2017-10-04, 01:48 | Link #1903 |
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US votes against UN resolution condemning gay sex death penalty, joining Iraq and Saudi Arabia
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...-a7980981.html I'd expect better for US and Japan |
2017-10-04, 17:44 | Link #1904 |
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Misleading headline. It was because the resolution was much broader than that being of the death penalty, which the US would be hypocritical to condemn.
That being said, capital punishment in general is pretty backwards in many cases. It would seem retribution takes a higher value than safety or justice too often.
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2017-10-04, 19:56 | Link #1907 |
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how about Snopes than
http://www.snopes.com/2017/10/03/uni...death-penalty/ http://undocs.org/A/HRC/36/L.6 Or the direct quote from the resolution "Condemning in particular the use of the death penalty against persons with mental or intellectual disabilities, persons below 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the crime, and pregnant women, Condemning the imposition of the death penalty as a sanction for specific forms of conduct, such as apostasy, blasphemy, adultery and consensual same-sex relations, and expressing serious concern that the application of the death penalty for adultery is disproportionately imposed on women," Even if you argue the US is against this because they still wanting to the kill the ones in the upper paragraph it's still terrible Given US relationships with Saudi Arabia, the reason seems to be clear to me, though. |
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Anyhow a quick look at the document shows as it as only one of the given points. 6. Also urges States that have not yet abolished the death penalty to ensure that it is not imposed as a sanction for specific form And the US would certainly fail here. Some adherents are not unlike the Aztecs. Unless a minority is executed, the sun won't move, though poor people work too. Quote:
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2017-10-10, 21:11 | Link #1909 |
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USSC is asked to block Mississippi LGBT law
My minimum standard in regards to discrimination law is to not discriminate based on immutable characteristics. I would hope we are intellectually honest enough to concur that 2 men affectionately holding hands in a restaurant is not the same as 2 (gay) men being physically disruptive in a restaurant, directly harassing other patrons I also feel it necessary to address the gay wedding cake issue, as it is a trivial matter but perfectly illustrates the debate. A retort often seen in this sphere is "should a gay owner of a T-shirt shop be forced to custom-make a shirt that reads God hates faggots?", to which I would reply the solution for the baker and the T-shirt shop owner's objections is to not make custom orders. In so far as the baker, do not include miniature men and women for your decorations, or custom messages via pastry pencils in your catalog. The t-shirt shop owner can also explicitly state that they do not do custom orders, nor are they obliged to order said product from somewhere else. You would not go to Taco Bell and demand a bacon double cheeseburger, I hope, so perhaps the discussion in regards to more hand-made services should be about product catalog and not your feelings on someone's personal life
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2017-10-11, 14:01 | Link #1913 | |
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2. It's not a large leap to think that conservative Christian activists are probably anti-gay. I'm sure not all are, but there's a correlation. 3. The leaflet in question was apparently in very bad taste. Rainbow hands over an aborted fetus. So... take your pick? (But I'll acknowledge that situation is somewhat closer to the cake thing.) |
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2017-12-07, 08:18 | Link #1914 |
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Same-sex marriage is now legal in Australia
Congratulations to the folks down under. Meanwhile..... Japan's LGBT advocates push for nationwide recognition of same-sex marriage
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I am not against gay marriage . Of course I also think Christian churches should not be forced do ceremony and I also don't believe it should receive systematic monetary support from state. I don't know about adoption issue and would need read some studies before saying either way.
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