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The Church and Homosexual Marriage

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Loudmouth
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Message 31 of 63 (189511)
03-01-2005 4:30 PM 		Reply to: Message 20 by Vercingetorix
03-01-2005 10:05 AM

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yes, but the majority is christian, and since 51% of the country rules the other 49% that is all that is needed.
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Minorities, both racial, moral, and political, are afforded protection from the majority because of the Constitution. If something is unconstitutional, either at the state or federal level, it doesn't matter how much of the country agrees or disagrees with it.
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Message 49 of 63 (189686)
03-02-2005 5:15 PM 		Reply to: Message 35 by Vercingetorix
03-01-2005 6:36 PM

Re: Democracy Rules?
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if the majority of a states citizen's are against it and the federal government enforces it any way because. then that is tyrrany and its time for action.
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So you would agree that the US Supreme Court should not have stepped in to break up segregation laws in the South?
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