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Originally posted by TourDeForce:
... 'enlightened' organizations like the ACLU ...,
That is the funniest statement I've read in a looooonng time.LMFAO 
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Originally posted by Davo:
Notice how it doesn't say "gays can't marry"...
Originally posted by Prop 2:
â??Marriage in this state shall consist only of the union of one man and one woman. This state or a political subdivision of this state may not create or recognize any legal status identical or similar to marriage.â?
You're right, I stand corrected that prohibiting gays from marrying each other was the intent of the gay marriage ban. But I just noticed that the ban doesn't go far enough... it doesn't prohibit a gay man from marrying a lesbian. That's another threat to family values that we need to address.
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I think alot of people are not seeing the forest because of all the trees. The real issue is the use of the term "marriage." The gay lobbyists have insisted on the use of the term "gay marriage" over "gay union" because they wanted to inflame the ultra conservatives and keep the issue in the media. The term marriage historically and religiously (except for the Mormons for a while) has meant the legal union between one man and one woman. Personally, I chose not to even vote because I don't really give a crap one way or the other. Just my .02
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Originally posted by Viss1:
Originally posted by Davo:
Notice how it doesn't say "gays can't marry"...
Originally posted by Prop 2:
â??Marriage in this state shall consist only of the union of one man and one woman. This state or a political subdivision of this state may not create or recognize any legal status identical or similar to marriage.â?
You're right, I stand corrected that prohibiting gays from marrying each other was the intent of the gay marriage ban. But I just noticed that the ban doesn't go far enough... it doesn't prohibit a gay man from marrying a lesbian. That's another threat to family values that we need to address.
I'm a lesbian trapped in a man's body. Who can I marry?
Must be that jumbly-wumbly thing happening again.
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Originally posted by Viss1:
Originally posted by Davo:
Notice how it doesn't say "gays can't marry"...
Originally posted by Prop 2:
â??Marriage in this state shall consist only of the union of one man and one woman. This state or a political subdivision of this state may not create or recognize any legal status identical or similar to marriage.â?
You're right, I stand corrected that prohibiting gays from marrying each other was the intent of the gay marriage ban. But I just noticed that the ban doesn't go far enough... it doesn't prohibit a gay man from marrying a lesbian. That's another threat to family values that we need to address.
Or a heterosexal man from Michigans right to marry a sheep and move to Texas. 
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I'd vote for this legislation myself. In my eyes, the "marriage" of two people of the same sex is an abomination and a perversion of this religious sanctity.
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Originally posted by TexasRealtor:
I think alot of people are not seeing the forest because of all the trees. The real issue is the use of the term "marriage." The gay lobbyists have insisted on the use of the term "gay marriage" over "gay union" because they wanted to inflame the ultra conservatives and keep the issue in the media. The term marriage historically and religiously (except for the Mormons for a while) has meant the legal union between one man and one woman. Personally, I chose not to even vote because I don't really give a crap one way or the other. Just my .02
These are just questions I've been curious about, so please take no offense in any way.
So what you're saying is that a marriage is a religious moniker & the states simply file a civil union between the two people - whatever their gender?? So does that mean gays can still obtain a civil union under Texas law?
So if gay people want a marriage, they simply have to find or found a 'church' that will perform a cerimony & recognize the bond from a religious standpoint?
Conversely, if that is the case, WTH is Texas doing by legislating religious matters? Isn't that a violation of freedom of religion if they choose legally apply a definition to a religious cerimony - particularly if it nullifies similar practices in other religions - like having multiple wives - or husbands for that matter? Doesn't that infringe on the rights of the members of GLCDSS ( Gay & Lesbian Church & Diety of Supreme Style - I made that up..  ) ??
Gawd, the arguments could go on forever, couldn't they... 
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The conservative belief that I take stock in does not place homosexuals in a different class of people like is being implied. Homosexuality is an activity, not a genetic trait. I believe it to be wrong, and so don't participate. I also am not having sex with my fiance before we get married. Now, I have lots of single friends that sleep with other people, but does that stop me from hanging out with them? No, of course not. And by the same token, it's rediculous to ostracize homosexuals for not behaving as I feel they should, because they don't believe the same things I do. Their actions may disgust me, but they are not less of a human being for doing something I don't like.
Now, legally, the issue is a little different. I will vote down gay marriage rights because I feel it is wrong. But the reason for the law is not to keep people from sinning, since they don't see it that way. If they decide to believe as I do, then they will change how they act - not the other way around. The reason for the law is that homosexual unions are detrimental to our society.
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The lacivious and non-traditional aspects of a home with same-sex parents is not a stable place for a child to develop. Studies such as the one above routinely show this. I belive that it's because this is not as God intended, but no matter the reason, it's harmful to society. Homosexuals tend to experiment with drugs, have psychological disorders, and are much more likely to have been sexually abused as children. I see no evidence that it's genetic, and anything to stem the tide of acceptance and expose the truth is going to get my vote.
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Originally posted by 04marauder:
Wasn't TX independent from the US at one time? I wish they could have stayed that way. Maybe they can have it now. Better yet let's just sell them back to Mexico or something. I don't know how much we could get for them though.
While we're at it, why don't we sell the UP to Canada? They wanted to be an independent state at one time too...
j/k... I actually kinda like the UP - then again, that might have to do with practically living up here... 
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Originally posted by Auto-X Fil:
Homosexuality is an activity, not a genetic trait.
So homosexuals are merely straight men who have decided they like sex with other men better than sex with women? 
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