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Originally posted by Rara:
good call James, this thread is getting waaay beyond TMI.
Personally, I am against gay marriage. Marriage is not only a legal bond, but a spiritual bond as well, designed to be between a man and a woman. To alter the structure of that union, IMHO as a married man, weakens it, and takes away its meaning. (Not that the extreme ease of divorce doesn't either, but that's a different topic entirely.)
And while I find the act(s) that define homosexuality personally revolting, the fact of the matter is that it is accepted by this society whether I agree with it or not. Because it is accepted by the general population, I don't see an issue with creating some other legal bond, that would be equivalent to marriage to the government that homosexuals and others could use as an alternative to marriage. I don't feel that the current allowances for gay couples in regards to benefits etc. from companies are fair at all to hetero couples that are not married, so I think an alternative legal bond would help to balance the whole situation out, while not cheapening the bond of marriage.
I know, its semantics, but sometimes, that's all there really is.
i agree with you completely, out of everything, i have said in all. If they weren't married, but some other term, similiar, of legal bond, thats fine. but, marriage is sacred, whether you believe in a god or not. Its was meant for men and women, not men and men, or women and women. if it was, this topic wouldn't matter. very good said.
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Originally posted by auiotour:
Its was meant for men and women, not men and men, or women and women. if it was, this topic wouldn't matter. very good said.
I always thought it was between two consenting adults who loved each other, and still do. Man or woman is not necessary.
I STILL have yet to hear how any gay marriage would change how you feel about your respected spouse. Is YOUR marriage going to mean any less to you?
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Originally posted by bishop375:
I always thought it was between two consenting adults who loved each other, and still do. Man or woman is not necessary.
I STILL have yet to hear how any gay marriage would change how you feel about your respected spouse. Is YOUR marriage going to mean any less to you?
You obviously haven't found the answer there bishop, but I'd like to ask then:
If it means SO MUCH to a homosexual to get married, there must be something sacred, something good and treasured about it. Hence, if a heterosexual couple doesn't see that it is sacred, and treasured by a Man/Woman only anymore ( 50% divorced, gays allowed to "marry") , then they would obviously like to keep it special in any way possible ( not support it, use the bible, use common sense as to why males and females have certain organs ) . Yes, it could just be changing the wording, until then you'll keep asking that question when some keep bringing it up.
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I'm not talking about the "institution of marriage." I'm talking about the individual couples.
All this talk about how it's going to destroy the "institution of marriage" is bull. There is no way that you can tell me that if gays are allowed to marry that any husband would love his wife any less or vice-versa. IF that were to happen, there's something severely wrong with them in the first place.
This is nothing but a bunch of juvenile politicians sitting on one side of the schoolyard saying "nyah nyah, we have this and you don't, nyah nyah," and trying to keep it that way.
Nevermind the fact that the SJC in MA made it perfectly clear that the state was to MAKE gay marriage legal. NOT to grant "civil unions."
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There is a God, and you will meet him. Every knee will bow, and every tongue confess that Jesus is Lord, to the glory of the Father.
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Originally posted by fdunford:
There is a God, and you will meet him. Every knee will bow, and every tongue confess that Jesus is Lord, to the glory of the Father.
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No sign of Heaven... anywhere in sight."
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Is that John Lennon (I'm not sure)? But he will meet him too 
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WOah... not even close to Lennon.
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