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Off-topic but God is a he. The bible doesn't refer to God as Jesus' mother.
Actually, God is neither male nor female. God is God. But God came to earth as man, in the person of Jesus Christ. We refer to God as He, because that is the language. Just like when we refer to humankind as Man.
But Marriage is an institution created by God for Man. It is only for purposes of records and other legal reasons that the government requires a marriage to be registered; i.e., the marriage license.
2. a chaplain from the locale hospital performed the ceremony.
In the ceremony, at our request, the wording of the ceremony was around the spiritual nature of man and the mysteries of life and its journey and the beauty that is there if we are willing to open our eyes. Even though "God" was not specifically mentioned we were married in an occasion that emphasized that there is something greater than man.
I believe that we are "married" in both physical and spiritual terms. Married is the term that we use as we are more than "civilly unioned."
For some reason when conservatives are challenged on gay marriage they revert to the idea that marriage isn't a right granted by the government but rather a privilege granted by government. However this simply isn't true. In the case of Loving V. Virginia, the Supreme Court ruled that marriage is a right allowing for interracial marriages rather than the states allowing Jim Crow laws to prevent them. How can the Supreme Court be wrong without congress passing a law defining marriage as a privilege rather than a right?
You DON'T need a license to exercise your "rights".
The SP has made MANY rulings that later have been overturned. They are NOT infallible.
It's because conservatives are wrong about this, as they oftentimes are about many things.
That is patently absurd conservative reasoning. Of course it stands to reason that it should. Marriage involves a combination of assets and liabilities that has all sorts of legal implications, as well as oftentimes the production of offspring that carry their own set of social welfare consequences; so naturally there will be societal laws regarding marriage.
"It's because conservatives are wrong about this, as they oftentimes are about many things"
You DON'T need a license to exercise your "rights".
The SP has made MANY rulings that later have been overturned. They are NOT infallible.
That is true but we have to remember that they interpret the Constitution and each court is different as justices come in with different points of view. That said, I don't see gay marriage bans being lifted because they are a privilege, it is a legal right to be treat as equals under the law. Unlike getting a driver's license, or county food handler's card, you aren't tested if you should marry your mate.
That is true but we have to remember that they interpret the Constitution and each court is different as justices come in with different points of view. That said, I don't see gay marriage bans being lifted because they are a privilege, it is a legal right to be treat as equals under the law. Unlike getting a driver's license, or county food handler's card, you aren't tested if you should marry your mate.
I see nothing wrong with samesex marriage...you cant control who you fall in love with..... but get government out of marriages
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