Originally posted by Davo:
I'm all for state recognition of gay marriages (civil unions). But not social recognition of them (marriage). That's something that has to be guarded to protect the sanctity of the oldest, simplest, and most important human social institution. That homosexuals invest their entire relevance in being part of a heterosexual institution amazes me.
Hate to jack a thread, specially on such a worndown topic, but I'll say this. I agree in the fact that civil unions should practically already be put in place. I support gay marriages simply because I see not allowing them to officially "wed" is denying them their right to show their love and commitment for eachother. They are exactly the same as every other human, they love, they hurt, they feel, and I just don't see what giving them the right to express those emotions does to hurt American society. I also agree that marriage SHOULD be the most important human institution, but in an age when ~50% of all marriages end in divorce, and you can get married in a mall, on the Vegas strip under flashing neon, exactly what institution are you trying to protect?
EDIT: I guess lina kinda hit on the deminished marriage topic as well. 
Last edited by PlatoSVT; 09/22/04 04:16 AM.
