Posted on 05/16/2010 8:05:53 AM PDT by OldDeckHand
The View: the one show on TV that you can actually feel IQ points drop as you watch it!
That sounds like a nightmare. Just sayin...
She leaves, we’re told McCain’s daughter is um, like going to take her place, but Hasselbeck is sitting in her chair once again. This time ‘round, however, she seems to be espousing the lefty ideals of her naggy cohorts, I don’t see any *strong, conservative, upholding America* comments. Just another go-along in order to get-along TV personality.
I don’t have an issue if someone is “gay” and wants a CIVIL Union, but the problem is, they want to force marriage. Let them have their CIVIL UNION. They can experience all the fun of divorce court and the marriage tax penalty.
I’d like to get rid of all deductions and do a flat tax or a sales tax, and get rid of the IRS. Just about anything the Fed sticks it’s nose into, with a few exceptions, it does poorly.
Nice to look at, but not a deep thinker.
I’m of the same mind...no government involvement in marriage. If you go back to the 1800’s period...you went to the local minister and he did a ceremony and then handed you a Bible with your marriage noted in it.
If the government wants some involvement...start a civil union deal...which allows not just a husband and wife or gay couple to form a union...but two cousins who want to buy a house, or two sisters who want a joint business operation, or a brother and sister who want to manage dad’s farm.
In the long run...this entire marriage business is going to be twisted up completely...unless we just get our priorities straight on this whole situation.
Every conceivable abomination was practiced in decadent Rome before it’s collapse, including killing of babies. When I get time, I will post some proof.
What in the world??? WHY are you attacking Diverteach? What was wrong with what he/she said: "Hate gays? No! Having gay agenda thrust upon me? Yes I hate that!"
I definitely agree with that. Why do you have a problem with that? Are you sure you were posting to the right person?
I know I wouldn't have much of an appetite if I looked across the table and saw Melissa Etheridge there...
and tell them that traditional marriage is an institution ordained by God, and abandoning it would be disobeying God and harmful to society in the long run.
I fear savagesusie may be correct somewhat.
It’s true that the Romans did NOT engage in child sacrifice prior to the Punic Wars. But the late republic and early empire population reduction was due in part to abortions, a kind of child sacrifice. Augustus made the reversal of that trend one of his earliest projects.
Do you recall what practice Augustus was fighting with tax advantages in order to raise the Roman birth rate? The name of the practice is escaping me. The wealthy avoided having any children of their own so that suitors to their lands would shower them with gifts seeking to be named in the landowner’s will. Legacy seeking is the only word that comes to mind.
They sacrificed having their own children (figuratively, and literally in the case of abortion). Why gamble on ones own children who could possibly be failures? Instead they looked to adopt those who were proven winners as demonstrated by how many gifts they could provide.
An interesting perspective I hadn’t thought of...right again.
Hey Elizabeth, STFU!
wonderful!
Heck, fathers could and did execute anyone in their households.
First and foremost, conservatives believe that the voters in each state should be allowed to determine for that state how their marriage laws should be structured, and that no state can subject its marriage laws upon another state. How is that construed as ‘hate’?
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