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	<title>Comments on: What&#8217;s at stake in ssm: the news from Quebec</title>
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		<title>By: Ruth Institute Blog &#187; Never Enough: The Utility of Impossible Objectives</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/01/13/whats-at-stake-in-ssm-the-news-from-quebec/#comment-8287</link>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Institute Blog &#187; Never Enough: The Utility of Impossible Objectives</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 05:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] The latest incarnation of the sex radicals’ agenda requires elimination of all differences between same sex couples and opposite sex couples. The provincial government of Quebec issued a policy called the “Quebec Policy Against Homophobia,” which declared its opposition to all discrimination in the workplace, the school, the family and the sporting field. They also declare their determination to eliminate “heteronormativity,” the view that heterosexuality is normal. Since heterosexuality is normal, eliminating this view simply can’t be done. Hence, they’ve written themselves another conveniently blank check for unlimited intervention into civil society. See posts here, here,  and here. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] The latest incarnation of the sex radicals’ agenda requires elimination of all differences between same sex couples and opposite sex couples. The provincial government of Quebec issued a policy called the “Quebec Policy Against Homophobia,” which declared its opposition to all discrimination in the workplace, the school, the family and the sporting field. They also declare their determination to eliminate “heteronormativity,” the view that heterosexuality is normal. Since heterosexuality is normal, eliminating this view simply can’t be done. Hence, they’ve written themselves another conveniently blank check for unlimited intervention into civil society. See posts here, here,  and here. [...]</p>
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		<title>By: MUST-READ: Mandatory curriculum in Ontario public schools promotes homosexuality &#171; Wintery Knight</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/01/13/whats-at-stake-in-ssm-the-news-from-quebec/#comment-1216</link>
		<dc:creator>MUST-READ: Mandatory curriculum in Ontario public schools promotes homosexuality &#171; Wintery Knight</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] the way, Jennifer Roback Morse recently had a scary post about even worse laws governing schools in [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] the way, Jennifer Roback Morse recently had a scary post about even worse laws governing schools in [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Tim</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/01/13/whats-at-stake-in-ssm-the-news-from-quebec/#comment-785</link>
		<dc:creator>Tim</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:27:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>No, Dr. Karen Hofman it is not the homosexuals who are a threat, it it the laws that purportedly protect them that are a threat to the rest of us. You&#039;s think that would be obvious from the conversation thus far.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No, Dr. Karen Hofman it is not the homosexuals who are a threat, it it the laws that purportedly protect them that are a threat to the rest of us. You&#8217;s think that would be obvious from the conversation thus far.</p>
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		<title>By: Dr. Karen Hofmann</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/01/13/whats-at-stake-in-ssm-the-news-from-quebec/#comment-781</link>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Karen Hofmann</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 19:13:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Let&#039;s put the issues in context. Perhaps 5 percent, or even less, of the human population consider homosexuality and same-sex relationships, even marriage, an expression of normality from their perspective. That 5 percent is no threat to the 95 percent who are heterosexual. Heterosexuality has, and always will, be the overwhelmingly dominant lifestyle. So the question is: why do we consider the 5 percent (or less) of the population to be so threatening to the 95 percent? The analogy is similar between Jews, who are fewer than 1 percent of faith groups, and the 99 percent of non-Jews, some of whom consider Jews a threat to the whole world....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Let&#8217;s put the issues in context. Perhaps 5 percent, or even less, of the human population consider homosexuality and same-sex relationships, even marriage, an expression of normality from their perspective. That 5 percent is no threat to the 95 percent who are heterosexual. Heterosexuality has, and always will, be the overwhelmingly dominant lifestyle. So the question is: why do we consider the 5 percent (or less) of the population to be so threatening to the 95 percent? The analogy is similar between Jews, who are fewer than 1 percent of faith groups, and the 99 percent of non-Jews, some of whom consider Jews a threat to the whole world&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: Paul</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/01/13/whats-at-stake-in-ssm-the-news-from-quebec/#comment-778</link>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The other thing that homosexism doesn&#039;t seem to recognize is that trying to make heterosexism illegal is a violation of the very rights they are claiming to be in support of. Heterosexuals have as much right to be Heterosexual, as Homosexuals do to be Homosexual. Regardless of your views of the other. And no Human being has any right to harrass, bully, or otherwise deliberately inflict physical harm on anyone because they hold to an apposing view; Or to make said apposing view illegal - It is called freedom of speech.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The other thing that homosexism doesn&#8217;t seem to recognize is that trying to make heterosexism illegal is a violation of the very rights they are claiming to be in support of. Heterosexuals have as much right to be Heterosexual, as Homosexuals do to be Homosexual. Regardless of your views of the other. And no Human being has any right to harrass, bully, or otherwise deliberately inflict physical harm on anyone because they hold to an apposing view; Or to make said apposing view illegal &#8211; It is called freedom of speech.</p>
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		<title>By: Henry</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/01/13/whats-at-stake-in-ssm-the-news-from-quebec/#comment-777</link>
		<dc:creator>Henry</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:58:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>So how will anyone find a mate? Anyone asking someone of the opposite sex out would be in contravention of the law (heterosexism), as would anyone asking someone of the same sex out (homosexism).
On reading that paragraph again I see that there is no mention of wiping out homosexism. Hmmm.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So how will anyone find a mate? Anyone asking someone of the opposite sex out would be in contravention of the law (heterosexism), as would anyone asking someone of the same sex out (homosexism).<br />
On reading that paragraph again I see that there is no mention of wiping out homosexism. Hmmm.</p>
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		<title>By: Marilyn</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/01/13/whats-at-stake-in-ssm-the-news-from-quebec/#comment-776</link>
		<dc:creator>Marilyn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:40:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>These laws certainly prove how distorted the thinking of many has become. Good luck trying to change the social norm. It will become very clear once the demographic changes occur so that the population growth is zero or less that homosexuals will not be the ones to reverse the situation through natural means -- now or then!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>These laws certainly prove how distorted the thinking of many has become. Good luck trying to change the social norm. It will become very clear once the demographic changes occur so that the population growth is zero or less that homosexuals will not be the ones to reverse the situation through natural means &#8212; now or then!!</p>
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		<title>By: ADF Alliance Alert &#187; Jennifer Roback Morse: What&#8217;s at stake in redefining marriage in Quebec?</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/01/13/whats-at-stake-in-ssm-the-news-from-quebec/#comment-763</link>
		<dc:creator>ADF Alliance Alert &#187; Jennifer Roback Morse: What&#8217;s at stake in redefining marriage in Quebec?</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:13:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Roback Morse writing at the Ruth Institute Blog: &#8220;The news from Quebec is not encouraging for those who love liberty. In their new Quebec [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Roback Morse writing at the Ruth Institute Blog: &#8220;The news from Quebec is not encouraging for those who love liberty. In their new Quebec [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Marty</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2010/01/13/whats-at-stake-in-ssm-the-news-from-quebec/#comment-751</link>
		<dc:creator>Marty</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:44:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This is one of the problems with the debate.  &quot;Heterosexuality&quot; is no mere &quot;orientation&quot; -- if it were then statements like &quot;taking for granted that all people are heterosexual&quot; would make sense.

But &quot;heterosexuality&quot; is a much bigger topic than sexual attraction -- a truth that not even gays and lesbians can escape when they visit the fertility clinic.  ALL People -- humankind itself -- is heterosexual.  Every one of us, without exception, is a direct result of the union of exactly one man and one woman.

Arbitrary and capricious, i know.  But there it is.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is one of the problems with the debate.  &#8220;Heterosexuality&#8221; is no mere &#8220;orientation&#8221; &#8212; if it were then statements like &#8220;taking for granted that all people are heterosexual&#8221; would make sense.</p>
<p>But &#8220;heterosexuality&#8221; is a much bigger topic than sexual attraction &#8212; a truth that not even gays and lesbians can escape when they visit the fertility clinic.  ALL People &#8212; humankind itself &#8212; is heterosexual.  Every one of us, without exception, is a direct result of the union of exactly one man and one woman.</p>
<p>Arbitrary and capricious, i know.  But there it is.</p>
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		<title>By: Marty</title>
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		<dc:creator>Marty</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Mother Nature is heterosexist.  Good luck fighting against her.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mother Nature is heterosexist.  Good luck fighting against her.</p>
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