[timm22]

Sent this to the local paper today, Narses, in response to several recent letters. One could say that the label "Taliban" falls into the same category as the ones I describe below...and by extension so do those who employ it.

If the topic of discussion was simply the merits (or lack of merit) to gay marriage, I wouldn't think of bringing up the Taliban label.

Defending traditional morals or protesting the weakening of the institution of marriage are one thing. Advocating a system of total prohibition of mortal sins is quite a different thing.

Godwin's law is useful when someone cries Nazi over welfare reductions or a change in the tax code. Would it still apply if someone advocated a system of racially based National Socialism?

[ninenot]

It is no problem whatsoever for various Governments to declare practicing homosexual activity a criminal offense.

And they can enforce the laws selectively, just like damn near any other law on the books.

The civil code must re-inforce the moral code, but does not have to be enforced 24x7 with infrared detectors. All one needs to do is (as all police departments do now) make a few show arrests of the worst violators of public order.

Worked very well until the 1960's.