tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post2260080348170286799..comments2023-12-05T07:50:19.855-05:00Comments on No Oil for Pacifists: The Dictatorship of Prop. 8 Opponents@nooil4pacifistshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688417615117569825noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-31803617010756051352008-11-29T23:35:00.000-05:002008-11-29T23:35:00.000-05:00Of course, if you believe the New York Times, Prop...Of course, if you believe the <I>New York Times</I>, <A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/29/opinion/29blow.html?_r=1" REL="nofollow">Prop. 8 was passed by church-going black women</A>.@nooil4pacifistshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16688417615117569825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-30087468300593887792008-11-29T21:31:00.000-05:002008-11-29T21:31:00.000-05:00Rick Hertzberg also blames Mormons. Perhaps that'...<A HREF="http://www.newyorker.com/talk/comment/2008/12/01/081201taco_talk_hertzberg" REL="nofollow">Rick Hertzberg also blames Mormons</A>. Perhaps that's because <A HREF="http://tigerhawk.blogspot.com/2008/11/balance-of-ridicule.html" REL="nofollow">he thinks the LDS church endorses polygamy</A>.@nooil4pacifistshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16688417615117569825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-33062243792057368732008-11-29T17:41:00.000-05:002008-11-29T17:41:00.000-05:00Agreed on both counts. And isn't it interesting t...Agreed on both counts. And isn't it interesting that Stone seems to ascribe extra-normal mind control powers to Mormons, without addressing whether that itself constitutes evidence of the existence of the Christian God.@nooil4pacifistshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16688417615117569825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-34130121789974797422008-11-29T13:36:00.000-05:002008-11-29T13:36:00.000-05:00> Proposition 8 was a highly successful effort ...> Proposition 8 was a highly successful effort of a particular religious group to conscript the power of the state to impose their religious beliefs on their fellow citizens<BR/><BR/>... as opposed to a highly <B>unsuccessful</B> effort of a particular religious group (atheists <I>are</I> a religious group) to conscript the power of the State to impose their religious beliefs on their fellow citizens...?OBloodyHellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09992539380115488567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-86380092927387256682008-11-28T17:12:00.000-05:002008-11-28T17:12:00.000-05:00Geoffrey Stone seems to have overlooked the fact t...Geoffrey Stone seems to have overlooked the fact that people other than Mormons voted for Prop 8, and Mormons didn't force those others at gunpoint to do their bidding.<BR/><BR/>Who knew the LDS vote was so crucial in California, eh?Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.com