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Topic: How much further into the pits of depravity can we fall????
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helpforhomeschoolers
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This is indeed sad but it is only a symptom of a much deeper issue. We are a society who has turned its back to God.
It is a heart issue that we need legislation to regulate porn in the first place. If people would turn their hearts to God and seek his face, there could be no porn, or murder, or abortion, or suicide bomers or any of the things we lable obscene. But I guess we will not see that untill Christ sets his foot on the Mt. of Olives. Untill then, we will continue to sink deeper into the pit of depravity.
You know the problem is that we as a society some how think at some magical age things that are not appropriate become appropriate. For example, I think shows like Sapranos or sex in the city, even Saturday night live are not appropriate period for me to watch, much less for my children.
If we could have a God's eye view, I think he would think that much of what we think is appropriate for us at 40 is not.
If you are telling your kids a show is just not appropriate from them it is probably not appropriate for you either!
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Kindgo
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From the London Observer
Cut age limit for porn to 16, says Kennedy
Ahead of this week's party conference, the Lib Dem leader argues for a truly libertarian stance on social issues
Kamal Ahmed, political editor
Sunday September 22, 2002
The Observer
Moves to reduce the age at which people can watch hardcore pornography from 18 to 16 are to be backed by Charles Kennedy, the leader of the Liberal Democrats.
In a radical move which Kennedy argues revealed that the party was truly libertarian on social issues, the Liberal Democrat leader said he had no problem with proposals backing the change, to be discussed at this week's party conference.
'We are a liberal party,' he said in an interview with The Observer before the conference, which starts in Brighton today.
'We shouldn't be too apologetic or defensive about raising issues like this. No doubt there will be those who will roundly criticise us for the temerity to discuss these things, but it is a legitimate issue, people want to debate it.'
At present the law allows people over 18 to watch hardcore pornography or buy material from licensed s-e-x shops. A motion to be debated at the conference on Tuesday will argue that the law should be relaxed and that a new R16 classification for pornographic films should replace R18.
The conference will be told the rules on pornography are full of 'abnormalities and contradictions' and that the law should better reflect that pornography is now made for women as well as men.
It will also be asked to back plans to allow for government regulation of the pornography industry and that it should be cheaper to set up sex shops.
'As a party we argue that you should lower the voting age from 18 to 16, we already accredit 16-year-olds with being able to sign up for the military, so it does seem inconsistent to say that they are not mature enough [to deal with this material],' Kennedy said. 'It is the logical application of the direction we are going in.'
He said he was well aware that family interest groups would condemn the move, but said the usual 'cacophony' around such subjects quickly dies.
'There is next to nobody in this country who would say that we should reverse legislation on homosexuality,' he said.
'We know that such a move was based on common sense and humanity, but that's not how it looked 30 years ago. We must be seen to be discussing these issues responsibly. I am sure the pornography debate will be extremely serious.'
Colleagues of Kennedy said his move, which will be viewed as controversial by many, revealed a new radical streak in a leader who is confident of his position.
The debate was abandoned last year because it was seen as too controversial to discuss at a conference that came in the direct wake of the 11 September attacks.
In his interview, Kennedy was even willing to suggest that the Lib Dems would one day be in government and that he could even hold the keys to Number 10.
balance of article at
http://www.observer.co.uk/politics/...,796642,00.html
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God bless,
Kindgo
Inside the will of God there is no failure. Outside the will of God there is no success.
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