John what are your thoughts on that other Asbury Park internet group
know as "The List."
You have to declare yourself to be a homosexual to join.
Is that unfairly discriminatory?
Or is it protected by the 1st amendment Freedom of Association clause?
Anyone else care to opine on that?
(Actually makes the whole topic AP related:-) )
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Jersey Shore John
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Gay parades do let straight people march. EHarmony wasn't
> specifically a straight services until confronted with gay clients.
> Your parallels are forced. "Dating" in and of itself, is not straight
> or gay. Nazi parades proscribe their meaning in there name and
> function. As does Kwanzaa. As does Vegan. "Dating" per se, does not.
>
> (Sidebar: Why is The Right so obsessed with NAMBLA? They mention this
> group more than anyone else.)
>
>
> On Nov 20, 2008, at 3:48 PM, justifiedright wrote:
>
> > John,
> >
> > Sometimes you have to look not at the case facts, but the precedent
> > instead.
> >
> > Sometimes a good result to a sympathetic underdog can actually mean a
> > lot of undesired results for others.
> >
> > That's the part that is awful.
> >
> > At play here is a less often spoken of part of the 1st Amendment (but
> > no less important): Freedom of Association.
> >
> > Should the Pride Parade be forced by the Government to let NAMBLA
> > march?
> >
> > Should we force the Kwanzaa ceremony to open itself up to people of
> > European descent (the services and celebrations are; taking part in
> > the ceremony is forbidden)?
> >
> > Nazi's can march in Skokie in their own parade, but should the
> > government force Jews to allow Nazi's to march in their parade?
> >
> > Should a vegan restaurant, open to the public, be forced to serve food
> > I desire more than vegan?
> >
> > When private people want to get together with like minded people
> > privately, the government shouldn't interfere.
> >
> > Sometimes the bigger picture gets lost when we start rooting for a
> > sympathetic underdog.
> >
> > Also lost here is eHarmony spent much time and money doing research on
> > the compatibility of men and women. They made themselves knowledgable
> > in the field.
> >
> > They haven't studied male/male compatibility (while I'm sure some of
> > it transfers, aren't there also some unique issues?).
> >
> > It's like ordering a heart surgeon to do brain surgery. He doesn't
> > know the field.
> >
> > I thought the goal was to keep others and the government out of gay
> > bedrooms.
> >
> > Why insist eHarmony come in?
> >
> > I did a post at www.justifiedright.com
> >
> > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Jersey Shore John
> > <jerseyshorejohn@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Really awful? Really? Awful?
> > >
> > > On Nov 20, 2008, at 2:27 PM, oakdorf wrote:
> > >
> > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "justifiedright"
> > > > <justifiedright@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I saw that. That's really awful.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Well - I'm off to the vegan restaurant to insist they cook me a
> > > > > cheeseburger. Or I'll sue.
> > > > >
> > > > Thanks. that's the way I see it.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
------------------------------------
Yahoo! Groups Links
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/
<*> Your email settings:
Individual Email | Traditional
<*> To change settings online go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join
(Yahoo! ID required)
<*> To change settings via email:
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
