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To: Aquinasfan
Such behavior harms the common good (and the consenting sinners).

The first part is nonsense, "common good" is a matter of opinion. The second part is none of your business.

All sin does. And law should be ordered to promoting the common good.

I think the "common good" would be served if you were not allowed to speak. See how that works?

I have never attempted to justify so called evil behavior. Straw man.

However, such a law would make it possible to "clean out" public bathrooms, etc.

There are laws against certain sexual behavior public, homo and hetro. No sodomy laws are needed for this.

Any of various forms of sexual intercourse held to be unnatural or abnormal, especially anal intercourse or bestiality.

Define abnormal so everyone agrees about what it is. Your interpretation is different than mine.

When the act is "finished" orally, yes, it represents sodomy. Such an act is obviously opposed to the natural order.

So you are in favor of laws prohibition oral sex between man and wife. Good luck.

So God requires that we don't punish evil acts?

Bizzare leap. Strawman. Define evil.

174 posted on 03/19/2003 10:51:28 AM PST by Protagoras
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To: Protagoras
Such behavior harms the common good (and the consenting sinners).

The first part is nonsense, "common good" is a matter of opinion.

The common good means the good of society. That much is unarguable. As an organizing principle of society, what is the alternative to pursuing the common good?

The second part is none of your business.

Normally yes, if the behavior is behind closed doors. But what if it's made public?

All sin does. And law should be ordered to promoting the common good.

I think the "common good" would be served if you were not allowed to speak. See how that works?

No. You need to provide a reasonable explanation of your assertion proceeding from First Principles.

I have never attempted to justify so called evil behavior. Straw man.

As long as you don't assert a "right" to homosexual activity which is intrinsically evil, I can agree with you.

However, such a law would make it possible to "clean out" public bathrooms, etc.

There are laws against certain sexual behavior public, homo and hetro. No sodomy laws are needed for this.

What about the case in point?

Any of various forms of sexual intercourse held to be unnatural or abnormal, especially anal intercourse or bestiality.

Define abnormal so everyone agrees about what it is. Your interpretation is different than mine.

That's the dictionary definition. I agree with you regarding "abnormality." Unnatural acts can be determined objectively, however.

When the act is "finished" orally, yes, it represents sodomy. Such an act is obviously opposed to the natural order.

So you are in favor of laws prohibition oral sex between man and wife. Good luck.

Such a law may be impossible to pass. That wouldn't make such a law wrong.

So God requires that we don't punish evil acts?

Bizzare leap. Strawman. Define evil.

You told me that God will pass his judgement at the end. My question to you is, will God look favorably upon me for being indifferent to the criminalization of homosexual acts?

330 posted on 03/19/2003 12:16:30 PM PST by Aquinasfan
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