i don't know what do you think?
2006-06-18 19:35:28 · 19 answers · asked by hott dria chikk 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I prefer no one decide my life, and choose not to decide for another.
2006-06-18 19:42:19 · answer #1 · answered by iyamacog 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gender preference is exactly that. We debate it, but our debate is useless because don't have all the information.
Marriage is a union (contract) between people. In the Old Testament, it is one man, many wives. Same sex unions are forbidden in Leviticus.
Roman marriage is one man, one woman. Our marriage is based on that model.
The Christian message is quite clear: 1 Cor 10:23-24 with emphasis on verse 24. There is a lot of discussion of marriage, marriage of the Romans. Paul (Saul) was a Roman citizen and had cultural views.
Today, marriage is view civil and religiously. Civil marriage is government by state and federal laws. Change the law to allow same sex marriage is a legal matter. However, the religious view will not change.
Having said that, civil marriage should be gender blind. And since the US Constitution forbids promoting any religion, religious marriage is up to the individual religions.
2006-06-19 02:51:51 · answer #2 · answered by J. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that as far as religions go, it is up to each specific religion on whether or not to allow their ceremonies to be used and for the marriage to be acceptable or not for their specific beliefs.
As far as the government and society is concerned, it's currently denying benefits to those who should receive those benefits and would receive them if married.
For example, in a married couple, if one of you gets sick and is in the hospital (or if you've been in an accident or anything else that puts you in the hospital in a bad way), you are allowed in to see your loved one and you are allowed certain benefits when determining what is done with the loved one. This comes with the marriage. But not with gay marriage.
Married couples in the U.S. enjoy certain tax options that are not available to gay couples.
Married couples are typically allowed certain insurance benefits if their partner has them, but not in a gay marriage.
My point is this.
By all means, deny a couple their right to marriage if it is truly against your religion. That is the right of those at the top of each individual religion.
But the government should not allow some couples benefits and not others based on a religious belief. While our country was founded by religious and spiritual people, they held very dear the idea that religion was to be separate from government and that is not what we are seeing right now.
My 2 cents.
Buddhadan
2006-06-19 02:44:56 · answer #3 · answered by buddhadan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my belief is that marriage is a prelude to having, building and nurturing a family. thus, how can those fags have a family when in the first place they cannot reproduce. let us not change the conservative definition of marriage - that is only for male & female species/couples. the society is not forcing them to change from being homo to a straight person so pls do not force the issue of same sex marriage, remember the sodom & gomorrah chapter on the bible. Also, why cant this people avoid sexual relationship with the same gender, take a cue from the animals, they dont mess around with their same gender. No offense meant, excuse me for that line, but i was just wondering. if animals can identify that clause, why cant we people adapt it.
2006-06-19 02:50:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that the marriage service is a religious thing anyway- and it should be up to the church.
The legal thing, personally is confusing to me... I'm not sure I understand the concept. The thing is it shouldn't matter what sex a committed couple is comprised of - both males, both females, one of each-. They should all have the same rights. Supposedly that's in our constitution- or so I was taught years ago. Did they change it, yet?
I hope not!
2006-06-19 02:45:33 · answer #5 · answered by niteowl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that gay marriages should be treated the same as a normal marriage.
2006-06-19 02:40:20 · answer #6 · answered by Fell In Love 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From religious, cultural, society and health point of view, gay marriages are rejected. They are the fountain from which society plagues spring. Gays are suicidal. They expose themselves and the society in which they live to known and unknown plagues and they don't care as long as their bestial lust and desire is satisfied. Gays pose a real threat to family structure. Also, we must remember that they were the cause of God's wrath and destruction of past communities where such practice is common or tolerated.
2006-06-19 03:33:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If interracial marriages can be accepted why can't gay marriages be too? Why denied them the same benefits as hetros? Ppl can qoute from the Bible all they want..but the have forgotten the true meaning of love....so let them rant and rave....gays have my support for equal rights....
2006-06-19 03:51:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's against human nature. One may say it's not our business, but also people should respect the religion and society's values &customes.
From health point of view, doesn't this affect? .
2006-06-19 02:49:19 · answer #9 · answered by egymah 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know why the fags want to get married at all, haven't they learned anything from watching the heteros and their 60% plus divorce rate?????????????????????
But, hey, if they want a stab at it, why not, they can't do any worse than the rest of us.
2006-06-19 02:39:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋