What are your thoughts on Same-Sex-Marriage?

Question

Canada, last summer joined several other countries in approving and legalizing Same-Sex-Marriage. I'd ask the relegious right and left to avoid references to scripture as this was a political move, not a relegious one. Avoid slandering please, as it realy shows one's stupidity and there will be people out there interested in reading the responcess. Let's keep this clean...my thanks in Advance!!

Answer 1

I think that same sex marriage should be allowed - for a variety of reasons - however I do not believe that any church should be forced into sanctioning it if it goes against what they truly believe in from their perception of the bible or?. Understanding all of that, I really do not believe that this is what the majority of people who want to be in a same sex marriage are asking for..

Part of the reason that I believe we should allow this is:
#1 - No matter what one feels on this subject - we need to realize that there are children involved in many cases. Because those who are currently living together are not entitled to one another's benefits - those children within this family unit are also not entitled to the other care giver's dental, medical etc. Why make them less fortunate that others who are living common-law ie: heterosexuals? I find this very discriminatory.

Also -
#2 - what if one of the couple dies? Perhaps there is a another party also dependent on these two for support - like an older parent? The one left will not be entitled to any portion of pensions etc. from the one who has died - which could have a devastating effect on the ones left behind.

I don't think that people realize or take the time to think past the sexuality of the couple.

And besides - do people stop and ask you what you do in your bedroom?? I don't think so - so why do we always equate same sex partnerships with only sex. I believe that this shows our narrow mindedness... think beyond the general concept and try and grasp the whole picture!!

p.s. am married with children - but feel strongly about this subject...

Answer 2

You do know there will be those that will never leave religion out of this question. Personally I would leave that up to a "higher power"

Now to your question...

I think it is a social-political move. I'm sure there is political pressure for all the West to do such, but for these reason alone I feel it is probably a good thing. I also think these are the reasons why it is being embraced, because it seems to be the most humane choice. It shouldn't just be aimed at same-sex couples though. What about men and women that have lived together but haven't married? If two people regardless of sex with to say "we are a couple," I feel it is only fair to do so.

1. They joined their incomes to buy assets together. ie houses, car, etc

2. If one is injured they cant go and be with them unless the family oks it. Can you imagine a life and death moment where you couldn't be with a loved one because you weren't married and and the family or hospital said no you cant go in?

3. INCOME TAX! They are under 1 household. They are spending as one household and earning their money as such, not as 2 single people. Single people almost always have been "penalized" for being single when it comes to paying taxes.

Answer 3

I think it should be legal for legal issues (ie. land ownership, taxes, census, etc.). I also do not believe that it should be outlawed just because some have moral dilemmas with it. This is not to say that religion has to recognize it, but the state should. There is no legal reason why it should not be allowed.

Edit: I went back and read the other answers, and they were just what I figured. They are all religious holdups. The one about AIDS is just ignorant. This is a sad state of affairs when it seems that more "learning" is being done in churches, mosques, and synagogues than in school. The right to join the one you love in a civil union should be embraced as one of our fundamental liberties.
BTW: Surprisingly enough I do not consider myself a liberal or democrat...spooky right?

Answer 4

Unfortunately, you cannot demand that the reason for a particular view be cut out and then demand to hear the reason for the view. You see, the reason many are against same-sex marriage is for a moral reason. Morals, in standardized form, must come from God. Christians use the Bible. This is how we know same sex marriage is wrong. Apart from standardized moral law, it becomes complicated. For instance, I can cite that homosexuals cannot reproduce. Whether you believe in evolution or creation, this is a problem. If you believe in creation, then reproduction was designed to be a man and a woman. If you believe in evolution, then reproduction was "seen as best fitting" for the natural schemata to be between a man and a woman. Same-sex marriage is not natural either way you look at it.

Answer 5

Get married!!!! I have known many homosexual couples that acted more in love and had been together longer than most heterosexual couples I know. I think that it is sad that we will allow two people to run to Vegas on a whim to marry someone they have known for hours, just because they are a man and a woman, but that we cannot allow and man and a man or a woman and a woman marry when they have spend many years devoted to the same person. Its really sad! This is one of the many ways in which America is heading the wrong direction.

Answer 6

i'm for similar sex couples having the flexibility to legally marry, because all the arguments adverse to it fall short, the "classic marriage" argument is invalid, because in the course of heritage marriage has had many definitions(which includes both in the previous and after the religions that declare marriage is a religious corporation, which it really isn't any longer first and optimum, that's a felony corporation.), any non secular causes fall short because no longer actually everyone practices a similar faith, and no human being else could be allowed to shove their religions regulations onto different individuals. all people who says homosexuality is unnatural is uneducated, because it really is in over 1000 species in nature and sexual orientation isn't a decision, actually everyone appears made that way "evidently", all people utilising the procreation argument would not comprehend gay human beings may have little ones by ability of different strategies, and study coach they are merely as in wonderful condition to be mothers and fathers as instantly couples, and the individuals utilising the procreation argument could choose instantly sterile human beings, and couples who do not choose little ones to be banned from marriage as well. all people utilising the "little ones choose a mom and a dad" argument could prefer to take little ones far off from unmarried mothers and fathers(who maximum do a perfectly reliable interest at elevating their little ones). Any 2 consenting adults that love one yet another could be allowed to marry. Marriage is a human proper, that similar sex couples are being denied.

Answer 7

Well I hate to beat around the bush and hide behind some other excuses but I do believe that homosexual couples should be given the same LEGAL rights as heterosexual couples. Therefore, they should be entitled to the same rights as heterosexual couples, however, I am not too keen on calling it marriage. Traditionally marriage has been defined as the union of a man and a woman NOT a man and a man or a woman and a woman.

Answer 8

I know some same-sex couples and they honestly deserve to be married more than some married straight couples I know. Marriage should be about commitment and love. Nothing else should really matter. If people care about each other and want to take that step, it should be their right, regardless of their sexual orientation. There are a lot of legal reasons we should allow it. I don't think it is fair for the family of a homosexual person to benefit from his estate if they disowned him (which happens a lot). There should be some type of legal union allowed.

Answer 9

If they want to marry out of love for each other, no matter how different and wrong it seems to us, why should we stop them. They are not hurting anyone. 100 years ago, interracial marriage was a no-no. Look today, it is very common place with only the most extreme raceists saying anything. Sooner or later gay marriage will be legal everywhere, so why not just relax and let them be.

Answer 10

To each his own. I think it is still a long way from being legalized in the USA in all fifty states and it will be a long hard battle for it to happen. I really don't think the number of other countries that legalize it will have any effect here as to weather it happens or not. I have my own beliefs but I try not to judge other people for theirs especially in an open forum like this.

Answer 11

Actually, this does have to do with Scripture. The Bible says that the end times will be like it was in the days of Lot. We are just fulfilling the prophecies. In my own opinion, same sex marriage is wrong. It is against nature and how we are created/designed.