BULLDOG
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Show me where the Bible teaches people to do any of the things you claim? Oh. That's right. You can't. Sucks to be you.The gay community is responsible for the majority of sexually transmitted diseases, such as AIDS. Reason enough to ban the practice, don't you think?Actually from an economic perspective promiscuous sex and adult industry is potentially socially damaging.I'm not sure what might be next, but a lot of us are hoping for you bible thumpers to start worrying about your own business and quit bothering others about things that are none of your business.
Historically people, especially men, have had to prove their productive social worth in order to gain access to sex; in Native American tribes for example the hunters and warriors had the first pick when it came to women; however by "consumerising" sex to the point that adult entertainment is everywhere it can defeat traditional incentives for a man to be economically productive when there are 10 drunk sluts at the local bar, or free nude pictures of Pamela Anderson available online.
Likewise there were more natural punishments for promiscuity; in a small tribe a man who slept with many women but abandoned the woman or the child would be target for revenge by a father or brother; but today there are far less direct natural consequences for promiscuous behavior.
So even from a purely secular POV there are still worthy arguments to be made about cracking down on sexualized entertainment and industries. I personally don't think they deserve full 1st Amendment protection but that's just me.
There are secular laws concerning men taking care of their obligations to their offspring. Public morality will always be part of society, but no one has a right to demand that be determined by their own personal religious beliefs. Gay marriage is a perfect example of that.
Every kind of child abuse has been rationalized by someone as a religious practice: beatings, dangerous diets, forced marriages, slavery, exorcism, sexual exploitation, genital mutilation, conversion therapy for L.G.B.T. youth and medical neglect. Reason enough to ban the practice, don't you think?
I'm not saying I believe the bible says to do all those things. I'm saying religious people have done those things using their religious beliefs as an excuse. We both know there are things in the bible that would support child abuse. Stone a kid that back talks?