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That makes the assumption that gay marriage is a weakening agent to the institution of marriage. Care to show any evidence to support that assumption? Bible verses don't count, actual data, please.
Actually, I have a great bible verse for you.
Matthew 19:6
"So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
It seems like many Christians fear that two married gay men in another city can tear apart what God joined. Talk about a lack of faith!
Calif AG asks court to lift gay marriage stay - The Denver Post (http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_17511806 - broken link)
"California's attorney general asked a federal appeals court on Tuesday to allow gay marriages to resume while the court considers the constitutionality of the state's ban on same-sex unions...In her letter to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, state Attorney General Kamala Harris said the sponsors of the voter-approved ban, known as Proposition 8, were unlikely to prevail in their appeal to reinstate the ban that was struck down by a trial judge."
Ok, exactly how will yours or my marriage weaken? Walk me through it. What specifically, not general platitudes, please use examples, what will happen. Graphs and charts are fine also!
The problem with conservative arguments in the United States on any "morality" issue is that they believe the United States is the only country in the world. They forget that other nations have vastly different laws, and have legalized many of the things conservatives believe Americans shouldn't have the freedom to pursue. Everything from gay marriage and gays in the military, to prostitution and legalization of certain drugs. We can look to those countries to see how things work out.
They make dire predictions based on assumptions that are not borne out in other countries. Has society fallen apart in the nations where gay marriage is legal? Hard case to make when the "social prosperity indicators" of other nations exceed those of the United States in many categories. Have the militaries where gays serve openly disintegrated into chaos?
American conservatives live in a bubble. And that's their first problem.
If people today are as much homophobe as is obvious, why am I not surprised that they were more so about 2000 years ago when these stories were written?
strictly speaking in the historic context, I think it is a false asumption you are making.
sexual attitudes in general were vastly less strict 2000 years ago than they are today.
vastly.
Greek culture dominated the middle east and there is a reason we use the term "greek love" for gay sex.
gay sex was in fact practiced in a religious context by certain sects.
Compare the crime rates of more liberal nations than ours to America. Compare the crime rates of liberal states to "conservative" states.
Hard to make a relevant comparison because there are so many factors. The United States has over 300 million people, many of whom are from another country.
Also, as I said, compare the crime rate when America was a more conservative country (1950s and earlier) to today.
strictly speaking in the historic context, I think it is a false asumption you are making.
sexual attitudes in general were vastly less strict 2000 years ago than they are today.
vastly.
Greek culture dominated the middle east and there is a reason we use the term "greek love" for gay sex.
gay sex was in fact practiced in a religious context by certain sects.
Good point, most references in the bible regarding sex have more to do with temple prostitution and cult practices than they do sex.
The lone exception being adultery since that practice does involve a victim.
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