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To: Kevin Rose who wrote (37257)2/12/2005 4:22:26 PM
From: one_less  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 173976
 
"Let me describe what I think America is, in a nutshell,...

I would call that a broad treatment myself. You actually raised many issues.

"I may have wandered a bit; I apologize. "

No problem, perhaps you needed a stretch.

"I believe that those who argue that morality is fixed are in fact blind to the reality of the societal changes to morality. "

I thought we were beyond this. But we can pick it up here if you like. To refocus: Morality is any system of rights and wrongs. We do legislate a system of right and wrong conduct based upon principles defined in our constitution. This system is subject to adjudication via our system, and as circumstance indicates. Ideas may be fixed, however, circumstance is always unique on a moment to moment basis and the perspectives on circumstance are always individual.



To: Kevin Rose who wrote (37257)2/13/2005 11:57:16 PM
From: average joe  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 173976
 
"Where that ends is anyone's guess; maybe all non-Christians will be required to wear a 666 patch to aid the righteous..."

What a brilliant idea!

In all seriousness the main problem is you are governed by an aristocracy of lawyers who worship not God, not the Constitution but the Royal Brotherhood of Scribes.