It is supposed to be a free country, but freedom must obviously have limitations e.g. you are not free to go on a killing rampage. One of these limitations is generally agreed to be that you are not free to unreasonably limit the freedom of others. While professing the belief that homosexuality is wrong does not limit other's freedom per se, many argue that supporting the banning of homosexual marriage does.
The tricky part is the distinction between believing that gay marriage is 'bad' (which you are free to do) and trying to legally ban gay marriage (which many argue you should not be free to do).
Obscene songs are nothing new, it's just that only recently have obscenity been recorded and released commercially. Here are a few lines of a song Jelly Roll Morton recorded for the Library of Congress in 1938, in the same style that had been performed for decades:
"Come here you sweet bitch, let me get in your drawers. I'm gonna make you think you're fucking with Santa Claus"
"Tell me baby don't you like the way I grind, If you do let me get a little from behind."
"Throw you legs up like a church steeple, so I can think I'm fucking all the people"
"You're the fuckingest bitch, yeah baby, I've ever met"
Even if your Bible forbade gay marriage, why should our secular government forbid it as well? That would be like the government making eating pork illegal because it's not kosher. It makes no sense at all.
You make a good point. I should point out I'm not sure where I actually stand on this issue, but I figure I'll take the anti-soldier option for the purposes of a debate as no one else is likely to.
But to rebut you, you make some pretty bold claims about what could be without our soldiers. I would say that the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have done little to prevent attacks like 9/11 from reoccurring. The truly dedicated and well-funded terrorists that attempt these large-scale attacks can simply move to a different country or area and rebuild. I would argue that the best way to stop future terrorist attacks is to increase border security in the short term and reach out to muslim countries in the long term. Of course I have no stats to back up any of this, but neither do you so I guess its not important.
Trying to prove the existence of God is a fool's errands. People have been trying to make a logical argument for the existence (or non-existence) of God since before Christ, and we are still no closer. If you want to believe in something beyond the natural world, beyond science, if faith is all you need then good luck to you, but don't pretend that it has any rational basis.
Doubting the truth of a statement does not make it's opposite true. That's some pretty messed up logic.
It is supposed to be a free country, but freedom must obviously have limitations e.g. you are not free to go on a killing rampage. One of these limitations is generally agreed to be that you are not free to unreasonably limit the freedom of others. While professing the belief that homosexuality is wrong does not limit other's freedom per se, many argue that supporting the banning of homosexual marriage does.
The tricky part is the distinction between believing that gay marriage is 'bad' (which you are free to do) and trying to legally ban gay marriage (which many argue you should not be free to do).
Anything is possible, however most of what is possible isn't very likely.
Obscene songs are nothing new, it's just that only recently have obscenity been recorded and released commercially. Here are a few lines of a song Jelly Roll Morton recorded for the Library of Congress in 1938, in the same style that had been performed for decades:
"Come here you sweet bitch, let me get in your drawers. I'm gonna make you think you're fucking with Santa Claus"
"Tell me baby don't you like the way I grind, If you do let me get a little from behind."
"Throw you legs up like a church steeple, so I can think I'm fucking all the people"
"You're the fuckingest bitch, yeah baby, I've ever met"
Even if your Bible forbade gay marriage, why should our secular government forbid it as well? That would be like the government making eating pork illegal because it's not kosher. It makes no sense at all.
I thought they outlawed that back in '78.
The difference was probably lost on the citizens of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
You can ask the baby, not sure you'd get a response.
To be a pornstar you have to suck. It's required.
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Science is nothing without math. And math is still pretty badass without science.
You make a good point. I should point out I'm not sure where I actually stand on this issue, but I figure I'll take the anti-soldier option for the purposes of a debate as no one else is likely to.
But to rebut you, you make some pretty bold claims about what could be without our soldiers. I would say that the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have done little to prevent attacks like 9/11 from reoccurring. The truly dedicated and well-funded terrorists that attempt these large-scale attacks can simply move to a different country or area and rebuild. I would argue that the best way to stop future terrorist attacks is to increase border security in the short term and reach out to muslim countries in the long term. Of course I have no stats to back up any of this, but neither do you so I guess its not important.
Trying to prove the existence of God is a fool's errands. People have been trying to make a logical argument for the existence (or non-existence) of God since before Christ, and we are still no closer. If you want to believe in something beyond the natural world, beyond science, if faith is all you need then good luck to you, but don't pretend that it has any rational basis.
It's never been scientifically proven that life is valuable, and I have no issues with extinguishing it for a delicious meal.
Doesn't he chuck a hissy fit and stop speaking to Harry for extended periods of time about once per book?