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There is also the financial angle. Legal marriage means spousal benefits for insurance, SS spousal benefits, survivor benefits and so on. Two guys or gals who aren't even gay could do that just to game the system for benefits. Big can of worms.
A guy and a gal who are straight and just friends can do that right now. Big can of worms? I don't think so.
Gays are on the wrong side of history. History has proven throughout time that people are repulsed by such devient abnormal lifestyles. If the Republicans start siding with homosexual marriage they will only make more people leave the party.
Sorry to upset your usual little hate-fest on gay people, but...
Where do you think the concept of democracy originated in history?
Without Alexander the Great several thousand years ago, would there even BE a United States or Republican and Democratic parties now?
as one who originally posted in here i will repeat what i said (and what has been said again by others)
if Civil unions afforded the same rights as marraige then there would be no problem. but why not call it a marraige?
marriage is a contract.
go to the church, get married, without the court sanctioned piece of paper, your union is only valid in that church. you can say that you are married. but legally you arent.
thats the difference.
we arent talking about the fabricated idea of religious "marriage", we are talking about the social/legal concept.
gay marriage, will happen. its a matter of time.
for those who think inter racial marraiges were always accepted - read a book. anti miscegenation laws were on the books in OUR time. it has not been that long that is was illegal for people of different races to marry. it was ALL based on religious principles. X's 10. a cute little argument was: god put the races in different continents for a reason!
trust, the bigots are on the wrong side of history with this one.
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Originally Posted by BucsLose
This whole "ISSUE" would largely go away if gays would accept the fact that there is a difference between marriage and a "union" as there should be. If two gay people want to have a union together, great. But its not marriage and never will be. Marriage is between a man and woman. WIFE AND HUSBAND. PERIOD.
Let's not act like there isnt a difference and being gay is normal. Yes, its accepted more so today but it doesnt make it any more normal. Except civil unions and lets move on.
No, but they certainly seem to be in the majority here. I have probably already put around a 1000 of them on my ignore list.
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You seem to have some serious paranoia about gay people. Are they under your bed too?
I'd be willing to bet he put on "ignore" anyone who argues for same sex marriage, simply assuming they're gay. Too many of those who are against "all things gay" simply cannot believe that there are quite a few of us heterosexuals who are for equality.
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read a book. anti miscegenation laws were on the books in OUR time. it has not been that long that is was illegal for people of different races to marry. it was ALL based on religious principles. 
