| Advertise Here » Browse ad-free by donating | |
|
|
| The Debate Forums | Blogs | | | Donate | Register (it's free) | Chatroom | Search | Today's Posts | Mark Forums Read |
| ||||||
| View Poll Results: In my opinion, homosexual marriage is | |||
| A civil rights issue. Anyone should be able to marry anyone |     | 320 | 43.66% |
| A distraction from the real issues of government |    | 90 | 12.28% |
| An unacceptable redefinition of a traditional concept |    | 77 | 10.50% |
| Morally wrong since homosexuality is morally wrong |    | 98 | 13.37% |
| A private matter between the couple and their minister |    | 64 | 8.73% |
| Other-I will explain below |    | 59 | 8.05% |
| A celebration of diversity | | 25 | 3.41% |
| Voters: 733. You may not vote | |||
 |
| | Thread Tools |
Jan 8, 2007, 11:18 am
| #3441 (permalink) (top) |
| *the pet lesbian*  Location: south of england Posts: 67 | thats the stupid thing isnt it. that still in todays society when alot of people arent religious that you still need religous cerimoney to get some legal rights. but thats the way it is and most likely will stay for a long time to come. |
|  |
|
Jan 8, 2007, 11:33 am
| #3442 (permalink) (top) | ||
| Chocoholic  Posts: 904 | Quote:
The only difference is that same-sex couples can't avail themselves of that alternative in most states, and in no case will such a marriage be recognized by the federal government. Quote:
| ||
|
| |
|
Jan 8, 2007, 12:04 pm
| #3444 (permalink) (top) |
| A Celestial Monkey  Location: In England Posts: 1,580 | Although I am tolerant of gays, I believe that for them to marry each other takes one of the important features of a traditional marriage away, that is, the combining of yin and yang, male and female. It disturbs me, but for some reason I can't find a decent argument against it. Maybe this kind of change is progressive, but its quite a big one. |
|
| |
|
Jan 8, 2007, 12:41 pm
| #3445 (permalink) (top) | |
| *the pet lesbian* Location: south of england Posts: 67 | Quote:
what religion are you talking about here? i though the fundemental thing about marriage was joining two people together (who love eachother) in the eyes of 'god' | |
|
| |
|
Jan 8, 2007, 12:54 pm
| #3446 (permalink) (top) | |
| A Celestial Monkey Location: In England Posts: 1,580 | Quote:
or theist. It's just traditional in Western/secular society, right? Im not talking about any religion. I'm talking about the core point of a marriage (traditionally accepted anyway), the celebration of the union of a man and woman for life. How that union is more special than a man to man union (bad thoughts go away..), I can't say. | |
|
| |
|
Jan 8, 2007, 01:10 pm
| #3447 (permalink) (top) |
| *the pet lesbian* Location: south of england Posts: 67 | if your not a christian and feel you have the right to get married in a christian way, why do you feel that two men or two women dont? i dont see why anyone would want to get married unless they are religous... |
|
| |
|
Jan 8, 2007, 01:18 pm
| #3448 (permalink) (top) | |
| A Celestial Monkey Location: In England Posts: 1,580 | Quote:
Besides, that right to get married in whatever way you choose, let alone, a Christian way is granted by law. | |
|
| |
|
Jan 8, 2007, 01:23 pm
| #3449 (permalink) (top) | |
| Chocoholic Posts: 904 | Quote:
Moreover, married folk in the US are privy to certain benefits that non-marrieds are not. In my own example, My same sex household will be paying over $14,000 more in insurance premiums and taxes compared to an identical opposite sex married household under the same conditions. | |
|
| |
|
Jan 8, 2007, 01:33 pm
| #3450 (permalink) (top) | |
| *the pet lesbian* Location: south of england Posts: 67 | Quote:
ok you didnt say homosexuals dont have the right to marry. what you said was homosexuals marrying takes away the most important thing about marriage....which implys you are against it...:confused: | |
|
| |
|
Jan 8, 2007, 01:57 pm
| #3451 (permalink) (top) | |
| A Celestial Monkey Location: In England Posts: 1,580 | Quote:
| |
|
| |
|
Jan 8, 2007, 02:09 pm
| #3454 (permalink) (top) |
| *the pet lesbian* Location: south of england Posts: 67 | im just woundering if you should open the door and take a step out of the closet? alot of the time people who feel 'uncomfortable' about homosexuality are trying to opress feelings which they are afraid of.... |
|
| |
|
Jan 12, 2007, 08:25 am
| #3459 (permalink) (top) | ||
| BANNED Location: New York Posts: 4,217 | Quote:
As a polite suggestion, you might consider that if you want to make your point clear, use capital letters, proper grammar, and appropriate punctuation. Quote:
Someone has a preference against something, they dislike it, and you call them ignorant? You're going to insult someone because they just don't like something? I don't like mushrooms. Does that make me ignorant? Some people don't like scary movies. Does that make them ignorant? And some people don't like blacks, or gays, or jews, or men, or the French. Does that make them ignorant? Everyone is entitled to their opinion. So I'd have to wonder, who's more ignorant: the person with the dislike or the person who dislikes the former on the basis of that dislike? | ||
|
| |
|
Jan 12, 2007, 08:31 am
| #3460 (permalink) (top) | |||
| *the pet lesbian* Location: south of england Posts: 67 | Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
YES.... | |||
|
| |
