Posted on 03/15/2002 8:39:45 PM PST by pattycake
The Corpus Juris Civilis is the sixth-century encyclopedic collection of Roman laws made under the sponsorship of Emperor Justinian. "It is Justinian's collection which served as the basis of canon law (the law of the Christian Church) and civil law (both European and English)." (9) The following is a statement in Law French from Corpus Juris: "'Sodomie est crime de majeste vers le Roy Celestre,' and [is] translated in a footnote as 'Sodomy is high treason against the King of Heaven.' At common law 'sodomy' and the phrase 'infamous crime against nature' were often used interchangeably."
"Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it [is] abomination." (KJV) Leviticus 18:22
"If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood [shall be] upon them."(KJV) Leviticus 20:13
"Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God." 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 (NASB)
"There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel." (KJV) Deuteronomy 23:17
No matter how much society appears to change, the law on this subject has remained steadfast from the earliest history of the law, and that law is and must be our law today. The common law designates homosexuality as an inherent evil... ---- Chief Justice Moore of the Alabama Supreme Court in a decision denying custody of children to a lesbian mother.
"The Constitution does not confer a fundamental right upon homosexuals to engage in sodomy. None of the fundamental rights announced in this Court's prior cases involving family relationships, marriage, or procreation bear any resemblance to the right asserted in this case. And any claim that those cases stand for the proposition that any kind of private sexual conduct between consenting adults is constitutionally insulated from state proscription is unsupportable. " The United States Supreme Court in BOWERS v. HARDWICK, 478 U.S. 186 (1986) 478 U.S. 186
Criminal sodomy laws in effect in 1791: Connecticut: 1 Public Statute Laws of the State of Connecticut, 1808, Title LXVI, ch. 1, 2 (rev. 1672). Delaware: 1 Laws of the State of Delaware, 1797, ch. 22, 5 (passed 1719). Georgia had no criminal sodomy statute until 1816, but sodomy was a crime at common law, and the General Assembly adopted the common law of England as the law of Georgia in 1784. The First Laws of the State of Georgia, pt. 1, p. 290 (1981). Maryland had no criminal sodomy statute in 1791. Maryland's Declaration of Rights, passed in 1776, however, stated that "the inhabitants of Maryland are entitled to the common law of England," and sodomy was a crime at common law. 4 W. Swindler, Sources and Documents of United States Constitutions 372 (1975). Massachusetts: Acts and Laws passed by the General Court of Massachusetts, ch. 14, Act of Mar. 3, 1785. New Hampshire passed its first sodomy statute in 1718. Acts and Laws of New Hampshire 1680-1726, p. 141 (1978). Sodomy was a crime at common law in New Jersey at the time of the ratification of the Bill of Rights. The State enacted its first criminal sodomy law five years later. Acts of the Twentieth General Assembly, Mar. 18, 1796, ch. DC, 7. New York: Laws of New York, ch. 21 (passed 1787). [478 U.S. 186, 193] At the time of ratification of the Bill of Rights, North Carolina had adopted the English statute of Henry VIII outlawing sodomy. See Collection of the Statutes of the Parliament of England in Force in the State of North-Carolina, ch. 17, p. 314 (Martin ed. 1792). Pennsylvania: Laws of the Fourteenth General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, ch. CLIV, 2 (passed 1790). Rhode Island passed its first sodomy law in 1662. The Earliest Acts and Laws of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations 1647-1719, p. 142 (1977). South Carolina: Public Laws of the State of South Carolina, p. 49 (1790). At the time of the ratification of the Bill of Rights, Virginia had no specific statute outlawing sodomy, but had adopted the English common law. 9 Hening's Laws of Virginia, ch. 5, 6, p. 127 (1821) (passed 1776).
Criminal sodomy statutes in effect in 1868: Alabama: Ala. Rev. Code 3604 (1867). Arizona (Terr.): Howell Code, ch. 10, 48 (1865). Arkansas: Ark. Stat., ch. 51, Art. IV, 5 (1858). California: 1 Cal. Gen. Laws, 1450, 48 (1865). Colorado (Terr.): Colo. Rev. Stat., ch. 22, 45, 46 (1868). Connecticut: Conn. Gen. Stat., Tit. 122, ch. 7, 124 (1866). Delaware: Del. Rev. Stat., ch. 131, 7 (1893). Florida: Fla. Rev. Stat., div. 5, 2614 (passed 1868) (1892). Georgia: Ga. Code 4286, 4287, 4290 (1867). Kingdom of Hawaii: Haw. Penal Code, ch. 13, 11 (1869). Illinois: Ill. Rev. Stat., div. 5, 49, 50 (1845). Kansas (Terr.): Kan. Stat., ch. 53, 7 (1855). Kentucky: 1 Ky. Rev. Stat., ch. 28, Art. IV, 11 (1860). Louisiana: La. Rev. Stat., Crimes and Offences, 5 (1856). Maine: Me. Rev. Stat., Tit. XII, ch. 160, 4 (1840). Maryland: 1 Md. Code, Art. 30, 201 (1860). Massachusetts: Mass. Gen. Stat., ch. 165, 18 (1860). Michigan: Mich. Rev. Stat., Tit. 30, ch. 158, 16 (1846). Minnesota: Minn. Stat., ch. 96, 13 (1859). Mississippi: Miss. Rev. Code, ch. 64, LII, Art. 238 (1857). Missouri: 1 Mo. Rev. Stat., ch. 50, Art. VIII, 7 (1856). Montana (Terr.): Mont. Acts, Resolutions, Memorials, Criminal Practice Acts, ch. IV, 44 (1866). Nebraska (Terr.): Neb. Rev. Stat., Crim. Code, ch. 4, 47 (1866). [478 U.S. 186, 194] Nevada (Terr.): Nev. Comp. Laws, 1861-1900, Crimes and Punishments, 45. New Hampshire: N. H. Laws, Act. of June 19, 1812, 5 (1815). New Jersey: N. J. Rev. Stat., Tit. 8, ch. 1, 9 (1847). New York: 3 N. Y. Rev. Stat., pt. 4, ch. 1, Tit. 5, 20 (5th ed. 1859). North Carolina: N.C. Rev. Code, ch. 34, 6 (1855). Oregon: Laws of Ore., Crimes - Against Morality, etc., ch. 7, 655 (1874). Pennsylvania: Act of Mar. 31, 1860, 32, Pub. L. 392, in 1 Digest of Statute Law of Pa. 1700-1903, p. 1011 (Purdon 1905). Rhode Island: R. I. Gen. Stat., ch. 232, 12 (1872). South Carolina: Act of 1712, in 2 Stat. at Large of S. C. 1682-1716, p. 493 (1837). Tennessee: Tenn. Code, ch. 8, Art. 1, 4843 (1858). Texas: Tex. Rev. Stat., Tit. 10, ch. 5, Art. 342 (1887) (passed 1860). Vermont: Acts and Laws of the State of Vt. (1779). Virginia: Va. Code, ch. 149, 12 (1868). West Virginia: W. Va. Code, ch. 149, 12 (1868). Wisconsin (Terr.): Wis. Stat. 14, p. 367 (1839).
Homosexuality is immoral, Indecent, abhorant, and repugnant. It is a stain on our society, and must never ever be tolerated.
Perhaps only your cover....Welcome aboard, NEWBIE!...How's things?
Hollywood was not built on the foundation of any believable sense of morality, quite the contrary, immorality is glorified as the norm as opposed to the abnormal.
Well, let's look at the possible alternatives.
1.) a movie sympathetic to gays
2.) a movie hostile to gays
3.) a movie sympathetic to heteros
4.) a movie hostile to heteros
The movie Goldie wants will be a #1. The movie you want would be a #2. The movie you pretend to want would be a #3, but really almost all "love stories" are #3 so there is no shortage.
I can't think of any mainstream movie that is pure #4 -- anything at all like you'd like in reverse in your #2 movie.
So there are the real differences -- not that you really care.
Stay Safe !
Usually it is.
But when the two deranged scumbags are homos, the news is no longer seen as fit to print. Too sensitive, don't you know. Can't go offending certain groups.
This is not surprising. Gay is 'in' out in la-la land. It lets all the brain-dead dopers and egomanaics in Hollywood preen and strut their loudly proclaimed tolerance, open-mindedness and looooove for the 'underdog' while they spout vapid cliches at each other about 'understanding' and 'fairness'. Just another form of self-love.
This is the template: 'Gay' is good....anything not friendly to or positive regarding homosexuality is bad, evil and obviously springs from hate. 'Hate' means any thought or word that does not celebrate homosexuality as good and healthy and wonderful. Remember that.
When your life is based on fantasy and make-believe and you have no religion or morals except to aggrandize yourself it's easy for 50+ over-the-hill bleached blondes still wearing bangs and mini-skirts to spout Hollywood liberal blather and get all giddy over the latest 'cause' that she probably believes gives her existence meaning.
The fact that extolling homosexuality is not only meaningless as a 'cause' to embrace but harmful to those who will have yet another straw to build a house of self-delusion with matters little to the Hollywood left and it's legion of followers and wannabe's.
Guaranteed that any pro-homo movie will bomb if it's nothing but propaganda for buggery and demonizes normal people who oppose the continuing promotion of a debased, death-hastening lifestyle. Most American's have no quarrel with homosexuals but the endless intrusion of this tiny group of sodomites into our national culture and the assertivness of the pro-homo left will almost guarantee a backlash.
Any Hollywood production company that believes a film predicated on demonizing the right and singing praises to homosexuality and those who practice it will make money is wrong, but making money isn't the real point, gay propaganda is. A few million that can be written off for tax purposes is well worth it to the liberal types that run the studios if it means 'Fostering Understanding and Tolerance' among the great unwashed masses that they see as their unenlightened audience. Besides the propaganda, they get peer accolades and awards for 'Fostering Tolerance and Understanding' so you see, it's a win-win for the Hollywood crowd to promote and champion homosexuality at every turn.
Goldie Hawn is just another soldier in the would-be 'gay revolution'. She's probably too busy covering up her wrinkles to notice and is so thrilled to be asked to do anything at all at this stage of her 'career' that she ignores the other side of the gay lifestyle (AIDS, death, depression) and sees only the attractive, charming, talented and 'sensitive' people that surround Hollywood and control much of the artistic output therein. She's a useful idiot.
To paraphrase 'Lawrence Walsh' (Joe Mantell) in the film 'Chinatown': "Forget it, Jake. It's Hollywood".
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