Several of these sites have garnered interest from readers. I would very much like to hear your opinions, as well as what brought you to these.
This is a sub-index page of the Index to the Writings of Mark Joseph Young, which cover many areas of thought and life, including, law, bible, rpg's, time travel, fiction, and many other subjects.
Christianity, Homosexuality, and the E. L. C. A.: Events in San Francisco are pushing the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America toward a decision regarding the treatment of homosexual clergy; but we should consider whether homosexuality is normal or sin, and how the church should treat sinners.
C-Net's Proposed Law: Ban Spam: Objections are raised to the ideas suggested for controlling spam, which are neither effective not appropriate.
C-Net's Proposed Law: Close Libel Loopholes: The notion that liability laws are unclear in regard to when an ISP is liable for libel is examined.
C-Net's Proposed Law: Create a U. N. Net: This page considers the pitfalls and advantages of creating an internatio
C-Net's Proposed Law: Mandate Privacy Policies: This look at the idea of requiring those who request personal information on the Internet to state what they will do with it suggests that it's a good idea, but may be more than necessary.
C-Net's Proposed Law: No New Taxes: Although such a law will have little direct effect on whether there will be taxes, this page suggests that it would be worth passing.
C-Net's Proposed Law: Protect Personal Information: This addresses the idea that individual personal information should not be published on the Web without the specific permission of that individual, and finds it undesirable.
C-Net's Proposed Law: Protect the Freedom to Link: The World Wide Web is about the ability to connect pages to other pages freely, but recognize a caveat.
C-Net's Proposed Law: Put Porno In It's Place: A discussion of the recommended approach to controlling pornography on the Internet finds it good but not perfect.
C-Net's Proposed Law: Stop Domain Speculators: Is C-Net biased when it suggests how to stop domain speculation, or is there merit to their approach? This page recommends an alternative approach to the problem.
C-Net's Proposed Law: Unmask Mystery Webmasters: Consider the arguments for a voluntary approach to identifying web page authors and publishers, instead of the mandatory system suggested by C-Net.
Law and Enforcement in Imaginary Realms: The Course of Law: Published in the role playing game e-zine Places to Go, People to Be, this article looks at possibilities for the criminal law process, from the procedures governing arrests through rules of evidence, including some of the nuances of what is meant by "proof". It is the second of an continuing three-article series.
Law and Enforcement in Imaginary Realms: The Force of Law: The third and final article in the series for the Places to Go, People to Be e-zine looks at how and why we punish, and how those decisions affect our worlds.
Law and Enforcement in Imaginary Realms: The Source of Law: First in a series published in the RPG e-zine Places to Go, People to Be, this looks at the many ways laws have been made throughout history, the ways they might be made in the future, and the way government and the legislative process reflect the world around them. It was chosen from all of that e-zine's material to be reprinted on Gaming Outpost.
The Problem with the Lottery: The lottery question is viewed as what it is: a tax problem.
Professor Robert Lipkin, the Concert Violinist, and Abortion: A response to an argument which Professor Lipkin created in class years ago, this discusses whether it is unfair to expect a woman to carry a pregnancy to term just because her child might be a great human being.
Thoughts on Law and Legal Papers: The original index to those articles loosely related to legal matters which exist on my personal home page.
Thoughts on the Ten Internet Laws Proposed by C-Net: The introductory page to a collection of replies to a survey and set of legal proposals put forward by Internet giant C-Net.
Was John Brown a Hero or a Villain?: This question is posed as more than an historical inquiry concerning a civil war icon, but as an issue which has repercussions into an important situation in the present day.
Why Should Cable Television Carriers Pay to Deliver Local Broadcast TV?: A legal, logical, and economic examination of the policy of requiring cable and satellite carriers to pay local broadcast television stations for the right to rebroadcast local programming.
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