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I gotta call you out on this one, since this is a bald-faced lie. It is NOT demanding special treatment under the law - it's demanding the same treatment under the law. If there's on thing I cannot tolerate, it's people spreading lies, and this is a clear example of such a lie. And in case you don't know this, we have the right to be free from religious influence in this country, not be subjected to it. You keep away from my right to be married to my partner, and I'll be more than happy to respect your right to worship as you like.
And I refuse to be bullied by your desire to impose your religious beliefs upon me and the Constitution of the United States. If you're saying this doesn't affect you personally, then why are you wasting time trying to stop the inevitable tide of progress? Face it, you're just not going to win this battle. It's over. Give it up already.
Waaah, waah, waah. I refuse to bully you. This has nothing to do with "winning or losing" some battle that the gay community seems to be waging.
You can call me on anything you want, but that doesn't make your argument valid. You can walk down to the local courthouse or church and get married today to anyone of the opposite sex, just like every other citizen in this country (of legal age). You are not denied the right to get married more than any other person in this country. The fact is, you don't want the SAME right to get married, you want SPECIAL TREATMENT to marry the person you are sexually attracted to and that has nothing to do with religion or morality or anything other than the fact that you want marriage to mean what you want it mean, and that is seeking special treatment under the law.
I don't need your respect to worship how I want. My faith or lack thereof is none of your business.
No one has argued that homosexuality is a harmful behavior towards others. Why are you jumping into the middle of a discussion, parsing words and trying to argue something unrelated?
I'm jumping on your post because it made no sense. It seems you still don't understand that since you didn't respond to it. How can you not understand something so implicitly basic?
Waaah, waah, waah. I refuse to bully you. This has nothing to do with "winning or losing" some battle that the gay community seems to be waging.
You can call me on anything you want, but that doesn't make your argument valid. You can walk down to the local courthouse or church and get married today to anyone of the opposite sex, just like every other citizen in this country (of legal age). You are not denied the right to get married more than any other person in this country. The fact is, you don't want the SAME right to get married, you want SPECIAL TREATMENT to marry the person you are sexually attracted to and that has nothing to do with religion or morality or anything other than the fact that you want marriage to mean what you want it mean, and that is seeking special treatment under the law.
I don't need your respect to worship how I want. My faith or lack thereof is none of your business.
wtf are you even on about lol
I am legitimately confused by this.
"they just want to get married like everyone else".
"but that's SPECIAL TREATMENT but I'm not even describing whatever extra thing it is that they want".
I am not using history to support a position on LGBT marriage. I am simply refuting the claim that heterosexual marriage is the norm of human culture for the purposes of procreation. It was you who originally made that statement, and if you really want to get wrapped up in this ego debate I will dig up that post and show it to you.
Here's another point to consider: heterosexuality in history was predominately a component of pedastry, and that that those same cultures engaged in other debauchery (like rape of children and women) which was sanctioned by the state. Yes the same is true for heterosexuality. It was previously the norm for young girls to be married off to older men in an arranged marriage, where they were often forced into sex by entitled husbands, with little to no protection offered by society. This was true in Europe, the Middle East, etc. and is still true for some people. It was common in many societies for heterosexuals to engage in the same behaviour (such as in many Tibetan monasteries, which was systematic prior to the 1959 occupation- not that I am justifying the occupation either). What about the entire concept of war rape being 'okay' (especially in WWII as a recent example)? Attempting to limit 'immoral' behaviour only to homosexual 'partnerships' is completely absurd. This isn't cherry picking either. These were the established norms across vast societies.
If you really want me to go into NAMBLA, no, I do not support that because of issues relating to consent. Homosexuality must still be practised between consenting adults. That is a consistent position. History does not condemn or support a position, it simply gives another perspective on an issue.
let me just say this to tie this back to modern times: heterosexuality does not imply rape. homosexuality does not imply rape. end of. neither need to have some weird purpose attached to them like procreation either.
No one is trying to limit homosexual behavior. At least, I am not.
As far as not supporting NAMBLA, you argue consent, but there are psychiatrist that hold positions that pedophilia is an innate orientation and that laws that criminalize that type of relationship are forcing moral viewpoints onto individuals who are different, because of fear and lack of education.
The fact is, you don't want the SAME right to get married, you want SPECIAL TREATMENT to marry the person you are sexually attracted to and that has nothing to do with religion or morality or anything other than the fact that you want marriage to mean what you want it mean, and that is seeking special treatment under the law.
Why are you demanding special treatment to marry the person you are sexually attracted to?
No one is trying to limit homosexual behavior. At least, I am not.
As far as not supporting NAMBLA, you argue consent, but there are psychiatrist that hold positions that pedophilia is an innate orientation and that laws that criminalize that type of relationship are forcing moral viewpoints onto individuals who are different, because of fear and lack of education.
The consent issue is with the minor, not the adult.
The mental status of the adult isn't the concern, it's the minor that isn't capable of giving consent and so must be protected by law.
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