The Religious Right Now Opposes...

[Bebek Sincap Ratatosk]

2/3rds of the poor kids deserved it.

[Telarus]

The twisted thought process goes thusly:

She's 16, therefore a CHILD.

YOU CAN'T TALK TO A CHILD ABOUT SEX, THAT MAKES YOU A PEDOPHILE!!!!!!!

THEY want to take any young girls picked up for prostitution, and (instead of throwing them into a dark hole, so no-one EVER has to think about young girls and sex at the same time) THEY want to have the girls TALK ABOUT IT with someone TRAINED TO TALK TO YOUNG GIRLS ABOUT SEX.

THEY'RE HANDING THESE GIRLS RIGHT INTO THE PEDOPHILES WAITING HANDS!!!!!!11!!11 ONE ONE !!

(see "pedophile industry" comment)

[Cain]

Good thing there isn't any sexual abuse in prison, hey?

[Bebek Sincap Ratatosk]

Good thing there isn't any sexual abuse in prison, hey?

At least we use soap!
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[The Wizard]

Well. Alright then. (goes off to bang head against wall)

[Iason Ouabache]

The Religious Right is also opposed to... not throwing homosexuals in jail.

http://action.afa.net/Blogs/BlogPost.aspx?id=2147491680

This raises the question, then, as to whether sodomy laws should be, or legitimately have been, repealed just because they are rarely enforced.

The answer to this is a clear and unequivocal "No."

Think for a moment of the current social controversies that could potentially be avoided if homosexual conduct was still against the law.

Gays in the military: problem solved. We shouldn't make a place for habitual felons in the armed forces. End of discussion, end of controversy. If someone objects, ask them which other felonies the military ought to overlook in screening recruits.

Gay marriage: problem solved. We should never legalize unions between any two people when the union is forged specifically to engage in felony behavior. Would we sanction, for instance, the formation of a corporation whose stated purpose was to import illegal drugs?

Gay indoctrination in the schools: problem solved. We don't want to raise a generation of schoolchildren to believe that felony behavior is perfectly appropriate. That's why we spend so much money warning students about the danger of drugs.

Hate crimes laws: problem solved. We wouldn't throw a pastor in jail for saying that illegal behavior is not only illegal but also immoral. For instance, he's free to say that murder is not only contrary to man's law but also to God's law. End of the threat to freedom of religion and speech.

Special rights for homosexuals in the workplace: problem solved. No employer should be forced to hire admitted felons to work for him. End of the threat to freedom of religion and freedom of association in the marketplace.

This list could actually be extended, but you get the point. Laws not only curb dangerous and risky behavior, they keep such behavior from being normalized, sanctioned and endorsed by the rest of society, and as such render an enormous benefit to a healthy culture.

[Jenne]

[Lord Quantum]

I was scared for a second there. I thought this insanity had gone nationwide but then I clicked on the link and realized this was about my state. I love the geniuses at the state senate. Atlanta (where I/they currently reside) is the North American capitol for sex trafficking. And what does the state government want to do about this? Absolutely nothing. Apparently, someone was able to convince the state government that yes, 16 year old runaways are consenting to become prostitutes. There was a plan a decade back was to amend the insanity by pushing the age of consent up to 18 and believe or not, said legislation got Killed like Bill. There's also opposition to the bill that will make child abuse a crime regardless of whether or not you're related to the child.

[Iason Ouabache]

That reminds me, there was a bill here in the Indiana state senate that would make churches meet some minimum requirements before being allowed to run a day care. A bunch of people went apeshit over it. The senator who wrote the bill even had her preacher calling her an atheist. Most of the fuckers who were against it didn't even read the fucking bill.    

[Jasper]

That's because they are monkeys that can't handle messy facts, but think only in terms of keywords and symbols.

[BabylonHoruv]

The Religious Right is also opposed to... not throwing homosexuals in jail.

http://action.afa.net/Blogs/BlogPost.aspx?id=2147491680

This raises the question, then, as to whether sodomy laws should be, or legitimately have been, repealed just because they are rarely enforced.

The answer to this is a clear and unequivocal "No."

Think for a moment of the current social controversies that could potentially be avoided if homosexual conduct was still against the law.

Gays in the military: problem solved. We shouldn't make a place for habitual felons in the armed forces. End of discussion, end of controversy. If someone objects, ask them which other felonies the military ought to overlook in screening recruits.

Gay marriage: problem solved. We should never legalize unions between any two people when the union is forged specifically to engage in felony behavior. Would we sanction, for instance, the formation of a corporation whose stated purpose was to import illegal drugs?

Gay indoctrination in the schools: problem solved. We don't want to raise a generation of schoolchildren to believe that felony behavior is perfectly appropriate. That's why we spend so much money warning students about the danger of drugs.

Hate crimes laws: problem solved. We wouldn't throw a pastor in jail for saying that illegal behavior is not only illegal but also immoral. For instance, he's free to say that murder is not only contrary to man's law but also to God's law. End of the threat to freedom of religion and speech.

Special rights for homosexuals in the workplace: problem solved. No employer should be forced to hire admitted felons to work for him. End of the threat to freedom of religion and freedom of association in the marketplace.

This list could actually be extended, but you get the point. Laws not only curb dangerous and risky behavior, they keep such behavior from being normalized, sanctioned and endorsed by the rest of society, and as such render an enormous benefit to a healthy culture.

I thought they'd always had this position.  The wanting to throw sexually abused children in jail thing actually came as a bit of a surprise.

[rong]

The Religious Right is also opposed to... not throwing homosexuals in jail.

http://action.afa.net/Blogs/BlogPost.aspx?id=2147491680

This raises the question, then, as to whether sodomy laws should be, or legitimately have been, repealed just because they are rarely enforced.

The answer to this is a clear and unequivocal "No."

Think for a moment of the current social controversies that could potentially be avoided if homosexual conduct was still against the law.

Gays in the military: problem solved. We shouldn't make a place for habitual felons in the armed forces. End of discussion, end of controversy. If someone objects, ask them which other felonies the military ought to overlook in screening recruits.

Gay marriage: problem solved. We should never legalize unions between any two people when the union is forged specifically to engage in felony behavior. Would we sanction, for instance, the formation of a corporation whose stated purpose was to import illegal drugs?

Gay indoctrination in the schools: problem solved. We don't want to raise a generation of schoolchildren to believe that felony behavior is perfectly appropriate. That's why we spend so much money warning students about the danger of drugs.

Hate crimes laws: problem solved. We wouldn't throw a pastor in jail for saying that illegal behavior is not only illegal but also immoral. For instance, he's free to say that murder is not only contrary to man's law but also to God's law. End of the threat to freedom of religion and speech.

Special rights for homosexuals in the workplace: problem solved. No employer should be forced to hire admitted felons to work for him. End of the threat to freedom of religion and freedom of association in the marketplace.

This list could actually be extended, but you get the point. Laws not only curb dangerous and risky behavior, they keep such behavior from being normalized, sanctioned and endorsed by the rest of society, and as such render an enormous benefit to a healthy culture.

this got me thinking - could one be convicted of varying degrees of sodomy?  (like manslaughter?)

i.e. if you were drunk and "did it on accident" could be like 3rd degree sodomy.  (pronounced turd degree, har har)  


edit: i tried to fix my "accidentally wrote my response inside the quote" error, but it appears i did not make the error?
   

[Requia ☣]

You forgot that the religious right also opposes not executing homosexuals.

http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=al&vol=1002045&invol=2

The State carries the power of the sword, that is, the power to prohibit conduct with physical penalties, such as confinement and even execution. It must use that power to prevent the subversion of children toward this lifestyle, to not encourage a criminal lifestyle.

[Lord Quantum]

The Religious Right endorses the death penalty for homosexuality and you're surprised? But God told 'em to do it (dontcha know).

"If a man lies with a man as one lies with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They must be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads. (Lev 20:13)

[Kai]

The Religious Right endorses the death penalty for homosexuality and you're surprised? But God told 'em to do it (dontcha know).

"If a man lies with a man as one lies with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They must be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads. (Lev 20:13)

Funny how they ignore Leveticus 11:7, 10-12; 19:9-10, 19, 27... need I go on?