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justiceischeap

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1. It's the time honored slippery slope argument

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Wed Nov 14, 2012, 05:03 PM

Nov 2012

When that doesn't work, it's the animal comparisons that are next. "Next thing ya know, people are going to want to marry animals or kids." It always goes there.

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Pope Escalates Anti-Gay Marriage Holy War, Compares Gay Marriage To Polygamy [View all] marmar Nov 2012 OP

It's the time honored slippery slope argument justiceischeap Nov 2012 #1

Well, it's not like the CHURCH would ever support polygamous marriage... brooklynite Nov 2012 #3

So what? Indydem Nov 2012 #2

The Pope's Cardinals and Bishops must register as foreign agents. Dawson Leery Nov 2012 #4

"The church is called to present itself as the lone critic of modernity" Arugula Latte Nov 2012 #5

Gotta love that Wizard of Oz imagery and syntax. closeupready Nov 2012 #7

Wizard of Oz -- That's a good way to put it Arugula Latte Nov 2012 #9

Yeah...the good old days...days like THIS: Ken Burch Nov 2012 #15

whoa! gay polygamy! mike_c Nov 2012 #6

Roman Catholic dogma on this issue and MineralMan Nov 2012 #8

I wish the Vatican would be thrown into the dustbin of history where it belongs. nt bayareamike Nov 2012 #10

Let me take yez to school, Ratzi. hifiguy Nov 2012 #11

This is right up there with Benedict's claim that ordaining women is just as evil as pedophilia. Ken Burch Nov 2012 #12

Let's just shut the whole Roman Catholic Church down, MineralMan Nov 2012 #13

I got no problem with it. Dr. Strange Nov 2012 #14

STFU pope dracula we can do it Nov 2012 #16