Re: Atheists: America's most distrusted minority

On 12 Jul 2006 07:12:14 -0700, kruegerb76@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:


Josh Hill wrote:
Our society is changing in such a way that the taboo against
homosexuality serves no real purpose. Furthermore, it contradicts some
useful global changes in our social structure, viz., the national
movement to treat individuals as equal that was initially given voice
in the Declaration of Independence. In short, it's a natural
consequence of capitalism, and the economic benefits of assigning
people economic roles on the basis of individual merit rather than
birth or group affiliation.

A natural consequence of capitalism, eh?

Be careful, or you'll have some hate-peddlers pushing for communism for
this reason alone.

;)

:-)

*Barb, who was shocked to find that it is legal in many states in the
USA to fire someone simply for being gay*

Or to deny them housing . . .

--
Josh

"I love it when I'm around the country club, and I hear people talking about the debilitating
effects of a welfare society. At the same time, they leave their kids a lifetime and beyond
of food stamps. Instead of having a welfare officer, they have a trust officer. And instead
of food stamps, they have stocks and bonds."

- Warren Buffett

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