I meant with men marrying men, and women women... there won't be any 'new' people coming into the world. If present people will have expired, then...

Masukuma,

We are hearing the initial whispers of a great tumult.



Whether true or not this might be the next big thing. May I draw a response from you now or do you prefer to wait till it comes?

Socrates and Plato are so-so. But you should have studied a more recent relevant history.

I am glad you asked. Yes, halafu?

It is being posited (by calm objective minds, not your feverish anti or pro) that perhaps the greatest danger of this decision lies a little distance beneath the surface. After the equally momentous decison of 1973 (do your homework here) there arose the contemporary reactionary political movement known as the ‘religious right’.

Yes, John McCains and his ilk arose from that and loudly voiced the battle cry to ‘take America back for God’ – but not through evangelism. Theirs was through politics and government.

Is today's the repeat?

One thing you can be sure, you should expect a reaction on the part of the religio-political zealots, except this time, the battle cry to ‘take America back for God’ will be even more intense.

Yes, political pressure to legislate and force religious observance.

That is the halafu you should have known. The decision goes beyond your nose and is not the end in itself. It will have spin offs and reactions.

Halafu?

I am baffled at your inability to see the link.

Maybe it's because it has not yet materialized. The nexus I am talking about is that there will be political pressure to enforce moral observance, the geography being immaterial.

For practical example, you do have a born again deputy president don't you. He is a politician. He attends religious services where they talk about these things, don't they? Do you think they, in those meetings, are indifferent to what happens in far away America?

An old country preacher had a teenage son and it was getting time the boy should give some thought to choosing a profession. Like many young men his age, the boy didn't really know what he wanted to do and he didn't seem too concerned about it.

One day, while the boy was away at school, his father decided to try an experiment. He went into the boy's room and placed on his study table four objects: a Bible, a silver dollar, a bottle of whiskey, and a Playboy magazine.

"I'll just hide behind the door," the old preacher said to himself. "When he comes home from school today, I'll see which object he picks up."

"If it's the Bible, he's going to be a preacher like me, and what a blessing that would be! If he picks up the dollar, he's going to be a businessman, and that would be okay, too. But if he picks up the bottle, he's going to be a no-good drunken bum, and Lord, what a shame that would be. And worst of all, if he picks up that magazine he's going to be a skirt-chasing womanizer."

The old man waited anxiously, and soon heard his son's footsteps as he entered the house whistling and headed for his room. The boy tossed his books on the bed, and as he turned to leave the room he spotted the objects on the table. With curiosity in his eye, he walked over to inspect them. Finally, he picked up the Bible and placed it under his arm. He picked up the silver dollar and dropped into his pocket. He uncorked the bottle and took a big drink, while he admired this month's centerfold.

"Lord have mercy," the old Preacher disgustedly whispered. "He's gonna run for Congress."