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To: Bald Eagle who wrote (1565)	1/18/2001 10:46:20 PM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 82486

What's discriminatory? Anyone can marry someone of the opposite sex. What about people that don't want to marry someone of the opposite sex? Pedophiles are deviants too, should they be allowed to marry children or in your opinion is it discriminatory not to let them? I don't think anyone has suggested breaking the "consenting adults" barrier. On the other hand, why should anyone - including the government - prevent two consenting adults from marrying simply because they are of the same gender? I

To: Bald Eagle who wrote (1565)	1/18/2001 11:38:28 PM
From: YlangYlangBreeze	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

I had to back up to see this post: Are you really saying that homosexuals are deviants, and that furthermore they are on a par with pedophiles? No! You can't possibly believe that. Please, tell me I haven't been OVERestimating you.

To: Bald Eagle who wrote (1565)	1/18/2001 11:48:23 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

You cannot tell the logical difference between what consenting adults do with each other, and what adults do with children? Children cannot legally consent, because they are immature- for this reason we protect them. We could, as other societies have done, choose not to protect them. Girls are often sold or given in marriage while children in other countries. I do not think you will find great consensus for that in America. Adults can form intent- we do not need to protect adults from having sex with each other. Anyone can marry someone of the opposite sex but not of the same sex- clearly this discriminates against people who WANT to marry people of the same sex. You can argue that this discrimination is justified, but I really don't see how you can say it is not discrimination. "Pedophiles are deviants too" I would disagree that homosexuals are deviants, to begin with. But since you start with that ASSumption I think we know all about you.