Posted on 06/10/2002 4:35:38 AM PDT by Pern
If so, then , as far as you're concerned , rules of behavior don't matter at all. True ? It's just do whatever , as long as it doesn't harm you in any way ? That's chaos and no tribe, no community, no nation can function that way. Oh, and when the consequences do manage to touch your life, it's too late.
Thank you so very much for pointing out my typo. The message really wasn't so difficult to decipher , though. LOL
The issue isn't over feeling superior. It's a battle for the hearts and minds of our children, and to keep our kids from being corrupted by society.
and just for the sake of argument, what about a woman being the recipient of oral? is that sex? or is that 2nd base?
i personally view those acts as more intimate (and more sexual) than intercourse.
the arguments you present are intellectually weak.
if you intend to defend your position, you must do that.
See how your illogical stabs at refutation can come back to haunt you ?
I don't want to impose my views on others. (I couldn't, even if I wanted to.) Anyone has the freedom to go out and have oral sex, homosexual sex, group sex, sadomasochistic sex and so forth with as many people as they want. But I don't want others imposing their sexual attitudes on my children. And that is what's happening all over the place. When my kids are taught in school that wearing condoms is all that's needed before having sex, and our Boy Scout troop is attacked for not wanting active homosexual men as our scout leaders to go on overnight camping trips with our teenage sons, and when pornographic pictures stare out of every New York City newstand and airport counter when my kids walk by, then MY rights as a parent are being infringed on.
Then it's up to the parents to instill in their children the values they wish them to have. They must counter-act societies "evil" messages, then.
It is a little disconcerting (but hardly unexpected) to see supposed Christians trying to talk dirty to minors -- for the better glory of Jesus, of course.
Well, at what age do you think kids should start having sex and why?
and just for the sake of argument, what about a woman being the recipient of oral? is that sex? or is that 2nd base?
I don't know.
This is ridiculous, and you know it. No person has argued this anywhere on this thread. Women have an abundance of wonderful and beautiful attributes to offer men. However, for many, virginity is one of them. Maybe not to you. So, if it's not, you can marry a women who's done the rounds.
You mean, if you 'care' about a guy you've known at least three months. Go ahead. Give him oral sex. He won't complain, unless he really cares about you.
are you presenting the premise that the state should determine this? or just your gang? or the mob rule of wherever you live?
which is it?
among states, the age of consent differs.
so who should decide?
the individual or individual unit-the family, or the collective-the state, or whatever gang happens to be in power?
surely you dont mean to imply by your answer that there IS an objective morality, which follows from an objective libertarian society?
For many, especially religious Christians, Jews and Muslims, premarital sex is considered something that is against God's will. Since you are an atheist, that won't mean much to you. But for those to whom it does mean something, it also makes a great deal of sense. In my life, almost all I know who've engaged in premarital sex have had less fulfilling marriages than those who have. I trust God on this, and it makes sense to me.
It wasn't an argument, galt-jw, just an explanation. What I said is true. Many people believe in God (you don't have to); many believe that God does not want people to engage in premarital sex. Finally, it is my personal observation that people who've had sex with many partners have had less fulfilling marriages, on average, than people who didn't. That's also true with the people I've known in my life. I'm not asking you to believe in God, or asking you to believe in what I believe God wants.
You're avoiding the question. We discussed the 3 months post earlier.
lol! kinda hard to argue with that! ;)
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.