I just have to ask those that are mature how they feel on GAY MARRAIGES! And b decent about it!! B/C my love is genuine and delacate so it also needs to b RESPECTED.
2007-02-07 16:50:41 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
I'm all for marriage, irrespective of the gender(s) involved, as long as I'm not one of them
2007-02-08 00:08:05 · answer #1 · answered by unclefrunk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Marriage is a personal choice. What are the advantages or disadvantages to being married? I am straight and ask myself this. I am engaged to my domestic partner and since I do not plan to have children I analyze this frequently.
I have been married twice before and wonder why when divorce seems to be a fix-it all for problems.
I also was in a relationship for several years where I came out of it financially ruined where being married would have offered some protection.
Sometimes it comes to down to practical things like does marriage benefit you as far as buying property together, health insurance, tax credits, and whether your state recognizes gay marriage as legitimate.
Most people may not realize that being gay is biological and not necessarily a toss-up decision. Objection comes from people quoting the bible and gayphobics. We just voted on the issue of marriage and the state voted against regulating marriage as being one woman to one man.
I do have a problem with polygamy though. This I find most offensive. Doesn’t seem like love and commitment to me.
2007-02-08 02:20:05 · answer #2 · answered by Tricia C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ms. Pro-God, marriage is not an exclusively Christian institution. If it were, then only Christians would get married.
But we know that's not the case, so Christians don't possess any proprietary interest in the rite of marriage in the first place.
Typical Christian self-centered attitude that you display, however.
All couples who are legal age and who mutually consent to entering into marriage should have the right to do so, regardless if they are homosexual or heterosexual. There's no valid rationale for denying homosexuals the right to marry.
Procreation? Nope. We allow sterile couples and the elderly to marry, so procreation is a dud.
Destroy the "sanctity of marriage"? Nope. Heterosexuals are doing a fine job of that all on their own with the 45% divorce rate and Britney Spears quickie divorces.
Tradition? Nope. Before 1967 it was tradition not to allow interracial marriage, and you see how well tradition applied there.
God says it's wrong? Nope. We allow atheists to marry, so God apparently doesn't have a vote.
It's unnatural? Nope. Homosexual pairing occurs naturally in many animal species.
The majority doesn't like it? - Nope. Civil rights aren't emplaced for the benefit of the majority, they're emplaced to protect the minority from the tyranny of the majority.
2007-02-08 01:51:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
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I am a Christian. I try to follow the Bible's teachings and be obedient to God. The bible says no, so I have to go with that. It also seems like an unnatural thing. These are my opinions. No disrespect intended.
I have to add that if you are speaking for Christians, get it right. Seriously. Saying things out of context or things that aren't core Christian beliefs do more damage to the religion than it helps.
Also, if most religions don't currently have a gay marriage standard, and the religion has been around for any length of time, perhaps it isn't intended.
And finally, we live in the New Testament, not the Old. Any mention of loving thy neighbor means this (don't twist this into something it is not): Give your neighbor every consideration that you would give yourself. The things you would do to benefit yourself, do to benefit others as well. Do not be a selfish person. Be genuinely concerned and considerate towards your neighbor. That's it.
I think we sometimes stretch truths into technicalities to justify our wants. With America telling everyone, "You deserve this" and, "Have it your way", I think we have, as a country, a 'my way or I'll make it my way' mentality.
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2007-02-08 00:56:23 · answer #4 · answered by Fun Haver 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋
I used to call myseld bisexual until i met the love of my life 4 years ago. The 21 year old woman in me wants him more than anything but when i was younger i wasnt really intersted in men like that. Know matter what sex, age, religion, whatever the difference may be...love is love. We were put here to love thy neighbor. Don't let what other ppl think bother you. You know who you love and it doesnt matter what others think because they're not you. Be happy with who you are and dont change for anyone. LOVE IS LOVE...in all aspects
2007-02-08 01:02:09 · answer #5 · answered by Holli 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
im all for it..... everyone who is against it says "the bible says it isnt right"....the bible says alot of stuff isnt right, yet we do it. from lying- to even getting our ears pierced....and a sin is a sin. and ALL christians know that the bible says we are not to judge. that is for Him to do....so i dont kno why everyone feels the need to do it here on earth.
we cant judge...and we definitely cant define what another human should be allowed to do.
i feel every couple should be allowed the same rights as the next one.... the legal rights to protect them. ppl dont realize that many times, in situations of a gay couple, one may get injured or even pass away, but because they are not legally married, the insurance goes to the family...who has totally abandoned them. and of course they do not go by their wishes....while the widow(er) is left with the grief as well as the debt.
and there have been times where innocent children get hurt as well... i remember here, there was a lesbian couple who had a child (one of them got pregnant for the couple). and while the biological mother was at work, the child got real sick and needed to go to the hospital...the lover tried to take her, but the child could not be seen because the lover was not legally attached to the child.. and that is just wrong....a couple is a couple. and they should all be alotted the same rights, i just wish the world was that simple.
2007-02-08 01:01:25 · answer #6 · answered by true22enigma 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They are not right for society nor moral. It is simply stripping the rights of Christians away and the sodomite community can almost taste our blood to be able not only to spew filthy things at Christians but to force it onto our school children, while we cannot display the 10 commandments or say "homosexuality is a sin" without being fined or jailed.
So, definitely NOT will be my vote.
Feelings change. God changes people. Age changes people.
What you feel is not genuine love but a real dillusion. If you truly accepted yourself, you would be your natural born heterosexual self.
It is lust. It is looking for love in all the wrong places. Misdirected. This kind of vile affections will never satisfy your soul. Delicate??? If it's that fragile...
I'll stop there.
Respectfully yours and thanks for asking.
2007-02-08 01:31:08 · answer #7 · answered by Lovin' Mary's Lamb 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I believe that if two people are in love and truly committed to each other regardless of their gender they deserve all the same rights as a hetero sexual couple. Love is love..it just is what it is...which if your with the right person...simply wonderful... Everyone deserves to be in love and to be loved...regardless of their gender. And BTW...I'm not gay and I am a Christan..
2007-02-08 01:03:27 · answer #8 · answered by GI 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I believe that you were born a male, to get married to and reproduce to a female. It's like batterys.
I am 100% totally against gay marriages.
2007-02-08 00:57:04 · answer #9 · answered by fobs_holy_waffles 1 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Well I'm gay and married. It's what and where I want to be in life.
2007-02-08 01:17:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋