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Old 05-16-2004, 10:06 PM
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Gay Marriage

I'd be interested in hearing everyone's opinion. In less than 2 hours it will be legal here.

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Old 05-16-2004, 10:08 PM
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The Founding Fathers will turn over in their graves!!!
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Old 05-16-2004, 10:19 PM
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The Founding Fathers will turn over in their graves!!!
OK. Why? Didn't they proclaim Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness? "All men are created equal"?

I'd be interested in hearing all of your opinions backed up with the reasons you feel that way.
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Old 05-16-2004, 10:37 PM
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"all men are created equal"

"the pursuit of life, liberty and happiness"

founding father quotes

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Old 05-16-2004, 10:39 PM
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It's none of my business if two adults of the same sex want to get married.
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What are those founding fathers doing in their graves that requires turning over??
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Why should gay couples be spared the unique experience of losing the house, car, kids, bank account, retirement plan, dog . . . to some divorce attorney?
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Old 05-16-2004, 11:05 PM
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hard to keep this down after they made dancing legal... I'm all for it.
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Old 05-16-2004, 11:17 PM
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First they legalize interracial marriage. Now gay marriage! Watch the stock market dive! Floods! Famine! Locusts!
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Old 05-16-2004, 11:19 PM
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Apparently, gay marriage is a human resouces manager's nightmare. From company insurance benefits to state versus federal tax witholdings, most company's in MA aren't able to convert their data systems to properly account for the change in status, since what will be recognized within the state, won't be recognized by the Federal.
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Old 05-16-2004, 11:56 PM
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At the risk of being redundant, the gay marrige issue is not comparable to the interracial issue. Why not sanction marriages between adults and children or between humans and animals? I will bet that one of these is the next big issue. The issue is an anathema to most people. Why do we feel that these behaviors are not ok? Why not sanction the men and boys issue too? Lets let gay men and women corrupt our sons and daughters,who are too young and confused,into believing it is okay. Why? Because we have to set standards some where. You will care when your son or daughter brings his male or her female significant other home to you!! Close your eyes and think about it. God created Adam and Eve... not Adam and Steve or Eve and Ava. It is a good thing that we don't all act on our impulses. The world would one helluva place if we did not exercise some self-control. Call me what you will, I think that it is just plain wrong.
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Why not children and animals? Both for the same reason. Neither group is capable of informed consent.

Any arguments against it that don't involve God?
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Any arguments against it that don't involve God?
Not here...as far as I'm concerned, as long as it involves consenting adults and doesn't have a direct negative effect on any other people, why not let them do as they please?
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Personally I dont see any reason for marriage unless you are going to have kids, and unless I missed something in Biology....

I was taught that the founding fathers quote of pursuit of happiness related to financial happiness, not being able to fornicate with a goat if you like it. (or whatever). As far as being equal, any person can get married if they want to someone of the opposite sex, it is equal already. What mostly bothers me about it is the kids that are going to be raised in this type of situation, since it will be easier to adopt if there are 2 parents even if its mom and mom or dad and dad, and thus real parents are going to have a harder time adopting, for legitimate reasons like a woman cant get pregnant. And i dunno too many gay guys that act like men, and thus the kids going to miss out on all the normal things like rebuilding carburetors and gun shows. And dont say "just because someones gay doesnt mean..." yes it does. My intolerance of gay marriages stems from moral and ethical beliefs having nothing to do with god but just common sense, you're not supposed to do certain things, and go against the grain of nature is one of them. At one time, being gay was a problem, disorder, much like everything is today, so why did that change and being shy became a mental handicap? Something is terribly wrong, and change is bad, and things suck enough. As far as im concerned, homosexuality is just another perversion, not a lifestyle.
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informed consent.
Does that not then open the door to group marrage?

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