Word: commonization
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...widespread willingness to frame the debate in this manner belies a dangerous trend in America's deliberation regarding the moral status of homosexuality. This fissure, if allowed to widen, will make it utterly impossible for each side of the debate to reach common ground. There are several arguments against the moral acceptability of homosexuality which, whether convincing or not, deserve attention...
...most common condemnation of homosexuality stems from religious faith. This argument holds that the Bible is the sole moral authority; the Bible says that homosexuality is a sin, so homosexuality is immoral--to posit anything to the contrary would smack of blasphemy...
...most prudent opposition to religious condemnation of homosexuality, then, is not to impugn religion's place in public discourse, but to debate the legitimacy of interpreting the Bible to this end. Religious reasoning against homosexuality should not be cast aside as easily as has become common practice--rather, it must be examined and energetically engaged. Homosexuality might also be opposed cogently by traditionalists. To the suggestion that homosexuality ought to be approved and embraced, the starchy traditionalist might reasonably reply: "Thanks, but heterosexuality as the sole acceptable form of sexual expression has been working out tolerably well over the past...
...some morally sensitive spines: "If you become pregnant and wish to continue the pregnancy, you will be referred to the UHS Obstetrical Service, staffed by Brigham and Women's Faculty OB-GYN Practice physicians and nurse practitioners, for prenatal care." The sentence implies that having an abortion is as common and unproblematic as continuing a pregnancy, which for most of us it is certainly...
Harvard and Dartmouth have faced eight common opponents this season, including Hartford. The Big Green is undefeated in those matches, while the Crimson...