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To: inquest

No, the argument is what should be the basis of making something illegal. Should it be based on morals? Whose morals should be used? Or would it be better to allow consenting adults to decide how to live their lives?

What good is legislated morality? If you want to base this on religion, then why would you want to use the government to destroy the free will given to us by God? Shouldn't we chose our own reward?


720 posted on 07/15/2004 11:45:32 AM PDT by CSM ("The Democrat Cocktail: Ketchup with a Chaser." by JennysCool (7/7/04))
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To: CSM
No, the argument is what should be the basis of making something illegal. Should it be based on morals? Whose morals should be used? Or would it be better to allow consenting adults to decide how to live their lives?

What good is legislated morality? If you want to base this on religion, then why would you want to use the government to destroy the free will given to us by God? Shouldn't we chose our own reward?

I've been watching the argument you've been having with rp. It isn't about abstract morals, and you know it. I find it interesting that your post didn't mention anything about what the argument really is about, as though you didn't want to deal with it for some reason.

721 posted on 07/15/2004 11:50:31 AM PDT by inquest (Judges are given the power to decide cases, not to decide law)
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