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Reply #58: thorny indeed, but I think you get my point [View All]

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wyldwolf

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Sat Dec-18-04 11:22 AM
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58. thorny indeed, but I think you get my point

..and we could discuss every issue this same way.

Gay marriage, for example:

Liberal position: Gays should be allowed to marry

Conservative position: They should not.

So if I were to say, government should not be in the business of marriage, only civil unions, which should be granted to everyone who wants them.

Marriage is a religious institution so the church's should decide if they will marry homosexuals.

Would that be a liberal position? What if I said I support gay marriage but would advocate the above as a compromise if the right for gays to marry just wasn't ever going to happen.

Would I still be a liberal?

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