this article<\/a> \u2014 which is sure to cause indignation (and, perhaps, indigestion) in some circles \u2014 wants his\/her name publicly disclosed. \u00a0So, for the moment at least, I\u2019m going to withhold it. \u00a0I\u2019m grateful, however, that s\/he brought it to my attention:<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.mormonwomenstand.com\/a-protected-class-of-sin\/<\/p>\n
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A very few years ago, a statement such as this would have been utterly uncontroversial. \u00a0It\u2019s a measure of how far we\u2019ve come \u2014 for better or for worse \u2014 that publishing sentiments like these today can plausibly be viewed as either (a) an act of remarkable moral courage or (b) amazingly foolhardy. \u00a0(Not to mention that, in some quarters, it will be regarded as a hate crime, a display of hateful bigotry, and a throwback to days of evil that we\u2019ve thankfully left far behind.)<\/p>\n
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It\u2019s an interesting exercise, though.<\/p>\n
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I tend to think that, if we work hard enough at it, social\/psychological\/familial factors can almost always be identified as factors contributing to (or, sometimes, even mitigating or extenuating) many acts \u2014 e.g., pedophilia, shoplifting, infidelity, gang affiliations, spouse and child abuse, alcoholism, drug addiction, embezzlement, fraud, and so forth \u2014 that we typically regard as deeply problematic if not altogether sinful and\/or criminal. \u00a0If you substitute one of those in discussions of same-sex marriage in the manner suggested by this article, though, you\u2019ll probably notice that they just don\u2019t work. \u00a0Or, for the fun of it, try substituting the word polygamy<\/em>.<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
Posted from Richmond, Virginia<\/p>\n
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