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Originally Posted by Strange Famous
Would be interesting to see, with people trying as much as possible not to argue the case, and simply state their position
1 - do you support the right for gay couples to legally marry?
2 - do you support the death penalty?
3 - do you believe that freedom of speech should be absolute, or are their some limits on what people should be allowed to say?
4 - do you believe that part of the role of taxation is to redistribute resources more equally?
5 - do you believe that people should be forced to learn the official language of a nation if they want to emmigrate to it?
6 - do you believe that prayer should be prohibited from schools?
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1 - Sure
2 - Nope
3 - Not quite absolute but close - I'd lean away from absolute where children and public safety are concerned.
4 - Not quite but I believe there are resources and requirements we all share and the best way to ensure these are shared amongst the populace is taxation (roads, hospitals, education, etc - I won't mention health lest the inevitable argument ensues)
5 - Yes, although understanding that people do not all attain the same level of fluency as one another. An ability to work using that language I think suffices.
6 - Not prohibited, but not mandated either - i.e., if a kid wants to pray, he can do so, but if it is a state-run school public school, I don't want to see a teacher leading the class in prayer. Having said that, we have state run Catholic schools here, and a certain amount of prayer exists - it's a long-standing legal issue