... was impossible- a punishment or retribution for any act that was found to be unlawful. Indeed, before the bringing about of more modern judicial systems- justice was (and still is today) sought on an individual level by those who perceive an injustice was done to them. A fair and ... it seems today's systems of "justice", that is the prosecution of crimes committed against an individual or the state seem more a system for retribution and social control rather than that of a rehabilitative system aimed at the correction of action deemed criminal. Throughout the following pages, various ....

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... and there is no legal reason why we should be denied equal rights. Once you strip away the Christian conservatives who want us all to believe that God hates all homosexuals, you don't have much left. Their arguments are failing fast. No longer are we in a century where only the priests can read the Bible and tell us ... rights, our biggest opposition does not come from them. No, our biggest hurdle to over come is deep within our own community. Many lesbians have not supported the fight for equal access to the privileges of a legal union because they say that marriage is a sexists institu...

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