tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603499.post113389799242145226..comments2023-11-30T03:44:34.585-05:00Comments on Opinions Nobody Asked For: Sodomites Not WelcomeJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11683622475941901572noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603499.post-1141798793470590702006-03-08T01:19:00.000-05:002006-03-08T01:19:00.000-05:00Forgive the coitus interuptus but I am gnu to this...Forgive the coitus interuptus but I am gnu to this "site'AND don't know what blogging means is this code? I just got you in my favs now. Keep it coming yuck yuck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603499.post-1134238307838924862005-12-10T13:11:00.000-05:002005-12-10T13:11:00.000-05:00While we're on the subject of Ezekiel, let's not f...While we're on the subject of Ezekiel, let's not forget Ezekiel 25:17: "The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who in the name of charity and good will shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you."<BR/><BR/>(Oh come on, you knew that was coming. Seriously, though, the "iniquities of the selfish" part, invented by Tarantino though it may have been, does capture the Sodomites as Jeff describes.)<BR/><BR/>As for oral sex, I just want to voice my agreement with Jeff: if both parties just see it as one of many means of sexual expression, it's not the slightest bit degrading. And it's hard to imagine any form of sex that doesn't involve a certain element of "ickiness".Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06383789548221247888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603499.post-1133969412338546142005-12-07T10:30:00.000-05:002005-12-07T10:30:00.000-05:00This is a timely post. I just read a little about...This is a timely post. I just read a little about the Sensenbrenner bill that the House of Reps is voting on next week. It doesn't address immigration reform, only border security, as if they were two separate issues... In this bill, they will change an "illgal presence" in the U.S. from a civil offense to a criminal felony.Whimsicalifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13401690438461575663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603499.post-1133919297877171422005-12-06T20:34:00.000-05:002005-12-06T20:34:00.000-05:001. I don't think oral sex is degrading if neither ...1. I don't think oral sex is degrading if neither party sees it that way. <BR/><BR/>2. Good call on the Ezekiel verse - and that would make a fairly good chunk of Congress Sodomites.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11683622475941901572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603499.post-1133915177524848412005-12-06T19:26:00.000-05:002005-12-06T19:26:00.000-05:00Know nothing about immigration, so I'll just make ...Know nothing about immigration, so I'll just make the following 2 observations.<BR/><BR/>1. 90%? Ewwwwww. Personally, I find oral copulation both "icky" and degrading . . . and we'll just end that conversation right there.<BR/><BR/>2. More to the point for Jeff's post - and perhaps this was part of his rabbi's sermon - Ezekiel 16:49 reads "Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy." Now presumably the attempted gang-rape of angels in Genesis has something to do with Sodom's bad rep, too. But either way, Jeff's right. They were pretty inhospitable.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15344649128973165027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603499.post-1133910499470055432005-12-06T18:08:00.000-05:002005-12-06T18:08:00.000-05:00Sodom? That bastard! I hope he fries for his crime...Sodom? That bastard! I hope he fries for his crimes in I-rack!<BR/><BR/>Seriously, your plan is interesting and makes sense in a certain light, but I think its inherent flaw is that it would lead to ridiculous overcrowding. Imagine strolling down to Mexico and saying, "Hey, anyone who wants to try and find a job in America, come on down!" (or up, as the case may be). To me, it seems analogous to opening the floodgates. And what specifically happens to immigrants who fail to find a job after six months? Do we just deport them back whence they came? How do we factor in families? etc.<BR/><BR/>Still, it's a step in the right direction. We need to open up far more legal channels of immigration. We also need to allow greater flow between our country and an immigrant's home country (a master's student at Rice got stuck in China last year because he had to wait for his student visa to be renewed - which admittedly worked out well for a friend of mine who got his office, but still). Like so many issues, a lot of the fault in this one lies in the red tape and bureaucracy. So if nothing else, you're right to say simplify, simplify.<BR/><BR/>(As for that other definition of sodomy, in some dictionaries it includes oral copulation, which in essence makes like 90% of the world sodomites. Just saying.)Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06383789548221247888noreply@blogger.com