While We Are Busy Legislating Gay Marriage; Maybe We Should Take Another Look At Marriage Itself

[AnUnidentifiedMale]

Originally Posted by dcsldcd

You are worried about marriage being in trouble and you want to add more trouble by adding homosexual marriage?

It's only "trouble" if you think it's trouble. I think that every state should at least offer civil unions/domestic partnerships.

[PITTSTON2SARASOTA]

Originally Posted by dcsldcd

You are worried about marriage being in trouble and you want to add more trouble by adding homosexual marriage?

The more the merrier...

[AnUnidentifiedMale]

Originally Posted by equality4all

Well said! I would go a little further though and say that it's not just our relationships that are deemed worthless.

I don't think I'd go that far. I see a difference between rejecting relationships and rejecting individuals.

[the one]

two same sex people WANTING to get married is trouble for marriage?

pretty screwed up logic. logic, you do know what that is.

Originally Posted by dcsldcd

You are worried about marriage being in trouble and you want to add more trouble by adding homosexual marriage?

[bchris02]

Originally Posted by AnUnidentifiedMale

The more I think about it, the more I think it's insane to let the voters decide who should have the right to marry and who should not. I especially think it's crazy that so many states have outlawed civil unions and domestic partnerships in addition to same-sex marriage. What they've basically said is: Gays keep out. We think your relationships are worthless.

Here in Arkansas, if a law could be passed making homosexuality a capital crime, it would pass overwhelmingly. Gay people are not tolerated around here and pretty much stay in the closet.

[AnUnidentifiedMale]

Originally Posted by bchris02

Here in Arkansas, if a law could be passed making homosexuality a capital crime, it would pass overwhelmingly. Gay people are not tolerated around here and pretty much stay in the closet.

Yeah, I was thinking it would be interesting if every state voted on whether or not homosexuality should be legal or not. I was shocked to see recently that according to a recent Gallup poll, 40% of Americans believe homosexuality should be illegal.

Majority of Americans Continue to Oppose Gay Marriage (scroll down about 2/3 of the page to see the graph)

[equality4all]

Originally Posted by AnUnidentifiedMale

I don't think I'd go that far. I see a difference between rejecting relationships and rejecting individuals.

I see what you are saying, but, I disagree. I believe that the rejection of same-sex relationships in the majority of, if not all, cases, is based, at least in some part, on the rejection of homosexuality itself. By rejecting same-sex relationships, which are obviously a natural part of an LGBT's life, you are rejecting the homosexual individual and their rights to equality.

I realize that we are on the same side of the issue so we'll have to agree to disagree on this one.

[SouthCity09]

i cant see why anyone would want to get married...dont need to b married to have kids and live a good life.

[PITTSTON2SARASOTA]

Originally Posted by the one

two same sex people WANTING to get married is trouble for marriage?

pretty screwed up logic. logic, you do know what that is.

As Archie Bunker Used to say that your "convoluted logic".