Dear Mary...

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:


"Douglas Berry" wrote in message
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The moment you can show a sheep who can give inforned consent,
go for it. However, until you can do that, you are exploiting a creature
that cannot decide to take part... much like a child molestor.


My sheep loves me.



Now, are you going to give up on this?


Just using absurdity to illustrate the absurd.



And address your bizarre claim
that a legal contract somehow requires opposite genders?


A legal contract does not require opposite genders, but a marriage does.


Isn't a marriage a contract?...
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-Gord.

"Gord Beaman" wrote in message
...

Isn't a marriage a contract?...


Are all contracts a marriage?

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:


"Gord Beaman" wrote in message
.. .

Isn't a marriage a contract?...


Are all contracts a marriage?


That isn't my question Steve...
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-Gord.

Lo, many moons past, on Sat, 13 Mar 2004 18:49:53 GMT, a stranger
called by some "Steven P. McNicoll"
came forth and told this tale in us.military.army


"Douglas Berry" wrote in message
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The moment you can show a sheep who can give inforned consent,
go for it. However, until you can do that, you are exploiting a creature
that cannot decide to take part... much like a child molestor.

My sheep loves me.

Can the sheep clearly announce that, in a way recognizable by a third
party?

Now, are you going to give up on this?

Just using absurdity to illustrate the absurd.

Your thought processes, maybe.

And address your bizarre claim
that a legal contract somehow requires opposite genders?

A legal contract does not require opposite genders, but a marriage does.

In the United States, civil marriage is a legal contract.

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Douglas Berry Do the OBVIOUS thing to send e-mail

WE *ARE* UMA
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"Douglas Berry" wrote in message
...

In the United States, civil marriage is a legal contract.


We can redefine it to be anything we choose.

Lo, many moons past, on Sun, 14 Mar 2004 12:59:48 GMT, a stranger
called by some "Steven P. McNicoll"
came forth and told this tale in us.military.army


"Douglas Berry" wrote in message
.. .

In the United States, civil marriage is a legal contract.


We can redefine it to be anything we choose.

As long as the people involved can legally make contractual decisions.


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Douglas Berry Do the OBVIOUS thing to send e-mail

WE *ARE* UMA
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"Douglas Berry" wrote in message
...

As long as the people involved can legally make contractual decisions.


Of course.

Lo, many moons past, on Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:01:04 GMT, a stranger
called by some "Steven P. McNicoll"
came forth and told this tale in us.military.army

"Douglas Berry" wrote in message
.. .

As long as the people involved can legally make contractual decisions.

Of course.

Which leaves out children and animals, and leaves us with consenting
adults. Including gay men and women.

Which leaves us back at gay marriages.

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Douglas Berry Do the OBVIOUS thing to send e-mail

WE *ARE* UMA
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"Douglas Berry" wrote in message
...

Which leaves out children and animals, and leaves us with consenting
adults.


It leaves out children but not animals.

In article ,
Douglas Berry wrote:

Lo, many moons past, on Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:01:04 GMT, a stranger
called by some "Steven P. McNicoll"
came forth and told this tale in us.military.army

As long as the people involved can legally make contractual decisions.

Of course.

Which leaves out children and animals, and leaves us with consenting
adults. Including gay men and women.

As well as siblings and parents.

Which leaves us back at gay marriages.


And back at inter-sibling as well as parent/offspring marriage.



--Mike