I have fantasies about getting into arguments with some of these peoples.. firstly, ask them if they've ever engaged in sex or if they are celibate. thats a set up question. they are bound to say yes. then call them hippocrites (sp?) since they say porn is sinful, yet they engage in the same physical activities in the privacy of their own home. whats the difference if you do it in private or if its on tape, the physical activity is still the same (note, this may not apply to some of the more extreme stuff, but still applies to an overwhelming majority of adult).
also drive home the point that porn is only wrong if its forced upon people who do not wish to view it which applies to almost anything, including the beliefs of your opponents, stick to that point. "I respect the fact that you may not be sexually as open as other people, but its wrong to hinder other people's beliefs." and how wrong could it be if most people engage in the same exact activities, except in private.
politics/debating isn't necessarily about what you say, but about how you say it. pay a lot of attention to delivery, like the set up question i had above.
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