Re: OT: demise of COBOL WAS: Infinite Loops and Explicit Exits
From: LX-i (lxi0007_at_netscape.net)
Date: 11/18/04
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Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 22:39:48 -0600
Howard Brazee wrote:
> On 16-Nov-2004, LX-i <lxi0007@netscape.net> wrote:
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>>1. The freedom to marry has also long been recognized as, in its final
>>state, husband and wife. (Surely they weren't arguing for same-sex
>>marriage on the basis of *tradition*, were they? I guess now I've seen
>>it all...)
>
>
> And for a very long time it was to last a lifetime. The change to allow
> divorce was much more impactfull than is any proposal to allow homosexuals to
> marry. Divorce effects children.
I've stated that that's where it really went south.
>>2. "Fundamental to our very existence and survival" is procreation -
>>now how is a same-sex couple going to ensure either our existence or our
>>survival?
>
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> Non married homosexuals reproduce at the same rate as married homosexuals. At
> least faithful couples do. Discouraging promiscuity is worth while, for disease
> prevention purposes.
So you agree with me? :)
>><rant>Same-sex marriage is nothing more than people wanting the state to
>>approve of their aberrant behavior, and "stick it to" all those
>>"closed-minded" people who call it for what it is.</rant>
>
>
> I want the state out of the marriage business - but provide contractual benefits
> for people without regard to what goes on in the bedroom. That means, I could
> set up a co-care contract with my mother or with my grandson and the state
> wouldn't care.
>
> And let the churches decide whether to bless the union as a marriage. It's
> their business - not the state's.
>
> Allowing gays to marry has absolutely no effect on my marriage. I don't know
> of any marriages that would be effected by this. But LOTS of marriages were
> effected by the change of traditional values to allow for divorce. Lots of
> children were effected by divorce.
That's a big change - and, that's simply not the way things work in this
country. Judging from the results of this recent election, it's not
likely to change anytime soon.
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