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Offline msj

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Re: Polygamy Culture
« Reply #60 on: July 26, 2017, 06:49:45 pm »
Funny thing is, that at one time in Canada's history, potlach's were banned.

That's right folks, from 1885 to 1951 consenting adults* were not allowed to meet and exchange gifts. More here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potlatch_ban

I've been to that museum in Alert Bay a couple of times and it is worth the trip.

My point is that it is easy for the State to make up rules against consenting adults from doing things.

Sometimes they may be enforced and most times not (potlach rules were not very often, sort of like polygamy laws).

The State should only be imposing laws to deal with clear harm. 

Just because I do not like someone being brainwashed to dip their new baby in holy water (which is filthy btw) does not mean the State should ban baptisms.

Same goes for male circumcision which, for practical reasons, should be educated against rather than banned (I do not want to see back alley baby **** chop shops after all). I'm fine with FGM being against the law as ideally MGM would also be against the law too (but, again, not practical given cultural traditions in Canada - maybe in 20 years if we are lucky).

Same goes for a host of stupid ideas all brought to us thanks to the stupidity of religion.

That's the way it goes. Can't get everyone to buy into what is good for them (a secular society with no belief in any god(s) being my personal utopia).

So come on, embrace freedom and let consenting adults do what they are gonna do even if it is not fully informed (in our opinions).


* Of course, Indians were not capable of being consenting adults, surely, since they did not even have the right to vote until 1960 (well, they could vote if they gave up their Indian status ...).




 

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