tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post2230759888285370340..comments2023-10-29T06:41:23.910-07:00Comments on Halfway There: Godforsaken logicZenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-46467978071201342182012-03-20T09:19:29.856-07:002012-03-20T09:19:29.856-07:00I always find it ironic that any Christian church ...I always find it ironic that any Christian church is so against gay marriage when the entire religion was built around enabling slave marriage in ancient Rome. Slaves were not permitted to marry under Roman law, and there were a lot of slaves. One of the big allures of Christianity in its early days was that it did allow slaves to marry, though these marriages weren't recognized by the secular authorities.Kaleberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283840743310507878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-37951346285266457612012-03-14T18:06:00.029-07:002012-03-14T18:06:00.029-07:00Ooops. As I hit "publish" it occurred to...Ooops. As I hit "publish" it occurred to me that said teacher's also in trouble if a kid brings up Newt. Or a slew of others. Unless he adds "at a time".The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-64378395846550010922012-03-14T18:04:11.676-07:002012-03-14T18:04:11.676-07:00If same-sex marriage is enacted into law what will...<i>If same-sex marriage is enacted into law what will happen to the teacher who wants to tell pupils that marriage can only mean – and has only ever meant – the union of a man and a woman?</i><br /><br />I dunno. What happens to that teacher if a kid brings up Isaac? Or Brigham Young? Or (less likely to be brought up in this country, but still...) the Mahabharata, where polyandry is described approvingly - or at least matter-of-factly? Or various countries like Tibet or Nepal where it's common?<br /><br />I believe what he means to say is "that <i>Catholic</i> marriage can only mean – and has only ever meant – the union of a man and a woman". So I guess the answer is "nothing" except that religion doesn't belong in the schoolroom in the first place.The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-12285945362324192982012-03-07T13:39:07.601-08:002012-03-07T13:39:07.601-08:00I wonder where they get this idea that if gay marr...I wonder where they get this idea that if gay marriage is legalized then bestiality/polygamy/etc. will be next. You'd think that after almost a decade after legalizing gay marriage, we'd start to notice those effects here in Belgium...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-36850479398976189412012-03-06T20:29:17.709-08:002012-03-06T20:29:17.709-08:00If same-sex marriage is enacted into law what will...<i>If same-sex marriage is enacted into law what will happen to the teacher who wants to tell pupils that marriage can only mean – and has only ever meant – the union of a man and a woman?</i><br /><br />Good question. What happens to teachers who want to tell their pupils that people with dark skin are inferior to people with light skin, or that women are inferior to men and that their place is (and always has been) in the home looking after the kids (as many as possible) and doing the cooking and cleaning?Theo Brominehttp://cfiottawa.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-79959428281321452162012-03-04T14:33:42.001-08:002012-03-04T14:33:42.001-08:00"Universally understood"...I don't t..."Universally understood"...I don't think the phrase means what he thinks it means.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-68673072659053868292012-03-04T14:14:08.015-08:002012-03-04T14:14:08.015-08:00Does the monsignore really think it's a good i...Does the monsignore really think it's a good idea for him to bring up slavery?<br /><br />Just who did all that slavetrading in the first place?Jens Knudsen (Sili)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14078875730565068352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-19914133963869672432012-03-04T13:55:26.168-08:002012-03-04T13:55:26.168-08:00I genuinely despise that tired old argument. I pre...I genuinely despise that tired old argument. I presume the government of Great Britain has been forcing the Catholic Church to marry divorced people, or perform Jewish or Muslim weddings in their churches?<br /><br />Plus, of course, marriages in the UK (as here in the US) don't have to take place in a church at all.The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.com