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I'm gay and I would be happy if I had equal civil unions. If federal laws were changed and civil unions enjoyed the exact same state and federal legal benefits (like in Australia and parts of Europe), then the institutions really are separate but equal. I don't care about the stupid religious word that the conservatives seem to cling to for dear life - "marriage" - which 50% of them can't seem to make work anyway. Keep it.
[quote=Momof1FL;6524284]Actually read these before you respond....
A friend in Canada sent to me....her gay son sent to her!!
> Top reasons why Gay marriage is wrong:
>
> 1) Being gay is not natural. Real Americans always reject unnatural
> things like eyeglasses, polyester, and air conditioning.
>
> 2) Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way that
> hanging around tall people will make you tall.
>
> 3) Gay marriage will change the foundation of society; we could never
> adapt to new social norms. Just like we haven't adapted to cars, the
> service-sector economy, or longer life spans.
>
> 4) Straight marriage has been around a long time and hasn't changed at
> all; women are still property, blacks still can't marry whites, and
> divorce is still illegal.
>
> 5) Straight marriage will be less meaningful if gay marriage were
> allowed; the sanctity of Brittany Spears' 55-hour just-for-fun marriage
> would be destroyed.
>
> 6) Straight marriages are valid because they produce children. Gay
> couples, infertile couples, and old people shouldn't be allowed to marry
> because our orphanages aren't full yet, and the world needs more children.
>
> 7) Obviously gay parents will raise gay children, since straight parents
> only raise straight children.
>
> 8) Children can never succeed without a male and a female role model at
> home. That's why we as a society expressly forbid single parents to
> raise children.
>
> 9) Legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy
> behavior. People may even wish to marry their pets because a dog has
> legal standing and can sign a marriage contract.
>
> (one of the saddest parts about our society is that these arguments,
> before the humorous common sense, are the real reasons why people can't
> accept gay marriages.)
>
> REPOST THIS IF YOU BELIEVE THAT GAY MARRIAGE SHOULD BE LEGAL! EITHER
> EVERYONE HAS EQUAL RIGHTS OR NO ONE DOES! THAT'S WHY IT SAYS "ONE
> NATION, UNDER GOD, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL"[/quote THE USA WILL WOBBLE AND ALMOST FALL........BEING GAY IS ONLY ONE SYMPTOM . I know it is difficult to see, like many problems people have but when a Church stops telling the Truth we are in trouble. Every one lies, kills babies for fun and profit. Gays are not doing that. WE all sin ,we all suck. WE ARE IN TROUBLE.......GAYS ARE THE PRODUCT OF STRAIGHT MARRIAGES
I think people liking dogs is abnormal. Letting them poo on my garden is a moral afront. I dont like them. Im more a cat person. Lets lobby so the government can ban people from owning dogs.
bAN THEM ALL cATS AND DOG AND THE PEOPLE WHO CAN'T CARE FOR THEM AND BAN THE GOVERNMENTS THAT CAN NOT INFORCE THE LAW
I'm gay and I would be happy if I had equal civil unions. If federal laws were changed and civil unions enjoyed the exact same state and federal legal benefits (like in Australia and parts of Europe), then the institutions really are separate but equal. I don't care about the stupid religious word that the conservatives seem to cling to for dear life - "marriage" - which 50% of them can't seem to make work anyway. Keep it.
That's exactly my point, Civil Unions had a chance at passing on a national level, now after having gay marriage forced on the majority of Americans who were against it, it seems now the majority Americans are now also against Civil Unions. Just last year the majority said they were okay with Civil Unions.
These far left morons has killed all the advancement the LGBT community made towards sharing their life with the mate of their choice.
"Marriages", "civil unions", etc - they're merely contracts between individuals, and every one should be as unique as the people agreeing to it. The government does not need to be involved, and definitely not to approve or reject it based on the genders of the people involved, their number (i.e. polygamy), ages, etc.
Civil unions don't work to the exclusion of marriage because the Church wants their gay couples to be married in the eyes of God. How does the state have the right to interfere in religious matters?
Civil unions don't work to the exclusion of marriage because the Church wants their gay couples to be married in the eyes of God. How does the state have the right to interfere in religious matters?
The church can still marry them if thats their deal. When did the church really need state approval? The state licence is for state purposes not the church.
The OP. Not all gays have heartburn with civil unions. Some want their union to be recognized on the same level as a hetero union. In other words equality. I can't argue that desire is wrong in anyway. What I will argue is that some of the tactics used scare many away who might otherwise support them.
If they would just allow civil unions in all 50 states (by either state or federal law), maybe gays WOULD be happy with it. I feel it hasn't even been given a chance. I think Obama needs to make this happen, otherwise certain states will never pass it. Just give them all this opportunity and see what happens in 8-10 years. The Democrats need to seriously make some changes around here.
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