# What is the secular purpose of DOMA

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [March 27, 2012, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-secular-purpose-of-doma/616983 "2012-03-27T21:56:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2012, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-secular-purpose-of-doma/616983/354 "2012-03-30T13:45:44Z")

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> [@hoopified](#):
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> Then tell me how to NOT disable them.

Stop inserting [noparse]

[quote]  
[/noparse] between the original opening quote that includes the username and post reference and the text you want to quote.

\*Thus, when you wish to break the following into multiple responses, (which I will note many posters find irritating, although it is not against the rules), \*  
[noparse]

> [@Portable sovereign territory ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portable-sovereign-territory/60498/7):
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> First sentence to which you want to respond. Second sentence to which you want to respond. Third sentence to which you want to respond.

[/noparse]_You should see the following before you hit submit:_[noparse]

> [@Portable sovereign territory ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portable-sovereign-territory/60498/7):
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> First sentence to which you want to respond.

Your first response.

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> Second sentence to which you want to respond.

Your second response.

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> Third sentence to which you want to respond.

Your third response.

[/noparse]_and you should NOT see this:_[noparse]

[quote=“username, post:7, topic:60498”]

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> [@](#):
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> \*\*[noparse]First sentence to which you want to respond.

Your first response.

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Your second response.

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Your third response.  
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