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In reply to the discussion: Poll: What should the minimum legal age to marry be in your opinion? [View all]ljm2002
(10,751 posts)51. Still trying to justify...
...your support of the Duck Dynasty dude's comments about marrying girls at 15 or 16 -- before they're 20 and only want to "pick pockets", eh? I have yet to see you reject that premise. Until you do, I will not take this as anything other than an attempt by you to deflect attention from your odious support of an odious man's odious opinions:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024257809
"In the full video clip it shows he is TELLING A STORY about what he said in the past to a young guy when counseling him about dating.
In the context of the full 2:36 video, at a Sportsmen's Ministry talk, Phil is speaking about when he gave "river-rat counseling" to a young man that was dating a young woman. He advised the young man to taste some of her cooking to make sure she could cook a meal and to make sure she carried a Bible, saying, "that'll save you a lot of trouble down the road. And if she picks (plucks the feathers off) your ducks, (At this point the 26-second clip begins) now that's a woman." After the twenty-six second video clip ends Phil goes on to speak for another minute
Looks like the media has been taking the 26 second clip that is going around the net out of context.
We don't like it when the GOP bashes us with clips out of context and we shouldn't support doing it to the GOPers, in my opinion."
I will note two things: 1 - the "young man that was dating a young woman" already HAD A CHILD with that young woman, which you must have known if you listened to this clip; and 2 - you carefully left out the part about how waiting until young women are 20 years old means they won't pick your ducks, just your pockets.
Please do let us know, again, why you support this man and his remarks? Or better yet, withdraw your support of his ODIOUS views.
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Poll: What should the minimum legal age to marry be in your opinion? [View all]
Tx4obama
Jan 2014
OP
The federal age of consent is 18, but 16 is the age of consent in a majority (31)
ScreamingMeemie
Jan 2014
#12
It's an issue of minors not being fully mature enough to make such decisions for themselves
kcr
Jan 2014
#29
21. Nothing is worse than a sober wedding and nobody should be breaking the law
TheKentuckian
Jan 2014
#11
Thanks Tx4obama. I actually expected to be called a extremist and other not so nice names for
ZM90
Jan 2014
#69
most likely, Mary the mother of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ was about thirteen or fourteen when
Douglas Carpenter
Jan 2014
#36
What a discussion to behold, straight folks who defend clerics who oppose adult
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2014
#43
all these gay bashers making excuses for Pope Francis is sure sickening
Douglas Carpenter
Jan 2014
#78
Oh, how intelligent and street smart when we become teenagers. I marveled at how smart
Thinkingabout
Jan 2014
#53
Congratulations your 46th wedding anniversary, hope ya'll have many more happy ones :)
Tx4obama
Jan 2014
#63
Interesting. A majority of respondents want a higher marriage age than is the standard.
Comrade Grumpy
Jan 2014
#59
Yeah, I am suprised. I thought there'd be more DUers that would say 'Love is Love' and government...
Tx4obama
Jan 2014
#68
I think for the young folks that want to be married before having sex and babies...
Tx4obama
Jan 2014
#67
The minimum age in Michigan is 16 with written consent from a parent or guardian.
Kaleva
Jan 2014
#66