Do you believe voting for the Marriage Protection Amendment is a vote for bigotry?

Question

Sen. Ted Kennedy on the Marriage Protection Amendment- "A vote for this amendment is a vote for bigotry, pure and simple." How do you feel?

Answer 1

yes
he is correct

Answer 2

i think the vote is so unnecessary. why mess with the Constitution when in a few years the world will most likely see things differently? What if the powers that be 50 years ago outlawed the marriage between blacks and whites? leave it alone....I think the founding fathers did a pretty good job.....white wigs, make up and all. Bigotry? Maybe. and.....Andy Rooney? Read some of his other comments, not just pick and choose the ones you like and see what kind of guy he really is....

Answer 3

No it is not a vote for bigotry. People still have the right to be gay if they choose, but they should not get the tax benefits of the legally married ones. Thats what it all boils down to isn't it. Money?
This country was founded on God, morals, and honor. Stastics say that approximately 86% of the people still believe in God and morals. Attached to the bottom of a quote by Andy Rooney on 60 minutes was a line that said that we, the majority, should tell the other 14% to sit and shut up. While I think shut up is a little mean, I do get tired of the whining.

There's a girl a few above who thinks Christians would want to persecute homosexuals and then her race. Why???? Christ taught us to love all people, but not to accept the sin. (1 Corinthians 6:9, 10 - yes it calls homosexuality a sin.) There are Christians in every race, and even if there weren't - why would we want to persecute any race? We don't even want to persecute sinners! Not anyone! (We want them to know forgiveness and grace, because it was freely given to us, and we want everyone to know how good it is...) That's just not knowing what real Christianity stands for... or you wouldn't say that. I beg you to read a little more in your Bible before you throw out false accusations like that.

Answer 4

Bigotry is certainly a possible motivation. Sheer bovine stupidity also comes into play. Dim witted fundamentalist religiosity cannot be discounted nor can the tendency on the part of many to follow like sheep whatever happens to be popular.

The on thing that is NOT involved is a rational analysis of the situation based on an understanding of the facts.

Answer 5

It is a vote for true family values, not bigotry. The real problem is how our society now readily accepts co-habitation as an acceptable family situation.

The real question is, why does this issue only come up in election years? It's kind of like the flag burning issue several years back. A big cry for a short time and the issue disappears only to resurface when someone wants to get elected.

Answer 6

That to me appears to be something only a liberal could spurt out, and as the last 2 or 3 of us on this planet who still have any common sense left know....... the vast majority of problems in the western world today is caused by past & present liberal policies & opinions.
It's not a vote for Bigotry...... more a vote for decency & commonsense (it's a very fine line between them)........ I just wish more people would realise that a vote for liberalism is a vote for lunacy & disaster (both socially & financially).

Answer 7

its another way to establish a state religion and force compliance to religious ideas not the rule of law and the compassion of the framers of the constitution and the ideas that the bill of rights are to protect the idea of the freedom of religion saves people form paying and titheing and being required to give service to a state church which is a bad road to go down but the fool on the hill wants to start this compliance factor in his time here and we should say no as often as possible

Answer 8

you place this at right here understanding that all and sundry might have diverse perspectives on the placement. you besides mght let us know which you're ignorant. Love is love is love. the human beings who make it common how against gay marriage they are, are patently gay too because of the fact they have their noses so some distance up the homosexuals *** that they are in a position to't even innovations their very own rattling organization.

Answer 9

Yes it is. And I think 'gay' is abnormal. But I will not agree to such a law. I think passage of it means my race is next in line for restrictions.

This is an amendment to appease the Christian Right to ensure a repug vote next election. This also allows them to persecute gay people later on.

What they should be passing is an amendment to protect America from repugs.

Answer 10

Yes, I agree with Sen. Kennedy, but that's beside the point. The real questions is why are they wasting time with this when they are losing a war in Iraq, gas is almost $3.00 a gallon, jobs are being sent overseas, there is no border security, etc etc etc...

Answer 11

Agreed. It's also a smoke screen for what really ails this country. But what do you expect from the most evil President over to hold office. Evil and stupid. A bad combination.