Comments on: Lifetime Movie Makes You Think? http://wisc.wiscollegedems.org/2010/01/25/lifetime-movie-makes-you-think/ Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:51:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The Sconz http://wisc.wiscollegedems.org/2010/01/25/lifetime-movie-makes-you-think/comment-page-1/#comment-377 The Sconz Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:00:39 +0000 http://wisc.wiscollegedems.org/?p=433#comment-377 "Since when are opinions, especially those grounded in religion, allowed to be imposed on the rest of society?" Since always. They're called laws. There are people who disagree with every law in this country. What the anti-abortion movement seeks to do is get laws that reflect their beliefs, just as you try (I assume) to get laws passed that reflect yours. You probably believe that people should pay taxes, even if they don't want to. You probably believe that we shouldn't engage in inhumane wars, even if the soldiers fighting them choose to do so. You probably believe that parents shouldn't have the right to beat their children, even if they believe that's what's good for them. “Since when are opinions, especially those grounded in religion, allowed to be imposed on the rest of society?”

Since always. They’re called laws.

There are people who disagree with every law in this country. What the anti-abortion movement seeks to do is get laws that reflect their beliefs, just as you try (I assume) to get laws passed that reflect yours. You probably believe that people should pay taxes, even if they don’t want to. You probably believe that we shouldn’t engage in inhumane wars, even if the soldiers fighting them choose to do so. You probably believe that parents shouldn’t have the right to beat their children, even if they believe that’s what’s good for them.

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