Should it be legalized? Do you think it is right? Explain. Is it against the bible? Do you think it is gross or do you tolerate it or fully support it?
2006-12-13 14:44:06 · 51 answers · asked by Nick A 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Marriage is a religious sacrament. Civil unions are legal instruments used to give a couple the property and financial rights (insurance, inheritance, taxes, etc.) associated with a lifelong commitment. It makes sense to separate the church and government as provided by the Constitution. Therefor, gay couples should have the same legal rights as straight couples or we are denying one set of citizens rights that are provided to another. Governments should recognize the unions created by any two consenting adults. However, churches should not be required to recognize these unions unless the individual church body has elected to do so.
2006-12-13 14:51:23 · answer #1 · answered by Buffy Summers 6 · 6⤊ 1⤋
It is the same as my opinion on "straight" marriage. If people love one another, they should get married. This is supposed to be a free land? I think it's disgusting that the freedom to love should be banned. Since when has the Bible been the official document of the government? The Bible says women who are raped should be stoned. The Bible says we should sacrifice our children if we start hearing voices "telling" us to. And what exactly is there to tolerate? Even the word tolerance being utilized in regard to gay marriage is an insult to homosexuals and to love itself. There is nothing to 'tolerate'. Of course I fully support lovers having the same rights. I swear, if I have to hear how it's similar to a man marrying a goat or something, I'll hit the ceiling. I refuse to attempt logic with those who would, say, enslave Muslims much as they enslaved Africans, and say it is because the Bible included slavery and they're "all terrorists anyway". Or who say "Oh, if we allow gay marriage, we should allow child molestation too" as if that statement makes any sense whatsoever. It is a shame to see this world still stuck in the Dark Ages in such a way. Who the heck are others to judge a person by his government, let alone his choice to love another adult? I apologize for my anger but I am so sick of people responding to questions like this using "God" as their reason to spread ignorance and hatred. Didn't it say somewhere in the Bible to "judge not lest you be judged"? The hypocrisy is monumental. Of course it should be legal to marry the one you love. Tolerance goes both ways. I "tolerate" those who believe only certain people can marry or believe they have the right to dictate how others live. I sure as hell don't befriend them though. Gay marriage is not something that should be tolerated. It is something that should have been made legal years ago. It is something that should have been inherently legal in our "free country" from the beginning of its inception.
P.S. Ah, Doris. Lovely to see you again.
2006-12-13 15:03:30 · answer #2 · answered by Me, Thrice-Baked 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
10 FACTS about Gay Marriage
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) 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.
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 Britany 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) 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
2006-12-13 17:47:07 · answer #3 · answered by Bearable 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Marriage is a loving bond and spiritual commitment between two people who love each other, not our government. I'm Gay. If I decide I love some one to tangle up with financially, and any other way, I will find a way. I'm not waiting for Joe Hick Fundie to approve.
Still I believe that I should have the same legal rights as heterosexuals.
I think this whole marriage thing being sacred for only a male and female completely bogus. When I worked in a bindery (making books / printing), when we would merge one component with another we called it "marrying"... Sh*t, if the book and it's cover can get "married", then so can I!!!!
Gregory
PS. Just because I can doesn't mean I will. Relationships are a B-itch!
2006-12-13 14:59:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Whether it's against the bible or not is completely irrelevant to the question of whether or not it should be legal -- we don't base our laws in the US on religious superstition, but on the constitution.
The standard used in court rulings for the past 50-60 years has been simple and concise: a right or legal status granted to *any* US citizen must be available to *all* US citizens. Period. No exceptions. That means that if a government agency gives business licenses (a legal status), they must make business licenses available to everyone -- not just white people, not just men, not just people with brown hair, not just straight people -- EVERYONE.
Since marriage is a legal status granted by the state, it is unconstitutional to grant it to some people and not others. As with a business license, the state can make the applicant meet certain conditions (be of legal age, for example), but can NOT discriminate on the grounds of sex, ethnicity, gender, or (yep) sexual orientation.
There hasn't been a decent test case yet, but I can assure you that at some point, and probably not too far off, civil marriage WILL be available to all people, gay and straight alike. It's the only way it can be reconciled with constitutional law.
Now, religious marriage ceremonies -- who cares? If a particular church doesn't want to do gay marriages, they don't have to. But the state has no right to discriminate in the granting of a legal status according to sexual orientation. Those of you who are against it can kick and scream all you want to, but it WILL be legalized in all states, and probably pretty soon. This is what the principle of equality under the law is all about, and it's the foundation of our government and legal system.
2006-12-13 14:54:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Personally, whether it is right or wrong is not up to me. I have friends that are homosexual, and I love them...but, I don't necessarily approve of their lifestyle.
But let's look at the statistics....At least 50% of all marriages end in divorce anyway, and that is based on heterosexual relationships. It would be interesting to see if homosexual marriages could improve those statistics. If it don't then they are no better or worse than anyone else. So, all in all...does it really matter? I mean heterosexuals aren't really the right "role model" for the perfect marriage anyway. So, who are we to judge?
They say that all civilizations that have legalized homosexual activity have fallen (Sodom, Gomorrah, Rome). If the American civilization is greater than these (as the experts claim), then this is just a speedbump that we should be able to get over.
And if we don't get over it...maybe we weren't all that great afterall.
I don't support it, but I can tolerate it. We can all tolerate it just like we have learned to tolerate everything else. I doubt legalizing it is going to mean the end of the world or America. Just don't make it your business to know what they do in the privacy of their own homes.
2006-12-13 14:57:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
I'm for it... whether or not it's against the Bible, that doesn't matter in the US because the government is supposed to set laws by what's good for the people, not what they believe... It's right, I fully support it, and I live for the day when it will be legalized.
2006-12-13 14:50:17 · answer #7 · answered by Phedre D 3 · 6⤊ 1⤋
I think if two people are in love then they should have the right to marry, no matter what the circumstance. That's like saying two people can not get married because one is black and one is white. And even though there may be a law against it, do they think they will fall out of love just because they can't marry? It is the stupidest thing I have ever heard, and I can't believe it is still not allowed today. Is it against the bible? Who freaking cares? I think people that judge this and are against it are the most closed minded individuals and need to re evaluate their own lives. And I'm not even gay!
2006-12-13 14:51:10 · answer #8 · answered by kristina43 5 · 3⤊ 3⤋
I don't know about the Bible, but if you wanna talk religion, let's put it this way. God is love and that the way I see it if two people are in love and marriage is a form of commitment then go for it.
I don't have any problem with gay marriage and that I think it should be legalized. Some people may act all weird about it, but I feel that if you are against it, then keep it quiet since it's none of anybody business aside from the couple.
2006-12-13 14:47:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 3⤋
If they can tolerate me being straight then why on earth couldn't I tolerate them?? I consider myself a fairly religious person but I don't care what the Bible says, the few gays that I know & the ones I spoken to on here are fantastic people
2006-12-13 15:05:31 · answer #10 · answered by gitsliveon24 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋