i could care less about homosexualality. it doesn't bother me or affect my life so i don't care about them. it is thier preference and lifestyle so let them be. i just feel homosexuals should not mary because it goes against the sanctity of marriage. maybe they should create a gay form of marriage just for same-sex couples. then everyone wins.
i just feel homosexuals should not mary because it goes against the sanctity of marriage. maybe they should create a gay form of marriage just for same-sex couples. then everyone wins.
Because Britney Spears' 55-hour marriage was totally sanctified.
And, they do have a "marriage" for same sex couples. Wait, separate-but-equal institutions? This sounds familiar...Hmmm....
couples who practice different religions have different marriages so why can't people who practice differnt sexual prefernces have different marriages? there goes your seperate but equal defence.
Religion is understandable...But what about the homosexuals who are Christians? Where does that leave them? A "Civil Union" comes nothing close to the reality of true marriage, but the law says it is. All it is is filling out a bunch of paperwork.
Why do you care that people don't accept you, or that you can't get married?
Why do we care that we can't get married. Why did women care that they couldn't vote? Why did inter-racial couples care they couldn't get married since they were allowed to cohabitant? Just because it doesn't matter to you doesn't mean it doesn't matter. Discrimination always matters. At least, it matters to the people who are being discriminated against. Just because some people see it as no big deal doesn't change the fact that it is.
Somehow I see the reasoning in religions refusing to marry gay couples... And I don't think the governments can really force the churches (or whatever, depending on the religion) to accept doing same sex wedding ceremonies... Still I think it's sad that they refuse. I personally don't understand the wanting to get married thing, but my girlfriend does. Somewhere down the line it could be kind sweet to be able to get married... I dunno. I think people should stop thinking it's so wrong.
You have it sightly jumbled. The government isn't trying to force religions to allow gay marriages. You can't force beliefs on someone. There are two separate marriages. Marriages within your church or belief. In Christian churches you become a union under God. Then there is marriage within the government, to legally be a partnership, or marriage. No one wanst to force religions to allow it, but they do want the government to allow people to be a partnership/union/marriage of two people no matter what sex. Who are we to say to someone that they cannot be withing a legal partnership with whomever they please?
I actually think the purely legal marriage is allowed in the country I live in... Not completely sure, might just be 'registered partnership' stuff... Only thing I meant, was, I think it's sad that, for example, Christians who are in same sex relationships can't get married within their church system because many interpret the bible as saying it is wrong.
Also, I've heard some senseless people argue against the "law marriage" by saying that, if same sex marriage should be allowed, then aren't some people gonna want to marry their dog or something next?? Stupid, I say. But it has been used as an argument against the same sex marriage.
To add to some of your comments Zophia, I think it's silly that people say they want to "reserve the santicty of marriage" in America more than fifty percent of marriages end in divorce. I think the "sanctity of marriage" has been lost for quite some time now.
Indeed it has. I've heard some people say gay marriages (where they are allowed) tend to last better than straight ones. Averagely that is. I don't know how much to put in it, though, since there's less gay marriages to judge from...
