Sydney dust storm

My recent Thomas Jefferson kick…

…continues.

“The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods, or no God. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.”

This must apply to same-sex marriage. What arguments have been presented which counter this principle? The answer is none. The desire to institute (or rather, continue) intolerance into the law books has no good basis. No case has been made clear. No case can be made. This puts one group firmly in the category of bigots. Worse yet, the other group is categorized as the oppressed.

Thought of the day

Holy books offer no useful knowledge which cannot be gained otherwise. They do, however, offer lots of nonsense which is a danger to reason, rationality, and the pursuit of science.