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arbusto_baboso

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10. This is Utah, people. The predominant religion encourages early marriage in order to validate

Reply to The Straight Story (Original post)

Tue Feb 28, 2012, 11:54 AM

Feb 2012

fucking.

Many very young people there get married JUST SO THEY CAN FUCK.

It's already a very screwed up mentality. This is just a symptom of the pre-existing dysfunction.

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Bill Barring Mention of Contraceptives OK'd [View all] The Straight Story Feb 2012 OP

Yeah well, good luck with that. Kber Feb 2012 #1

40 year old virgins? HockeyMom Feb 2012 #2

EEEEEEEEEEEEEIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ! pangaia Feb 2012 #3

I'm fine with teaching abstinence, as long as it's just part of a fully comprehensive Arkansas Granny Feb 2012 #4

Theology trumps reality and common sense - again. n/t ProfessionalLeftist Feb 2012 #5

I'm all for this. earthside Feb 2012 #6

Didn't they see how well BigDemVoter Feb 2012 #7

Abstinence-only hasn't stopped teenagers from doing it for over 2,000 years Bake Feb 2012 #8

Laws like this is what happens when you don't have separation of church and state... Yooperman Feb 2012 #9

This is Utah, people. The predominant religion encourages early marriage in order to validate arbusto_baboso Feb 2012 #10

In the age of instant information Angry Dragon Feb 2012 #11