A question for people who support a constitutional ban on same sex marriage?

Question

You do know that if passed, another amendment will probably be passed in a few years again to repeal it, right? So why even keep trying to legalize bigotry? Just give up!

Answer 1

I am a heterosexual. Do I have a problem with homosexuals - NO! But I'm a proud South African. Our parliament has just passed a law - fully supported by our Constitution - legalizing same sex marriages.

Maybe those wanting the US to amend the Constitution to ban same sex marriages must at the same time fight for criminalizing of adultery. Then you'll see how hypocrite some Christians/Jews/Muslims are!

Answer 2

I know many Homosexual People that are Deeply in Love and Have been for years. These People are also Churchgoers. They have been taught that if they were Married that their Marriage would be Gods Principle Marriage. If people want to Live a monogamous Commited Lifestyle I wish they would just let them Live a Loving Lifestyle With each other. What is your Question for people supporting a constitutional ban on same Sex Marriage?
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Answer 3

"... in a few years ... to repeal it ....."

Fat chance. It'd probably take decades to get another 2/3s majority vote in Congress and 3/4s of the states to enact another amendment.

I don't support a constitutional amendment to "ban same sex-marriage." But I support the idea of a constitutional amendment to ban judges from legalizing same-sex marriage in the name of the U.S. Constitution or any state constitution. I've read the decision by the Mass. court and those judges are liars.

So many Republicans are rhetorically correct to condemn the "activist judges" who have been "redefining marriage."

If gay marriage is to become legal, it must be because the legislatures and/or the voters proactively choose it. There is, indeed, a very grave danger from "activist judges."

After all, an "activist court" might very well steal ANOTHER presidential election!

Answer 4

Krazy Kulo, I couldn't agree more that it would be legalized bigotry. I lived briefly in a conservative politician's district and wrote him a long letter on this topic, stating the fact that 6% to 10% of all people on this planet have this orientation and deserve the fundamental human right to marry with no difference from other marriages and no discrimination. If he was to serve his constituency fairly, nothing less is acceptable. Later, I thought of the analogy of the ban on inter-racial marriages in the past and how barbaric that seems now. It was deemed unconstitutional and so will any ban on same sex marriage. These bigots won't give up because of their religious fundamentalism and their belief that it "hurts" the institution of marriage. To that I say that it ENHANCES the institution of marriage by making it available and equal to all mankind.

Answer 5

there's no "federal point" for marriage. And President isn't passing regulations besides. Romney is in desire of defining a marriage in the Constitutional (Founding Fathers did not anticipate tries to define it as something different than "one guy one lady"), yet he's unable to do lots approximately it: regulation-makers might desire to bypass it, and a couple of/3 of States might could approve it.

Answer 6

Actually, it is a very long and drawn-out process for either passing a new amendment or to repeal one. Just look at ERA; it hasn't been passed, and people have been trying to get it passed for the last 30 years or so. So, either way, I think we are probably still quite far from getting the amendment passed, and even farther from getting it repealed if it does ever pass.

By the way, why is it deemed bigotry in your mindset for others to have a moral compass in one's life or for having differing views of family, love and society in general? Does your tolerance not extend to those who have opposing views of current topics?

Answer 7

Blest and Favrd:
(and others basing their position on Christian principles)

Since you imply you intend to take a stand against anything God says is wrong, I trust that you are also working to enact laws prohibiting the farming/harvesting, selling and eating of all ham, pork, bacon and shrimp or other shellfish?

And that you are strenuously protesting, and seeking to dismantle and outlaw the entire NFL and the football programs at every school, which lure young children into participating in the despicable act of touching the skin of pigs?

God was serious about His prohibitions about those things, too, wasn't He? Or was He just saying them in jest?

What about tax evasion? Isn't it illegal and immoral for any person or company to fail to "render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's" ?

The divorce rate is much higher in the Christian churches than it is among married same-sex couples (where such marriages are permitted). Didn't God prohibit divorce except under very limited circumstances, so that men could not cast women aside to live out their days in destitution? Amazing how many women have been left to care and in many cases fend for themselves and their children, while men rebuild thier own lives at will, many of them becoming Deadbeat Dads (yes, including many so-called Christian men!)

How should society enact laws and establish censuring social responses to the above examples of unholy actions? Shouldn't they be taken much more seriously?

Why is homosexuality SO CONSISTENTLY singled out or hyperfocused on, by Christians and Christian churches as abominable, when God lists SO MANY other things as being ABOMINABLE or PROHIBITED? (Often, as in the case of football, things which they partake in or even celebrate, themselves!)

I think this kind of hypocrisy and lack of balance is what I and so many others in favour of STATE (if not church) recognition of same sex marriages find so unbelievable, anger-inducing, and lamentable.

(Hey.....I personally am revolted at the idea of Sundays being spent watching men play with dead pigs' skins, and women and men cheering them on... so much for the Sabbath and keeping it holy.)

- A Canadian Queer whose central identity is that of practicing Christian.

Answer 8

It will probably pass, because the devil controls this world. Nobody wants to do what is right anymore. The ones that are trying to do right are persecuted for their beliefs!

If gay is normal, why werent the first two people just made as the same sex? BECAUSE YOU CANNOT HAVE OFFSPRING THAT WAY!!!!!

Answer 9

We all know that eventually it will happen..It seems like such a waste of taxpayers money to keep going through all the political/legal rhetoric that the US is going through. The cost of such bans and amendments alone it atrocious..the money could be better spent. And there are far more really IMPORTANT issues in the world that have to be dealt with.

Answer 10

I am heterosexual, but totally support same sex marriage. I go to the United Church of Christ which is very liberal and our pastor brought up a GREAT conundrum with govt getting in the business of same sex marriage. Our country was founded on freedom of religion and seperation of church and state. Now the state is trying to tell the leader of our "religion" what he can and can't do within the "state"
Myself, I'm for anyone who is in love getting married. With a divorce rate of 50% us "straight" people obviously don't have the right answer!!