I see a lot of buzz from conservative couples who say gay marriage ruins the sanctity of their marriage. What does this mean?
2006-09-07 15:20:36 · 30 answers · asked by tarro 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Atheists get married, and nobody tries to stop them.
Now, who said marriage was religious event before the eyes of God?
Thought so.
I don't have to get married in a church, I'd be happy receiving my blessing from the courthouse, and having a ceremony with family later.
2006-09-07 15:26:36 · answer #1 · answered by Agent Double EL 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The term 'marriage' means a man and a woman making vows with one another. The Bible states that a man is to leave his family's side and join his wife's so those two can become one. Marriage is an eternal commitment between two people who are of two different genders. I think that if homosexual people are legally allowed to marry then they are changing God's intentions. Plus gay marriages will only be allowed as a civil union, the eyes of our government. Gay marriages will never be seen in the eyes of our Lord.
2006-09-07 22:33:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, my marriage would be just fine. It's never hurt it any other time two people who loved each other and wanted to commit each other got married. If you want to know what really makes a mockery of the sanctity of marriage, look at those who marry for money.
2006-09-07 22:47:48 · answer #3 · answered by hippiechik 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nothing would happen to my marriage -- or to anyone else's -- if gays were allowed to marry.
The whole argument is a smoke screen spewed out by conservatives who want to limit everyone's choices to the choices they've made for themselves.
Here's the deal...
Most people get married by preachers, rabbis, priests, mullahs, whoever the leaders are in their faith. But to preside over a wedding, and for the wedding be legal, the people who perform the ceremony have to be licensed by the state.
In addition, the people getting married also have to be licensed by the state.
Why is this? Because marriage confers certain legal rights on the couple, which also are governed by the state.
Therefore, the "sancity of marriage" argument simply clouds the whole debate with religious overtones, when it isn't recognized by the state as a religious union but as a contract between a man and a woman. (And when people want to end that contract, they get a divorce, which also is governed by the state.)
I'm sure you know that people don't even have to be married in a religious setting. Judges, justices of the peace, and other state officials can marry people, just as legally as preachers can.
What the gays and lesbians want -- in addition to the opportunity to profess their love for same-sex partners in public (which they can do without getting married) -- is the right to join into the same sort of contract that's available to heterosexual couples. And to have the same legal rights as heterosexual married couples.
These rights include:
-- Filing joint tax returns.
-- Inheriting a share of a deceased spouse's estate.
-- Receiving spousal social security, Medicare, and disability benefits, even if the spouse receiving them hasn't worked outside the home.
-- Receiving public assistance benefits.
-- Creating life estate trusts that are restricted to married couples.
Gay marriage won't have any effect on heterosexual marriage. You won't see straight guys marrying other straight guys just because they can. You won't see husbands leaving their wives for other men any more than you see it these days. (I've seen that happen, by the way.) Continuing to ban gay marriage doesn't "protect" straight marriage. Straight marriage doesn't need protecting.
If there are any conservative gay couples out there who don't want to get married because it will violate the sanctity of other people's marriages, that's fine with me. If they want to get married, that's okay too.
Permitting gays to have the same marriage rights as heterosexual couples won't violate the sanctity of MY marriage, or the legality of it.
I'll repeat: The "sancity" argument is a smoke screen thrown up by conservatives who want to limit everyone's choices to the choices they've made.
2006-09-07 22:49:30 · answer #4 · answered by johntadams3 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i don't understand how gays marring would mess up marriage for others...marriage is about a commitment between 2 adults who love one another
it is just the Christians mainly who feel only conservative couples should be allowed to marry...if the laws are aloud to be set that that is the only way marriage can be defined is between a man and woman ...allot of people will lose another right in our free country...
2006-09-07 22:27:57 · answer #5 · answered by ladysilverhorn 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely nothing would change. OMG - a gay couple wants to commit their lives to each other!!! Run!!! And how many of these "good christian" men & women out there are on their 2nd, or third marriage? Is it the gay's fault that they coudn't make those relationships work? Give me a break.
2006-09-07 22:30:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It means that marriage isnt what it use to be. It has always been a union of a man and a woman under God. God doesnt approve of homosexuals so that defeats what marriage is. What next? Marring several people at once? Marring animals?
2006-09-07 22:27:58 · answer #7 · answered by A* 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Exactly. Gay marriage is a right for some people that in no conceivable way affects everybody else's rights. So, there's no reason why gays shouldn't marry.
2006-09-07 22:30:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It means that all the dress designers, caterers and florists are too busy planning their own weddings to help out with John and Jane Doe's. And that's just an abomination!
1) Being gay is not natural. Real Americans always reject unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester, and air conditioning.
2) Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way that hanging around tall people will make you tall.
3) Gay marriage will change the foundation of society; we could never adapt to new social norms. Just like we haven't adapted to cars, the service-sector economy, or longer life spans.
4) Straight marriage has been around a long time and hasn't changed at all; women are still property, blacks still can't marry whites, and divorce is still illegal.
5) Straight marriage will be less meaningful if gay marriage were allowed; the sanctity of Brittany Spears' 55-hour just-for-fun marriage would be destroyed.
6) Straight marriages are valid because they produce children. Gay couples, infertile couples, and old people shouldn't be allowed to marry because our orphanages aren't full yet, and the world needs more children.
7) Obviously gay parents will raise gay children, since straight parents only raise straight children.
8) Gay marriage is not supported by religion. In a theocracy like ours, the values of one religion are imposed on the entire country. That's why we have only one religion in America.
9) Children can never succeed without a male and a female role model at home. That's why we as a society expressly forbid single parents to raise children.
10) Legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior. People may even wish to marry their pets because a dog has legal standing and can sign a marriage contract.
2006-09-07 22:24:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 6⤋
Gay Marriage is legal in Massachusetts & I haven't heard of any heterosexual marriages breaking up because of it, so I guess there's your answer!!
2006-09-08 02:57:56 · answer #10 · answered by Nic 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋