2007-03-21 00:51:57 · 35 answers · asked by babe zanay 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Yes, who does it hurt for them to have the same rights as the rest of us? No one. The government should have no say in who can and cannot get married.
2007-03-21 00:55:24 · answer #1 · answered by freyas_kin28 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I fully support gay marriage.
If marriage is just a religious affair, why can secular judges wed couples? That right there shows that it can and does exist outside of religion. The government has already backed this up so the religious 'man and a woman before god' argument doesn't hold any water for me.
Secondly, the argument about where to draw the line is also not founded in any reality. Why does homosexual marriage take us one more step towards chaos than heterosexual marriage does? U.S. law backs this up in the following way. Its illegal to participate in beastiality, polygamy, incest. Homosexual acts are not illegal by U.S. federal law. Therefore, extending the right of marriage to homosexuals is not going to cause chaos because its not extending rights to something that is illegal in the first part.
I hope others can see through these shallow reasons to outlaw gay marriage. Its really just people needing to feel above another person. If it weren't homosexuals, it would be another minotiry group. There is nothing wrong with being gay or wanting to be treated just as equally as any other human being.
2007-03-27 14:36:09 · answer #2 · answered by toso13 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the biggest problem with gay marriage is just the word "marriage". Marriage carries with it religious connotations (just think of the words said in the ceremony "Holy Matrimony"). This alone sets people against it since being gay is an abomination in the eyes of the Lord. What needs to happen is for the Govt to get completely out of the "marriage" business. Stop giving Marriage licenses and start giving civil union licenses. then all will be equal in the eyes of the law and those that wish to have their "marriage" sanctified by the church can do so at their own leisure. I think the whole business is in violation of the constitution simply based on the separation of church and state. Legalizing gay marriage would in essence be the govt giving instructions to the church. Not having it legal is the church giving instruction to the govt.
2007-03-21 01:05:21 · answer #3 · answered by kerfitz 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes. I believe that gay marriage should be allowed in America. Why should the gays not have the same rights as everybody else, after all they do live in America; the home of the free and the brave do they not? I believe it should be their choice who they want to spend the rest of their lives with. Who are we to say that a man can't marry a man or a woman can't marry a woman? It should be their choice and society should not think twice about it. The only difference between a gay and somebody who is straight anyway is their sexual preference.
2007-03-28 10:39:29 · answer #4 · answered by Valerie S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will depend on the mentality of the people of America. All though the situation is changing, many people are not ready to see legal gay marriage in America yet.
2007-03-21 01:02:15 · answer #5 · answered by Big&Tall 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No. I know my opinion isn't popular, but let me explain.
This has NOTHING to do with my religion. I don't hate homosexuals, they are usually WONDERFUL people. It would be a simple world if they could be given the right to wed, and nothing else would come of it. The fact is though, that just isn't the case.
What about people who want to marry their cousin, or a sibling? Should they be allowed to? I say NO. That's disgusting and immoral, AND can lead to children being born with defects. But the same argument can be used to legalize that, as is used for same-sex marriage. "They can't help it, they were born that way, you can't help who you fall in love with..." Even if it's your sister.
What about bigamy, and polygamy? Should that be allowed as well? I don't think so. Things would get REALLY confusing as far as the tax code. How in the WORLD would we make room for that? Besides, it's immoral. Marriage should be between one man, and one woman who are UNRELATED.
But seriously, where would we draw the line? We can't say that one thing is permissible, but the rest are immoral. That wouldn't be FAIR.
On the other hand, it's not FAIR that homosexuals don't have the same rights. It's a lose-lose situation, no matter which way you cut it.
I AM in agreement with civil unions though. We can at least give them that. But marriage needs to stay between a man and a woman, who are not related.
2007-03-21 01:01:41 · answer #6 · answered by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
No,
That is a Pandora's Box that should not be opened.
If you do that then you have to legalize Polygamy, and bestiality marriage, and are we going to approve the raising of taxes to pay for the construction of all the courthouses and Judges needed to hear all the probate cases coming from all those failed marriages?
I don't think so.
2007-03-21 01:21:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Gay marriage should be BANNED and as much as this will hurt ignorant liberal PC people it is a SIN against God and humanity. God claims in the Bible (which this country is based on like it or not) that the worst sins are the sins against the body. Homosexuality is a sin and marriage should be strictly between a man and a woman.
2007-03-27 10:44:22 · answer #8 · answered by kahne9 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Rights to joint assets need legal protection, but if you are thinking of marriage in Church, that's a no-no unless, perhaps, if the relationship is platonic. In no way should we legalise what God calls an abomination.
2007-03-28 23:15:07 · answer #9 · answered by Malcolm 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that the government has no right whatsoever to regulate marriage....
It is very clear in the Bill of Rights in the 9th and 10th amendments that all rights not explicitly given to the government in the Constitution are not theirs to take.....
The Constitution says not a single word about marriage, therefore neither should the government....
Hey Conservatives...you are supposed to be about minimal govenment intrusion....start acting like it!
2007-03-21 01:28:07 · answer #10 · answered by Dave K 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
can you say
In the Beginning?
Was the Word.
The Word was God.
The Word was with God
The Word is law.
The Word will set you free? not perversion
God's Laws?
Ten Commandments?
Jesus was crucified for YOUR salvation...
Sodom and Gamorah?
Perversion?
Abomination?
pillar of salt?
Judgement day?
Eternal hell?
Repentence
Celibacy?
Founding Fathers?
Why they came to America?
Constitution?
What were the principles America was founded on?
History Books?
Read and learn history of the world and of America.
then look at every denomination of money and read the words printed on it in big CAPITAL letters..
clue: it starts with a big IN
2007-03-21 01:13:00 · answer #11 · answered by Gary G 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋