Hi Anita I think there is someting wrong with the test. suppose
eveeryone
were a banker, or a 3rd grade teacher, or a short-order cook, or a
priest?
A certain amount of diversity is good for society. Remember that Emerson
said, "Fooloish consistency is the hobgobblin of little minds."
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anita Wagner" <imapolygirl@yahoo.com>
To: <uupoly-l@uupa.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2007 4:28 AM
Subject: [UUPoly-L] Mass. minister lays down the gauntlet
> OK, so in today's blog post, the Massachusetts UU minister reveals that
he
> has a fair amount of animosity towards us. If not animosity, then
> certainly mistrust, and he issues a very strong challenge:
>
> "I believe that those who propose changing our collective position on
> two-person marriage bear the burden of proof that such a change is
> warranted, necessary, and socially responsible. One of my tests is a
> question that my mother used to ask me when she objected to some aspect
of
> my behavior, 'What if everybody did that?' It is that test which
separates
> the self-indulgent from the socially responsible policies."
>
> Desmond has made a reasoned response there. Another interesting
comment,
> one that is much more fair to us, came from a gay person. I recommend
> that others read this post and comment on it so we can set the record
> straight. Argh, there is so much misunderstanding out there still. He
> clearly believes we poly folk are insisting that the larger society not
> only accept polyamory but adopt it, and besides that, there are a few
> commenters that are driving the debate but certainly not in our favor.
>
>
>
http://thelivelytradition.blogspot.com/2007/07/starting-discussion-about-multi-partner.html
>
> Anita
>
>
>
>
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