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<DIV>Blacks are overwhelmingly opposed to gay marriages because most Blacks come out of a Christian heritage. </DIV> <BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Phil Nisbet <pcnisbet1@hotmail.com><BR>To: tim.rigsby@hotmail.com; vision2020@moscow.com<BR>Sent: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 07:44:35 -0800<BR>Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Reader's Opinion - Stable marriages, even gay ones, are what society needs<BR><BR>
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<DIV class=AOLPlainTextBody id=AOLMsgPart_0_6962a23c-bbf4-4aad-854a-70791af843d1>Tim <BR> <BR>While I agree that uniform marriage code is needed for the sake of a just society, I did have a queation. <BR> <BR>Why is it that you think that a stance taken here is a 'progressive one? Did you consider that one heck of a lot of libertarian folks who are on the economic right are more likely to support uniform marriage law than many on the economic left? <BR> <BR>Take the example of Blacks. The majority view of our African American community is decidedly 'progressive' and tends to vote that way as a block, but the same group is decidedly against gay marriage by much wider margins than is common in the GOP. <BR> <BR>Instead of framing this as a progressive battle plan, have you considered that if it is framed as a matter of individual rather than societal rights, a more economic conservative/libertarian stance, there is a far better chance that full civil rights will be extended? <BR> <BR>Phil Nisbet <BR> <BR>>From: "The Idaho Statesman" <<A href="mailto:contact%40idahostatesman.com">contact@idahostatesman.com</A>> <BR>>Reply-To: <A href="mailto:tim.rigsby%40hotmail.com">tim.rigsby@hotmail.com</A> <BR>>To: <A href="mailto:vision2020%40moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> <BR>>Subject: [Vision2020] Reader's Opinion - Stable marriages, even gay ones, >are what society needs <BR>>Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 08:16:42 -0500 <BR>> <BR>>You have been sent the following article from Tim Rigsby as a courtesy of >The Idaho Statesman. <BR>> <BR>>"Reader's Opinion - Stable marriages, even gay ones, are what society >needs" <BR>> <BR>>To view this article on The Idaho Statesman website, go to: <BR>><A href="http://www.idahostatesman.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2006602250314" target=_blank>http://www.idahostatesman.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2006602250314</A> <BR>> <BR>>The following is a short message from Tim Rigsby: <BR>>I agree with about 99% of what Father Foucher has to say here. A very >progressive stance for a Catholic priest. <BR>> <BR>>_____________________________________________________ <BR>> List services made available by First Step Internet, <BR>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <BR>> <A href="http://www.fsr.net" target=_blank>http://www.fsr.net</A> <BR>> <A href="mailto:Vision2020%40moscow.com">mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com</A> <BR>>ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ <BR> <BR>_________________________________________________________________ <BR>Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! <A href="http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/" target=_blank>http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/</A> <BR> <BR>_____________________________________________________ <BR>List services made available by First Step Internet, serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <A href="http://www.fsr.net" target=_blank>http://www.fsr.net</A> <A href="mailto:Vision2020%40moscow.com">mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com</A> <BR>ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ <BR></DIV><!-- end of AOLMsgPart_0_6962a23c-bbf4-4aad-854a-70791af843d1 --></DIV></DIV>
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