7/28 Apropos of the current video games scare, can anyone else think of
past overblown hysterias about media forms or substances that were
"corrupting the youth" and "ending civilization as we know it?"
I can think of:
Marijuana
Jazz
Dancing (especially to jazz)
Comic books
Alchohol
Violence in the movies
Sex in the movies
Rock music
Long hair
Elvis and his hips (kinda goes with Rock, but special mention of this
seems appropriate)
Pre-marital sex (personally I'm still against it, but it's commonly
accepted now.)
\_ Why are you against it, if it hasn't led to the downfall of the
youth?
\_ Maybe we could have "temporary marriages" like in Muslim societies
so everyone's happy: No pre-marital sex, but you can still go
screw anyone you want (just not more than 4 at the same time)
\_ I think it only works one way in Islam - a woman can't go
and marry four men.
Contraception
\_ Abortion, Teaching Evolution
\_ I guess I was trying to pick more cut and dried cases that
aren't subject to current controversy, but I guess motd drones
can't help trying to start flamewars.
\_ How is contraception or pre-marital sex any more cut&dry than
abortion? -pp
\_ So you're equating contraception with killing babies?
\_ You know how birth control pills work, right?
\_ Do you?
http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/0663.html
\_ Zygote, embryo, or fetus != baby. Besides, the Catholics
still are against contraception so it's still
"controversial". By the way, if you use a condom, aren't
you preventing a new life from possibly being born? If
you hadn't used that condom the next Einstein might
have been born!
\_ Just because the Pope is a moron doesn't mean a
shitload of Catholics don't use contraception
regularly.
\_ IMO they are not actually Catholics.
\_ Have you ever told one that to their face?
\_ No, but I'd like to. Especially if they
call their pope a moron. Why call yourself
a Catholic if you selectively ignore the
teachings of the Catholic Church?
\_ The one thing this discussion is making
increasingly clear is that you are most
likely not Catholic.
\_ You are absolutely the cutest thing
EVER. Come over here, purty thang.
\_ Because those teachings are out of
touch with the reality of the vast
majority of your followers?
\_ What?
\_ I'll just call myself a Jew then.
That actual stuff they do is out
of touch with my reality.
\_ Wow. So I guess confession and forgiveness and
God's love DO have limits...
\_ Duh.. how else do you explain fags?
\_ Islam -Chris
\_ Christianity -Mohammed
\_ Islam and Christinaity were not considered predominately youth
problems.
\_ motd |