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[loinburger]

The government doesn't have the authority to redefine marriage.

I take it you also oppose interracial marriage, then?

[giblets]

He's fine with first cousin marriage, I guess. As long as they aren't the same sex.

[loinburger]

Tradition always trumps reason and morality

[Zoetstofzoetje]

Pokerstars is now sending out mails to U.S. grinders - if you move to Canada, we'll give you a relocation compensation!

[SlowwHand]

Cool. Asher, get that spare bedroom ready. I'll need to use it for a while.

[David Floyd]

BK, I take it you concede the point that religious folks were the original driving force and the continuing force behind the blue laws and gambling laws? I ask because you have obviously moved on from that topic.

[Tupac Shakur]

This turned into a gay marriage/CanPol thread? The ****?

[SlowwHand]

I know, it's disgusting. Any topic gets turned inside out and reverts to the same old crap.

[Tupac Shakur]

You're disgusting.

[Ben Kenobi]

David, I don't see much point in arguing. I think most of us have decided where we stand on the issue. I disagree with your contention that the primary motivation behind blue laws are religious conservatives. Most of the present lifestyle legislation is coming from the communists, especially on their disapproved vices like smoking and drinking.

[Ben Kenobi]

I take it you also oppose interracial marriage, then?

Where does the bible say that interracial marriage is bad? I don't see anything of the sort, and I've never had a problem with interracial marriage.

[loinburger]

Where does the bible say that interracial marriage is bad? I don't see anything of the sort, and I've never had a problem with interracial marriage.

Several groups use the bible to justify their opposition to interracial marriage, but evidently you're not among them. I just assumed that you opposed the government's redefinition of traditional marriage, and in most regions up until recently "traditional marriage" meant "non-interracial marriage." I take it then that you support polygamy? The Bible definitely falls in favor of the practice.

[giblets]

Since when did Communists hate alcohol or tobacco?

Plus, why would Communists want to stop you from buying alcohol on Sunday... is Sunday a special day for Communists or something?

[loinburger]

Hitler hated alcohol and tobacco, and he was a well known communist (national socialism lol)

[loinburger]

http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Blue+Laws

Blue laws have been part of U.S. Legal History since the colonial period. These laws, which today are usually referred to as Sunday closing laws, prohibit certain types of commercial activity on Sundays. Originally these laws were directed at personal activities regarded as moral offenses, such as gambling or the consumption of alcohol. In the nineteenth century, however, state and local governments passed laws that forbade businesses from operating on Sunday. Although these laws were clearly based on Christian beliefs, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that they do not violate the First Amendment's Establishment Clause. Many blue laws have been repealed since the 1960s, but some laws that ban the sale of alcohol on Sunday remain in force.



The odds that facts will sway Ben are 0%, but there you go.