleon I]

Also could you justify your opinion that women are typically > men in religious socieities?

[Tingkai]

Originally posted by joncha

quote:
Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
Remember the Tories also had Kim Campbell who was easy on the eyes.

Kim Campbell? yikes! She's about as "easy on the eyes" as Audrey McLaughlin!

It'll the night terrors again for me, now... "Ah! Cobras!"

jon.

My thoughts exactly. Campbell? Easy on the eyes? I still shudder to think about it.

And Jon, I see you have been introduced to NYE's world where Easterners are bigots and Vancouver folk are idiots. And he wonders why Albertans have a bad rep.

[Tingkai]

So Stronach is pro-choice and in favour of gay marriages.

Time to make Ben the president of the Apolyton for Stronach fan club.

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by Tingkai


My thoughts exactly. Campbell? Easy on the eyes? I still shudder to think about it.

And Jon, I see you have been introduced to NYE's world where Easterners are bigots and Vancouver folk are idiots. And he wonders why Albertans have a bad rep.

No, just people who prove it, like you seem to like doing.

[joncha]

Originally posted by Tingkai


My thoughts exactly. Campbell? Easy on the eyes? I still shudder to think about it.

And Jon, I see you have been introduced to NYE's world where Easterners are bigots and Vancouver folk are idiots. And he wonders why Albertans have a bad rep.

hehe.... good to know.

He was right to call me on the fascist thing, though. Its used way too often where it doesn't apply.

I remember having an argument with an anarchist once upon a time... "No, the cops were not beating you because they're fascists, they were beating you because they're cops and you're a scruffy protestor." Ah, memories.

From now on, I'll just call a tory a tory.

jon.

[Ben Kenobi]

I suspect the RCs would say 'no dice'.

Yeah, for reasons of the divorce.

Time to make Ben the president of the Apolyton for Stronach fan club.

Well, she is pretty.

[notyoueither]

Each church would perform their own ceremonies, and only those churches that have similar beliefs would recognise each other's marriages.

Doesn't that sort of shoot that idea down?

[Ben Kenobi]

Are you in general unhappy with the way representative democracy works in Canada, or are you choosing this particular issue because you don't like the majority government opinion?

Both actually. I want to see a triple E senate, and much better Western representation in Parliament. Right now, with the majority government, they do not need a vote past Winnipeg.

Also could you justify your opinion that women are typically > men in religious socieities?

It's 2 am over here and I have to be up at 7. I believe this to be true from personal experience, and from the opinion of missionaries, that the women often bring the men into church.