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- From: mcochran@nyx.cs.du.edu (Mark A. Cochran)
- Subject: Re: O.R. protest against homosexuals on CSPAN
- Message-ID: <1993Jan23.183756.7639@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
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- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 93 18:37:56 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan22.171126.11425@noao.edu> forgach@noao.edu (Suzanne Forgach) writes:
- >From article <C0xMKq.AsE.1@cs.cmu.edu>, by garvin+@cs.cmu.edu (Susan Garvin):
- >> In article <1993Jan15.213931.6687@noao.edu> forgach@noao.edu (Suzanne Forgach) writes:
- >> #From article <uoj3dj4@zola.esd.sgi.com>, by cj@eno.esd.sgi.com (C.J. Silverio):
- >> ## "I don't think Christians should use birth control."
- >> ## --Randall Terry, Operation Rescue
- >> #
- >> #"Christians shouldn't use contraception or abortion."
- >> # --Pope Paul VI
- >> #
- >> #Terry's in good company.
- >>
- >>
- >> It depends on your definition of "good," doesn't it?
- >
- >No. Good is good.
- >
- >
- >> I can think of a lot of other similarities between Terry and the
- >> pope. Both are misogynists, both are homophobes, both delight
- >> in giving advice on subjects about which they know nothing, and
- >> both teach their folowers to hate.
- >
- >You have not shown _any_ of these to be the case with either man.
- >Care to try?
- >
- >
- >> (Thanks to Suzanne for illustrating
- >> this last similarity so well.)
- >
- >Please explain to me how avoiding contraception or abortion is "hateful"?
-
- It's not, Suzzie.
- (You, to Patrick re his step-daughter):
- 'She's not yours, she's another mans. A man who has been with your
- wife. I hope it drives you crazy.'
- That is hateful.
- 'Any woman who has sex before marriage is lower then a prostitute. at
- least a prostitute gets paid.'
- That is hateful.
-
- Anybody else want to provide some examples?
-
- --
- Mark Cochran merlin@eddie.ee.vt.edu
- These are the views of my employer, your employer, your government, the
- Church of your choice, and the Ghost of Elvis. So there.
- Member, T.S.A.K.C.
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