General Political Discussions

arbilad · arbilad

This is an excerpt from an interview with Elders Oaks and Wickman about same gender attraction: PUBLIC AFFAIRS: On the issue of a Constitutional amendment prohibiting same-gender marriage, there are some Latter-day Saints who are opposed to same-gender marriage, but who are not in f...

rayb · rayb

Which do you choose and why?

arbilad · arbilad

This is a poll that I thought of while writing a response to Shiz' thread.

rayb · rayb

Is there really any social issue that is "pure" politics? And what exactly does that mean? --Ray

fear of shiz · fear of shiz

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/printpage/?url=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2006/12/libertarian_or_libertarian.html

Cat Herder · Cat Herder

Let's pick and choose which voter mandated laws we implement and follow now, why don't we... Were the states that approved gay marriage or civil unions being crammed down the throat by activist judges able to postpone? But here, a constitutional ammendment ratified by the vote...

arbilad · arbilad

This article talks about a girl playing on a football team. Perhaps I'm just closed minded, but I think that this is a bad idea all around. First, she is not as big as your normal football player. There's higher risk of injury due...

arbilad · arbilad

This article lists the teachers in recent times who have sexually assaulted their students. I was shocked at how long the list is. What causes this sort of behavior? Some of these women were quite good looking, so it's not l...

rayb · rayb

So anyone think Pastor Ted's been setup? --Ray -- Edited by rayb at 13:29, 2006-11-04

arbilad · arbilad

I heard on the radio this morning that Barack Obama is actually half white. He was raised by his white mother after his father left them. So, why does he self-identify as black? Because it's politically expedient of course. So, in your opinion, is it appropriate to use race for political gain? In my o...

rayb · rayb

http://www.washtimes.com/national/20061206-112922-6839r.htm

Roper · Roper

I've been reading http://www.americanthinker.com/ for several months now. Sometimes, I find well-reasoned articles that articulate my beliefs and values. Sometimes, I find well-reasoned articles that don't, but that give me cause to more closely examine what I believe a...

Cat Herder · Cat Herder

According to this yahoo, radio talk show host Dennis Prager, we're now an essentially equivalent to an ethnic minority!

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,234237,00.html I wonder what benefits that is going to create for us, seeing as we are now Mormon-Amer...

arbilad · arbilad

[url=http://www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=9aefb030-4529-475e-84f0-0aa36c75a2d0&k=13644http://www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=9aefb030-4529-475e-84f0-0aa36c75a2d0&k=13644]Tancredo

rayb · rayb

I hear often in the Political punditry against liberals that liberals care only about feelings and programs that make voters "feel" good but don't get results. Just the other day Medved was making this point as though it were a cardinal sin. I kept wondering the alternative? Is stoic...

arbilad · arbilad

Here's a really stupid idea.

Pt314 · Pt314

http://typology.people-press.org/ It has 9 different political categories. You can take a test to see which one you are in. And you can look at tons of charts based off of them. I ended up an Enterpriser.

rayb · rayb

Can you think of anything good to say about the opposition of your own political viewpoint? Here's a thread to try that... it can be enlightening to try... --Ray

Roper · Roper

From Mr. Card's latest Civ Watch essay: 1. America's brilliant, brave, and well-trained military, which projects not just power but decency and compassion wherever our soldiers go Huh? The military in which I served more resembled the armies of the Nephites in the last years of Book of M...

arbilad · arbilad

To continue the discussion about Thomas Jefferson, I found an interesting quote about him supposedly being a Deist: Though deeply committed to a belief in natural rights, including the self-evident truth that all men are created equal, Jefferson was individualistic when it came to rel...

rayb · rayb

Should the United States employ CIA assassins? This runs contrary to my personal ethics, but I know a lot of folks who think that such a thing is not only excusable but necessary. Do you? Is it worth the blood on our hands if we can shoot to kill a few key leaders who are deemed "brutal dictators and d...

fear of shiz · fear of shiz

http://www.ejectejecteject.com/archives/000136.html

arbilad · arbilad

What do you guys think about paying reparations to black people? I think it's an absurd idea. Granted, their slave ancestors were treated badly. But no one alive was a slave holder. Most companies that were in business t...

rayb · rayb

http://andrews-dad.blogspot.com/2006/11/patricia-madrid-worst-debater-ever.html

rayb · rayb

So um... Jase brought up an interesting observation that a lot of women's studies classes often turn into "male bashing sessions", and are not really about women at all, but about eeeeevil men... so here's a thread for us to log all the eeeevil male tendencies... Like the need to discuss uncomforta...

arbilad · arbilad

What do you guys think about dirty campaigning? I think it's against gospel principles (not like that matters a whole lot to most politicians). Also, it turns a lot of people off to politics. There's a nasty fight right now for the House seat in my district. Marilyn Musgrave an her opponent (Paccion...

fear of shiz · fear of shiz

http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZWFkZjBhZThjMjQxY2RlN2EwZGYxNGU4N2YzMTlkZjU=

arbilad · arbilad

This article is about employers who don't pay illegal workers. I think that an employer should pay people for work done, regardless of whether they discover they're illegal or not. If they discover that they're illegal, t...

arbilad · arbilad

We're all taught in school that the political spectrum starts at the left with Communism, and goes all the way right towards Fascism. All political philosophies fall somewhere along this line, supposedly. I don't buy it, though. I much farther right than most people I know, but the principles and...

arbilad · arbilad

Here is an interesting commentary by Judge Moore.

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Gay Marriage (Preview) This is an excerpt from an interview with Elders Oaks and Wickman about same gender attraction: PUBLIC AFFAIRS: On the issue of a Constitutional amendment prohibiting same-gender marriage, there are some Latter-day Saints who are opposed to same-gender marriage, but who are not in f...	arbilad	31	706	Jan 2, 2007 by rayb
	Hot Buttons Issues... (Preview) Which do you choose and why?	rayb	15	551	Jan 2, 2007 by Cat Herder
	Evil space aliens (Preview) This is a poll that I thought of while writing a response to Shiz' thread.	arbilad	11	596	Dec 31, 2006 by Cat Herder
	pure politics (Preview) Is there really any social issue that is "pure" politics? And what exactly does that mean? --Ray	rayb	0	436	Dec 28, 2006 by rayb
	Because I beat dead horses (Preview) http://www.realclearpolitics.com/printpage/?url=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2006/12/libertarian_or_libertarian.html	fear of shiz	7	643	Dec 22, 2006 by salesortonscom
	We don't like this law, so we'll postpone it... (Preview) Let's pick and choose which voter mandated laws we implement and follow now, why don't we... Were the states that approved gay marriage or civil unions being crammed down the throat by activist judges able to postpone? But here, a constitutional ammendment ratified by the vote...	Cat Herder	3	585	Dec 19, 2006 by salesortonscom
	Girls playing in traditionally male sports (Preview) This article talks about a girl playing on a football team. Perhaps I'm just closed minded, but I think that this is a bad idea all around. First, she is not as big as your normal football player. There's higher risk of injury due...	arbilad	19	680	Dec 19, 2006 by TitusTodd
	Teachers assaulting students (Preview) This article lists the teachers in recent times who have sexually assaulted their students. I was shocked at how long the list is. What causes this sort of behavior? Some of these women were quite good looking, so it's not l...	arbilad	1	519	Dec 15, 2006 by salesortonscom
	Pastor Ted likes gay massage and meth (Preview) So anyone think Pastor Ted's been setup? --Ray -- Edited by rayb at 13:29, 2006-11-04	rayb	12	743	Dec 13, 2006 by rayb
	Barack Obama (Preview) I heard on the radio this morning that Barack Obama is actually half white. He was raised by his white mother after his father left them. So, why does he self-identify as black? Because it's politically expedient of course. So, in your opinion, is it appropriate to use race for political gain? In my o...	arbilad	6	469	Dec 11, 2006 by bokbadok
	Alarmism... a politician's best friend? (Preview) http://www.washtimes.com/national/20061206-112922-6839r.htm	rayb	9	611	Dec 7, 2006 by TitusTodd
	American Thinker (Preview) I've been reading http://www.americanthinker.com/ for several months now. Sometimes, I find well-reasoned articles that articulate my beliefs and values. Sometimes, I find well-reasoned articles that don't, but that give me cause to more closely examine what I believe a...	Roper	2	570	Dec 5, 2006 by Randy
	I can't think of a topic name (Preview) According to this yahoo, radio talk show host Dennis Prager, we're now an essentially equivalent to an ethnic minority! http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,234237,00.html I wonder what benefits that is going to create for us, seeing as we are now Mormon-Amer...	Cat Herder	3	567	Dec 5, 2006 by arbilad
	Rep. Tancredo speaks out against North American Union (Preview) [url=http://www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=9aefb030-4529-475e-84f0-0aa36c75a2d0&k=13644http://www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=9aefb030-4529-475e-84f0-0aa36c75a2d0&k=13644]Tancredo	arbilad	15	643	Dec 4, 2006 by TitusTodd
	Nothing more than feelings... (Preview) I hear often in the Political punditry against liberals that liberals care only about feelings and programs that make voters "feel" good but don't get results. Just the other day Medved was making this point as though it were a cardinal sin. I kept wondering the alternative? Is stoic...	rayb	3	446	Dec 2, 2006 by LEVE
	Gates for president? (Preview) Here's a really stupid idea.	arbilad	2	506	Dec 1, 2006 by bokbadok
	Interesting Site (Preview) http://typology.people-press.org/ It has 9 different political categories. You can take a test to see which one you are in. And you can look at tons of charts based off of them. I ended up an Enterpriser.	Pt314	7	738	Nov 24, 2006 by rayb
	Can you say anything good about the opposition? (Preview) Can you think of anything good to say about the opposition of your own political viewpoint? Here's a thread to try that... it can be enlightening to try... --Ray	rayb	4	467	Nov 17, 2006 by Roper
	Romanticizing our military (Preview) From Mr. Card's latest Civ Watch essay: 1. America's brilliant, brave, and well-trained military, which projects not just power but decency and compassion wherever our soldiers go Huh? The military in which I served more resembled the armies of the Nephites in the last years of Book of M...	Roper	34	2020	Nov 17, 2006 by Cat Herder
	Thomas Jefferson ( 1 2 ) (closed) (Preview) To continue the discussion about Thomas Jefferson, I found an interesting quote about him supposedly being a Deist: Though deeply committed to a belief in natural rights, including the self-evident truth that all men are created equal, Jefferson was individualistic when it came to rel...	arbilad	80	1389	Nov 10, 2006 by bokbadok
	Assassins (Preview) Should the United States employ CIA assassins? This runs contrary to my personal ethics, but I know a lot of folks who think that such a thing is not only excusable but necessary. Do you? Is it worth the blood on our hands if we can shoot to kill a few key leaders who are deemed "brutal dictators and d...	rayb	42	754	Nov 9, 2006 by rayb
	Mythbusting (Preview) http://www.ejectejecteject.com/archives/000136.html	fear of shiz	1	498	Nov 7, 2006 by salesortonscom
	Black reparations (Preview) What do you guys think about paying reparations to black people? I think it's an absurd idea. Granted, their slave ancestors were treated badly. But no one alive was a slave holder. Most companies that were in business t...	arbilad	9	621	Nov 6, 2006 by rayb
	Lobbyists in New Mexico may not be happy (Preview) http://andrews-dad.blogspot.com/2006/11/patricia-madrid-worst-debater-ever.html	rayb	3	490	Nov 6, 2006 by salesortonscom
	Women's Rights! (Preview) So um... Jase brought up an interesting observation that a lot of women's studies classes often turn into "male bashing sessions", and are not really about women at all, but about eeeeevil men... so here's a thread for us to log all the eeeevil male tendencies... Like the need to discuss uncomforta...	rayb	9	525	Nov 6, 2006 by fear of shiz
	Dirty campaigning (Preview) What do you guys think about dirty campaigning? I think it's against gospel principles (not like that matters a whole lot to most politicians). Also, it turns a lot of people off to politics. There's a nasty fight right now for the House seat in my district. Marilyn Musgrave an her opponent (Paccion...	arbilad	16	870	Nov 4, 2006 by arbilad
	Is Conspiracy theorism compatible with LDS doctrine? (Preview) http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZWFkZjBhZThjMjQxY2RlN2EwZGYxNGU4N2YzMTlkZjU=	fear of shiz	49	1039	Nov 4, 2006 by Cat Herder
	Stiffing illegal workers (Preview) This article is about employers who don't pay illegal workers. I think that an employer should pay people for work done, regardless of whether they discover they're illegal or not. If they discover that they're illegal, t...	arbilad	1	484	Nov 4, 2006 by Cat Herder
	Political Spectrum (Preview) We're all taught in school that the political spectrum starts at the left with Communism, and goes all the way right towards Fascism. All political philosophies fall somewhere along this line, supposedly. I don't buy it, though. I much farther right than most people I know, but the principles and...	arbilad	3	519	Nov 3, 2006 by arbilad
	Same sex marriage slippery slope (Preview) Here is an interesting commentary by Judge Moore.	arbilad	0	468	Nov 1, 2006 by arbilad
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