Cycloptichorn wrote:Economic policy
social permissiveness or social trends. I doubt the Muslims give a damn that we tax the rich at a higher rate then the poor. I'm not interested in getting into a conversation with you about taxes on this thread; can you please stick to the topic?
Cycloptichorn
First, "Thou shall not steal" is one of the Ten Commandments which fundamentalist Muslims as well as fundamentalist Christians and Jews respect and honor. I too believe that disobeying this commandment at a governmental level quickly corrupts one's society. This disobedience is being advocated by the cultural left by means of the laws authorizing theft that it advocates.
Second, I too oppose any change to the marriage laws permitting members of the same sex to marry. If two males or two females want to form a legal partnership whose purpose is to care for each other, they don't need any changes in the marriage laws to do that. Other civil laws already permit that.
We already have enough difficulty with heterosexuals dishonoring their marriage contracts, without changing the meaning and primary purpose of marriage so as to dishonor its primary purpose: protect the children born of male and female unions.
D'Souza alleges that the cultural left is encouraging male-female fornication and adultery in Muslim as well as Western countries. If that's true, then that too undermines the primary purpose of marriage.
Fundamentalist Christians and Jews as well as Muslims believe that the preservation of the integrity of marriage is a necessary requirement for preserving civilized human culture and ensuring its continuing evolution.
Third, I too believe honoring the rule of law is a necessary requirement for preserving civilized human culture and its continuing evolution. The cultural left has been undermining the rule of law at least since 1937 when they convinced the Supreme Court to introduce the idea of a "living constitution." What they really mean by that, is the Constitution of the USA can be amended by judicial decision without conforming to the Constitution's Article V specification for how the Constitution may be legally amended.
I have more, but I think these sufficient for debate now.