I think you're missing the point... it's not a commentary on consequences, but on premeditation. I think Reverend Dale is talking about TALKING, not just submitting eighteen year olds to the right. Should an eighteen year old think about what his or her "moral values" would allow, I'm sure that she would accept the decisions he or she would make. I think we may be in agreement that "people do what they want according to their own moral code" -- the issue is that not all teens have figured out independently what their own moral codes are. Also, all of those rights and abilities that you mentioned for eighTEEN year olds DO somewhat involve age. Think about what the reason is for allowing an eighteen year old to choose to enlist, purchase porn/tobacco, and vote.

We don't need a "discussion" about sex and morality -- people do what they want according to their own moral code. Sorry if it doesn't "fit in" with yours. Any discussion that needs to be had about alcohol and sex is unrelated to age; the same issues facing a 21-yr-old face an 18-yr-old. At 18, students reach the age of majority and are trusted to live on their own (and face legal consequences as adults), enlist in the military, purchase pornography and tobacco, and vote for elected officials. If 18 year olds can do all of this, surely they can be trusted to consume alcohol responsibly -- and face the same consequences as anyone else if they don't.

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