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Oh boo freakin' hoo! Crammed down your throat? Then don't read the articles or watch the news about it Gay marriage will eventually be legal in all states and federally. Then you won't have to hear about it any more.
"Eventually" is a pretty imprecise word. Unless the Supreme Court rules that states must allow ssm, the 'eventually' will be many years before ssm is recognized in all states.
I go weeks or months without gay issues on my mind unless I open a thread here or watch Modern Family.
I don't believe the polls. If close to 60% of Americans supported homosexual marriage then why do so many states have constitutional amendments defining marriage between a man and a woman? Amendments passed by overwhelming public support not all that long ago. Did these people have a sudden change of heart? Did they die?
It is because people come from the "if you don't live like I think you should you are going to hell" states and make the naive believe it will lead to people marrying animals, their sibling, or a car, the younger generation and those that can think for themselves is more accepting of alternative lifestyles and knows better.
This discussion has absolutely nothing to do with the 14th amendment, the equal protection clause does not apply to gay marriage.
Of course it does, equal protection under the law is the essence of the gay marriage issue and the essence of the 14th Amendment.
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Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
If one can deny gay people rights, solely based upon their sexual orientation, without a rational basis, -- rights granted others of a different orientation, that's a clear violation of the 14th Amendment.
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I'm sick of the twisting of the Bible to make it appear that there is absolutely nothing wrong with gay marriage. The Bible couldn't be more plain on the topic. Verses like Romans 1:26-27 clearly show that God does not approve of the act, and certainly won't approve of gay marriage.
The Bible has no relevance in matters of law. That means that the courts cannot base their decisions on biblical beliefs.
I don't believe the polls. If close to 60% of Americans supported homosexual marriage then why do so many states have constitutional amendments defining marriage between a man and a woman? Amendments passed by overwhelming public support not all that long ago. Did these people have a sudden change of heart? Did they die?
We don't all read the same bible, nor do we interpret it the same. My G-d is an accepting and loving one; I find it hard to believe that the Christian G-d is so judgemental and foreboding. The act of following the Bible and not questioning what's in it is ludicrous to me.
Separation of church and state means I don't have to listen to you whine or complain about it. If you don't agree with gay marriage, don't marry a gay person.
The whole idea that the Judeo-Christian "heritage" is the law of the land is what's perverse in this. Religions are not the law of our country, though political evangelical churches have been chomping at the bit to make it that.
please tell me which state had laws allowing same sex "marriage" when the constitution was written?
Does anyone realize that the sin of Sodom had nothing to do with sex?
they had many sins including homosexuality.
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Gay marriage will eventually be legal in all states and federally. Then you won't have to hear about it any more.
