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Hannie, on Jan 18 2008, 11:38 PM, said:

I was somewhat disappointed that he mixed his libertarian and freedom of religion positions with his pro-life position.

Well, few libertarians would go so far as to grant individuals the freedom to kill each other, so if you happen to believe that an unborn child is an individual that should enjoy at least some human rights, I think it's OK to be pro-life even if you label yourself as a libertarian.

I have more problems with the Wiki quote saying that gay mariage is contrary to liberty. That is just nonsense. A consistent anti-gay-mariage statement would be something like "A responsible government protects its citizens from social and psychological disorders, for example by discouraging homosexuality, left-handedness, the consumption of non-Halal meat etc.". But that is the anti-thesis of libertarianism, of course.

Anyway, the Wiki article is somewhat self-contradictory on this issue.

Btw, it was Noble who posted it, not Jimmy.