where do you stand on these social issues?

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Bump.

Gay marriage: Oppose, but favor civil unions.

Abortion: Strongly Oppose.

Legalized gambling: Support.

Prostitution: Oppose.

Prayer in school: Oppose if it's organized; Support if it's individual and voluntary.

School uniforms: Oppose, but should be up to the school, obviously.

Drug legalization: Strongly Support.

Gun control: Strongly Oppose.

Affirmative action: Strongly Oppose, both race- and class-based.

Speed limits: Oppose/indifferent.

Death penalty: Strongly Oppose.

Mandatory minimum sentencing: Strongly Oppose.

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prayer in school?  Support, as long as it is led by students without discrimination of those belonging to faiths other than Christianity

I don't think prayer in school is worth it if every religion present at the school has to be represented.  I don't think a kid should get detention for praying by himself, and "see you at the poll" prayer groups during lunch or before/after school should be allowed, as should voluntary Bible study classes during free time.  But prayer that is led by students, as in mandated by the school?  No.  I assume that the majority religion in the state/school would get the most time (because, honestly, if one kid is a Janist in the school, why should he get as much as time as a religion with 300 followers in the school?).  From a Christian perspective, I don't wish for Christian kids to have to endure readings of the Book of Mormon in Utah schools, or Christian kids to have to endure Buddhist readings in Hawaiian schools.  And one of the main principles of Christianity is that the devotion to the religion must be chosen, so forcing prayer in public schools is unChristian.

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Ah, OK.  It was mainly the "students of other faiths" that led me to thinking it was another idea for the government to extend its messy hand into something and overdo it (i.e. when they print ballots in every language in a community at the expense of the taxpayers).  But now that you've elaborated, your position is basically the same as mine. 

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Prostitution:  Strongly Oppose.

You mean you don't support legalization or you don't 'support' in the sense of patronizing them? 

If you're against legalization, how does that fit into your generally libertarian ideology?

I suppose I strongly oppose patronizing them in a moral sense, and in a political sense, I merely oppose the legalization (but not "strongly," as I do not feel strongly about the issue).  Although I do oppose it for moral reasons, there are a lot of health risks involved in the legalization; if the government were to regulate it in order to alleviate these risks, the regulation would cancel out the legalization and it would be just another beaurocratic waste of time.

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I disagree.  Guns serve a purpose (the right to self-defense).

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gay marriage? Yes
abortion? Yes
legalized gambling? Yes
prostitution? No
prayer in school? No
school uniforms? No
drug legalization? Yes
gun control? No
affirmative action? No
speed limits? No
death penalty? No
mandatory minimum sentencing? No

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Religiousity has apparently sapped your ability to engage in rational thought.  How's about we apply the same 'logic' to your precious guns?  If you can make it yourself, have at it, but lets not allow you to buy the things.

I don't agree with Jake's position, but this is a poor analogy for several reasons.  First, it is not practical to make guns, whereas it is possible to grow your own pot.  Second, the right to gun ownership is explicitly constitutionally protected whereas the right to use marijuana is not (although I'm sure you could make a right to privacy argument).

Also, given that you are trying to compare guns and pot, why don't you support gun rights anyway?

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The criminalization of...

Prostitution raises crime rates and violence against women.

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Gay Marriage
Support entirely.

Abortion
Yes, I'm pro-choice.

Gambling
It should be legal, though not government sponsored (I oppose state-funded lotteries and slot machines as a way of raising revenue.)

Prostitution
Support.

Prayer in School
Not illegal as far as I'm aware.  No school sponsored prayer, obviously.

School Uniforms
I'm opposed, both because of the cost for parents and because I support freedom of expression.  I can, however, see how they promote equality - but, in my opinion, at the expense of individuality to an unacceptable extent.

Drug Legalization
Support - remove the focus from the criminal justice system to addiction treatment and harm reduction.  In the end, however, people have a right to determine what they do with their bodies.

Gun Control
Support, though I worry that in a country like the USA which is already loaded with guns, gun control would be counterproductive.

Affirmative Action
Support.

Speed Limits
No objection in principle, but it's more of a local thing, and if they aren't needed in certain areas, then they simply aren't needed.

Death Penalty
Abolitionist.

Mandatory Minimum Sentencing
Oppose.