Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!uupsi!njin!paul.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: jclark@sdcc6.ucsd.edu (John Clark) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: I AM DISGUSTED! Message-ID: Date: 17 May 91 06:27:03 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: University of California, San Diego Lines: 36 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article krueger@neutron.physics.arizona.edu (Ted Krueger) writes: +In response to the homosexuality question, for the most part, +christians are not trying to stamp out homosexuality, we merely +wish to point out that it is ungodly. Since it is ungodly, we +wish people to not practice it. This does not coincide with various Christain groups which are very vocal about not just condemning the practice among member but pursue legislation which prohibits certain morally objectionabl acts. Even when a law is enacted in a certain local these groups will send 'missionaries' to assist a small minority in that local to protest and gain support of the 'prohibitive' orientation. A example here in San Diego. The was a local ordinance which prevented discrimination based on sexual orientation. The opposition was lead by an individual from Orange County. If this person wants to have no such laws in his county he is with in his right to organize there. But clearly he is engaging in 'global' suppression when he comes to SD. Of course SD is not the only place where his organization set up shop. It seems that when any such law is introduce in various place 'help' is on the way. I'm sure many of you would send this fellow donations to help his 'good' work. But then if you like these tactics then don't complain about the 'godless' who do the same. Another 'hot' topic in this area is abortion. In both of these cases it may be the state's interrest to allow practices which do not fit into the narrow Christian moral code. Does this stop Christians from promoting laws which reflect their brand of morals? -- John Clark jclark@ucsd.edu