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From: pmd@cbscc.UUCP (Paul Dubuc)
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Subject: Re: MORE ON PORN AND DEGRADATION FROM MARCHIONNI
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Date: Mon, 21-Jan-85 14:20:16 EST
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Marchionni's analysis struck me as one that I would least
expect.  While it's true that I hold a different world-view
than many who would like to protect porn, I don't think my
arguments require a conversion to that world-view to be valid.
I accept the constraints of a pluralistic society as healthy.
(A theocracy is out of the question.)  Agument on issues such
as this require a "natural law" basis; one that is commonly
accepted.  So I'm not asking anyone to understand the human
relationship to God in order to understand my argument.  For
the argument to even apply in our society it has to be broader
based than that.

There are some who seem to think that Christians have no right
to contribute to the debate (even using the same broad basis as
others) because of the world-view they hold.  I make no apologies
for my own perspective as a Christian and I don't think it should
disqualify (or qualify) me any more than anyone else.  I'm not
frustrated by people who don't hold the same religious beliefs
as my self; only by those who either ridicule me because I disagree
with them or do not respond directly to my reasoning.  Those
frustrations are reasonable no matter who you are or what your
religious beliefs.

As far as your classification of Larry and myself into different
schools of thought, I don't see what it has to do with the issue
itself.  I don't think I belong to the "Old School"--whatever that
is.  I have rejected most of the religious beliefs of my youth and
those I hold now were not taught to me by anyone in particular.
How "old" do you think I am anyway?  I'll bet you I'm younger than
a lot of the "Liberals" on the net.  Does that make me progressive?
							:-)
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Paul Dubuc	cbscc!pmd