Spiritual/Political/Philosophical Blog on the Nature of Truth and Falsehood and Heaven
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Saturday, May 25, 2002 Libertarian Party Line Instapundit (you all have the link by now) cites the classic libertarian line of folly in a blog by writing: "I'm just not a conservative. At least, not the kind of conservative that likes to tell other people how to live their lives, and that enjoys the role of moral censor. That sort of thing is just another species of PC bossiness, sharing far more ground with the intrusive left than it wants to admit." Well, where do we draw the line on telling people how to live their lives? The blue nose busybody in me says I'm willing to tell people not to murder, rape, steal, defraud, lie, defame, drive drunk, blow smoke in my face, which side of the street to park on Tuesdays, and to recycle their trash. So which part of being a moral censor does Reynolds object to? Oh, yeah, the part that affects anything he wants to do. Which part of democracy does Reynolds hate? The part where a majority can make a law that makes homosexual practice or acts of sodomy a crime; a democracy that makes abortion and cloning illegal; a society that votes to make pornography illegal. But then Reynolds is a law prof and thinks laws aren't enough, we need lawyers and judges to do away with the laws of the people when it interferes with what he wants to do or have. And, oh yes, don't you love it that he's "not the kind of conservative that likes to tell other people how to live their lives." Except when he's telling us how to live our lives when we, as a people, create laws he doesn't like. Up on his high horse, Glenn demands, "I hate moral censorship except when I find reasons to morally censor you!" This is like the liberal who screams at the Christian - "You're so judgmental!" Furthermore This link takes you to various comments of Reynold's on Teen Sex like this: "if teen sex is particularly bad, it must be bad for one of two reasons: because it is inherently bad, or because it's bad in its consequences." If it's bad only in its consequences then things that ameliorate those consequences, like contraception, safe sex, etc. also ameliorate its badness. I don't regret any of the sex that I had as a teenager, though none of it happened when I was, say, 13. So maybe it's important to wait until you're ready. Teenagers have been having sex since the beginning of time. Their bodies are ready for it, and it's absurd to tell them to "just say no." Instead they need to be taught the judgment and sense of self-worth that will enable them to do what is right for them. There are a few more utter stupidities such as these at his site. In some respect, one has to admire Reynold's for his ignorance is bliss attitude. He simply cannot imagine how there could be any bad consequences so far as emotional, spititual, psychological effects. If it felt great - good! If not, too bad, try again later when you're more ready. He never defines that perfect moment of readiness, though. Elsewhere, Reynolds has told us he doesn't like busybodies telling others how to live, yet somehow, magically, he will teach young people "judgment and sense of self-worth what will enable them to do what is right for them." Explain to me again, Glenn, how you intend to manage that? Ahh, Glenn, you keep showing the cloven hoof while trying to pretend to an urbanity and sophistication which is just a cover for your kind of ignorance and foolishness. I had sex as a young person and I regret every single occurance of it which took place outside of marriage (and I regret most of that which took place in marriage). Why? Because I did not know the true value of another and the effect of grace when invited to the marriage bed. Mostly, though, I did not know enough about love, fertility, and fruition to make the experience truly worthwhile and humane. But of course, such things are sneered at by such as Glenn. It's impossible that he could be missing out on anything, be wrong about anything, or be bothered to actually search out the truth. Not when it's so much easier to be glib, facile, and shallow about human beings and as one. posted by Mark Butterworth | 10:49 PM | |
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