tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18700468.post7895440198896029992..comments2023-11-03T07:49:49.304-04:00Comments on deltar's delirious dominion: prop 8Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973935026872349062noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18700468.post-82570877683677528922008-11-19T09:18:00.000-05:002008-11-19T09:18:00.000-05:00kathryn: i'm not quite sure who you are. is it lun...kathryn: i'm not quite sure who you are. is it lundell? either way i don't buy the rights vs. privilege argument. if it were a privilege (which is highly debatable), then on what basis do we withhold that privilege? would we not give the privilege to a mixed race couple simply because the color of the skin? we still give the privilege to couples who can't have children and therefore will not have a family (assuming they don't adopt). we give the privilege to old people who will also not have children. if you withhold a privilege based solely on sexual orientation, how is that not discrimination?Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00973935026872349062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18700468.post-4698020309813776452008-11-19T05:25:00.000-05:002008-11-19T05:25:00.000-05:00stevie: pwn.stevie: pwn.paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06701118457171556292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18700468.post-17764573285033976762008-11-18T19:46:00.000-05:002008-11-18T19:46:00.000-05:00Frandsen.....you don't return my calls but I will ...Frandsen.....you don't return my calls but I will stalk you as a friend anyway.. legally speaking marriage isn't a civil right it's a priviledge granted by the state because the family unit is good for society and benefits the state that is why the state grants it as a priviledge...that's what a lawyer on the bus told me anyway....<BR/>ps you are fired as my friend...i've called countless times with no return phone call....if you are breaking up with me i'd prefer a direct hit rather than lame avoidence...Carlile Filehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09390944983101806284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18700468.post-52883937163566405532008-11-17T23:38:00.000-05:002008-11-17T23:38:00.000-05:00agreed paul, at least for the most part. i think ...agreed paul, at least for the most part. i think the analogy to the civil rights movement is not an easily dismissible one.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00973935026872349062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18700468.post-76114029808692029082008-11-17T21:14:00.000-05:002008-11-17T21:14:00.000-05:00it's a good article. talking about the difference...it's a good article. talking about the differences between racism and the gay marriage issue is important. <BR/><BR/>it makes the gay community seem simplistic and out of touch with reality when they argue that the issue is a straightforward civil rights issue.<BR/><BR/>they also demean those who are unsure or opposed to their cause when calling 'bigot' at any hesitation regarding a re-definition of marriage...paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06701118457171556292noreply@blogger.com