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Do we want a government that dictates to us the choices we are allowed to make in our lives? Is this what we envision when we think of that oft-used word, "freedom"?
I find it frightening that we are willing to deny these choices to a segment of our population because we are uncomfortable with the way they live.
Of all the caterwauling I hear from those deeply threatened by the thought of two men saying "I do" comes the most commonly used defense of denying marriage rights to homosexuals: We need to protect our traditional family values!
Will someone please define for me just exactly what these values are? I hear the words used quite often in conjunction with certain topics but have yet to grasp exactly what is meant by them.
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"I can normally tell how intelligent a man is by how stupid he thinks I am" - Cormac McCarthy, All The Pretty Horses
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