Yes, it may cost employers and Social Security money if the spouse asks for the same benefits as traditionally married people.
Marriage of any kind is OK with me, even if a person wants to marry their canary or their car, just as long as it does not cost more than traditional marriage.
From a logical and rational perspective, excluding same sex marriage is discriminatory.
We do discriminate about other things.
To dwell on this as a political issue is a waste of time compared to the issue of universal, single payer health care.
2006-07-18 17:28:58
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answered by valcus43 6
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Sacraments are: marriage, baptism, communion, confession.
Even though two give certificates, only one has to be documented in a court of law--that is because it is a contract.
The law vets the contract period. People change ownership of property; courts vet the sale. The same way that the agent of the law cannot interfere with the terms of the contract, the courts do not have the authority to define what communion is, what confession is, what marriage is, or how much you should pay for your property. A witness can offer counsel but the counsel does not have to be taken. If the witness doesn't like the contract, he/she can refuse to vet or sign it. That is different from trying to interfere in the parties to the contract terms of their contract. For that reason, jurisdictions that use the above arguments always win.
Boaz.
2006-07-18 17:40:30
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answered by Boaz 4
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I don't think anyone is capable of producing a non-religious reason. Gay marriage should not be banned. I still can't believe such a discriminatory law exists in 2006.
2006-07-18 17:29:58
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answered by Aussie Chick 5
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How can you have a non religious reason for gay marriage when marriage was made by God for a man, and a woman.
2006-07-18 17:38:14
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answered by Dragonpack 3
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i could want to declare first that i'm no longer a homophobe, or ignorant(in my very own opinion ha ha) I genuinely have friends and family participants that are gay. i think of homosexuals are super human beings, and various the time they are humorous as hell. my perception is that marriage isn't meant to be between 2 adult men, or 2 women human beings, yet between a guy and a woman. is there any non-non secular motives to restrict gay marriages? no yet, right this is the element. to restrict some thing could could desire to be a criminal offense. and no be counted if human beings want to admit this or no longer, the regulation relies on the ten commandments (thou shall no longer kill, thou shall no longer scouse borrow, etc) even although there is the separation of church and state, the USA government and regulations have been in line with faith. homosexuality is against the ten commandments, and gay marriage could desire to additionally be a criminal offense. i'm no longer asserting i'm a saint or something, everyone sins in some way or yet another. If 2 adult men or 2 women human beings want to take an oath to be existence companions, it is great with me, yet to be married is sacrilegious. in case you want to bash me, circulate forward thats superb. im only expressing my OPINION
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answered by ? 4
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it confuses little children. we're brought up, most of us, believing there's a daddy and mommy. seeing two guys or two women raising a child confuses children into what a "true" family is. the main fear I believe of most anti-gay marriage are that two gays raising a "normal" child will eventually spawn more gays. you can argue also that it's not natural. don't see gay elephants or such out in the wild, but we humans are a very peculiar species and learn that every day we live.
2006-07-18 17:26:56
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answered by DIE BEEYOTCH!!! 4
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There really aren't any logical ones. The "can't have children" bit doesn't fly, as many straight people are unable or choose not to have kids. Nearly everyone has accepted that homosexuality is a preference you are born with, so the "against nature" idea doesn't fly either.
2006-07-18 17:28:12
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answered by reverenceofme 6
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I can't believe that Darwinian evolutionists don't have more of an issue with homosexuality. By that I mean that homosexuality doesn't promote the "survival of the fittest" credo that seems to be the foundation of Darwinian thought.
2006-07-18 17:29:56
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answered by chdoctor 5
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The body parts used for sex in gay marriages are not meant for sex. That is why it is not acceptable biologically to be legallising something that even GOD did not create for the purpose.
2006-07-18 17:31:56
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answered by crazy s 4
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because a marriage by definition in the dictionary is a union between a male and a female. so my stance is to each his or her own and go ahead and be unified....you just can't call it a marriage.
2006-07-18 17:26:02
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answered by Anonymous
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