Are gay marriages appropriate? Should they ban it? What should they do?
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I Support Gay Marriage, Polyamory, etc.13% Voted for by Kevin, BabyMowgli, Vataraxia, NeferMaatNetjer, dauer. (25 total)
I support any respectful, consensual sexual union between adults and believe they can all potentially be a truly spiritual experience.
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Love is love is love....10% Voted for by Kevin, BabyMowgli, AbstractedMind, SilverScent, MySilentInsanity. (18 total)
I am a gay eighteen yr old male. I am in love w/ another guy and we have been together for a yr now. And I can tell you what, I tried to be straight for sixteen yrs of my life only to fail miserably. Gay people in general do not choose to be such. Why would anyone choose to live a harder life, where there is more criticism and violence? They wouldn’t.. but the thing is either way, whether the Church agrees or not, homosexuals exist all around the world who love another person of their same sex, and they can’t be treated unjustly because “Christians” don’t believe in it. I myself consider myself Catholic w/ some tweaks in my beliefs, and yet I am gay. So come on people, just get over yourselves and move on w/ your lives, maybe the real thing is that straight people that oppose gay marriage are just A) jealous that gay people have someone that loves them and they don’t
too afraid of new things or C) to stuck in their religion and believing everything the church leaders say (mind you the same leaders bending little choir boys over).. including the meanings of the Bible and its view on homosexuality to realize something is wrong w/ a God that only loves certain people and condemns others to live a life of loneliness. -
point?10% Voted for by Kevin, BabyMowgli, Coconut, Stevie, mellilot. (18 total)
Gay marriage bans… that definately takes away freedom in America. Marriage… it just makes love “legal”. Personally, I never truly saw the point in marriage. Especially since almost everyone who gets married divorces not long afterward. Gay marriage shouldn’t be banned, but like I said, makes not difference to me, since I don’t see the point in marriage.
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I think so.6% Voted for by BabyMowgli, FallingClouds, Gothic pixie, Fictional-Being, Tetsuka. (12 total)
I dont see what the big deal is. Why the hell should it matter what gender somone chooses? Its not anyones right to tell anyone how to feel or think. Weather or not they will be allowed to be married, they’re still going to be together. Whats a ring going to make a difference?
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EVERY couple deserves legal equality6% Voted for by BabyMowgli, bachelorette, SilverScent, ShockinglyCute, Scrap. (12 total)
Personally, i believe anyone should have the right to marry whoever they want. sure, the original idea of marriage wasnt exactly romantic, but this isnt the case anymore. and same-sex marriage may not only be for love either. it is the legal binding aspect of a relationship that up till now only heterosexual couples have had the right to. see, any lovers can have their affections for each other, but only married ones have certain rights as a recognized legal couple. and because marriage is actually a LEGAL subject,(though religion does sometimes play a part in the ceremony)religious ideas should not affect it at all, because there should generally be a separation of church and state. besides, there are both religious AND non-religious gay couples who wish to be wed. how do you think they see it?
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I Support Gay Marriage6% Voted for by BabyMowgli, SilverScent, MySilentInsanity, Fictional-Being, Order of Chaeronea. (11 total)
The only reason i can see for why the government/american people don’t want to have gay mariages is that they are discusted. American people aren’t really used to going outside their little “comfort zones”, most people seeing a gay couple will think of it being disturbing because they are not used to the sight. Gays and lesbians are people just like straight people, why they should be treated differently is beyond my knowledge. It’s the same as the racism against “African Americans”, they looked different, therefore, treated differently. Why should people be denied the right to marry someone they love just because they are of the same gender? If you love someone, why are you denied the right to show in this so-called “holy matrimony”?
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Its a freedom of choice6% Voted for by BabyMowgli, FallingClouds, SilverScent, MySilentInsanity, Fictional-Being. (11 total)
Everyone, whether their gay, straight, or bi, have the choice on who they wish to marry. If its a sin to be gay, lesbian, or bi, than why did God create them? They’re human, so they deserve repect.
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not my business6% Voted for by BabyMowgli, concrete sky, my name here, Scrap, Curve Ball. (11 total)
I don’t really think it is my business if gay people want to get married. They aren’t causing anyone any harm, so let’s worry about other things like feeding people who are hungry or taking in foster kids etc etc.
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Marriage is based in religion, Government should not be able to regulate5% Voted for by naena, Poetryality, Fictional-Being, Scrap, Order of Chaeronea. (9 total)
I think the government is harping on an issue where they have no place! This is a deterrent to something that is brewing in government that they want to distracted us from. Allow Gay people to marry if they wish. In our state (OHIO) there is already law against it, so why did they have the citizens vote on a law that already exist? DUH! Answer; To set up a base, to align a group of anti-gay proponents. I am not for or against gay marriages, there are some heterosexuals that should not wed. The issue is a distraction from laws or bills or issues…that should be addressed. There is something rotten in Denmark! Let’s open up the real can of worms, like America’s inner city youth not being educated!
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Read this.5% Voted for by BabyMowgli, sunless, Fictional-Being, Curve Ball, Order of Chaeronea. (9 total)
It is important for one to understand the implications of one telling someone to ‘hold back homosexual tendencies’. It is now bordering on scientific fact that homosexuality is inherited, based on genes. So for someone to supress a particular feeling they have, yet someone else, by virtue of the luck of the draw, doesnt have to suppress his heterosexual tendencies? The main argument against homosexual marriage is religious. We must not let an ancient text enslave our mind in the present.
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this choice looks like it was written by a polition... but don't worry, i won't hold that against you. i agree completely with what you're sayinglikewhatitis100
December 5, 2007
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GAY RELATIONSHIPS SUFFERS BOTH MORAL AND SPIRITUAL DEFICITS
Marriage, which is defined as union of man and woman is a stamp of approval from moral and spiritual standpoints. It meets the standard, whether it’s moral or spiritual. So, marriage stands as a legitimate union of man and woman from either perspective.
Gay relationship is illogical from a reason standpoint. If reason and logic evaluates the relationship, it evaluates to illogical and abuse. A good moral is the one that is logical and reasonable. Since, gay relationship is illogical from a reason standpoint, it stand to reason that it can not be a good moral. So, gay relationship has moral deficit.
It also violets the biblical principles, thus, it has a spiritual deficit.
So, since a marriage carries legitimacy, granting gays marriage would be legitimizing the deficits the relationship suffers.
So, marriage should be reserved for relationships that are logical from a reason standpoint.
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