Banding Gay marriage is wrong.....?

Question

I had a long conversation with my friend about being Gay. Me and him both agreed that you can not help that you love another person of the same sex. . And: Why are states banding gay marriages? Why? IT IS in the Constitution about religon will not be forced upon the people(Or somthing along the lines of that). And that is basicaly being forced on to states. That is beyond wrong! So, what do you think about this?

Answer 1

Banning same-sex marriages is wrong and unconstitutional. It prevents gays and lesbians from living in a state-sanctioned relationship, and It labels them 'second-class citizens'

Answer 2

Okay, so in the simplest terms, marriage is a religious ceremony that bonds,traditionally, a male and a female. In all reality, the government shouldn't have the power to dictate who gets to marry who because that interferes with the whole 'separation of church and state' thing. If anything, the government should only have dictation over civil unions and the like. I understand that there are gays who are christian, etc. I'm gay myself and my family is christian. It really shouldn't be up to the government, though. It should be more of a relgious decision. Either way, you're right, it is wrong and I do agree with that.

Answer 3

I think micromanaging society via the Constitution is inappropriate. We tried that with Prohibition and then had to embarrass ourselves by repealing that Amendment. The Constitution is the framework on which government is based, it shouldn't be used for legislation, and it certainly shouldn't be used to codify religious prejudices. The individual state constitutions are less general and more specific in what they allow and deny, but the same principle applies: legal definitions of limited application don't belong there.

I don't have any strong feelings one way or the other about gay marriage at the present, but I do believe that there are many more pressing social issues that must be addressed, and that the powers that be, in league with the religious right and its agenda of proselytizing under force of law, are using the marriage issue as a smoke screen to cover up their inability, or unwillingness, to deal with the real hard choices facing them.

Answer 4

there is not any longer something incorrect with it, different than that it relatively is a political soccer difficulty meant to distract the electorate from different themes. Who particularly cares? Gays in commited relationships? (A minority interior a minority.) yet jointly as we argue approximately it, we are distracted from: choose for political ethical reform, the errosion of civil liberties, deficit spending, the mushrooming debt, the inevitable credit crunch and next devaluation of the dollar, and so on.....

Answer 5

I agree. Love is about love; not race, religion, backround, or even gender. Everyone deserves to be with the one they love. What right does the government have to take that away?

I know that some people say 'that's just wrong' but that is their opinion. Why should their opinion be able to decide someone else's future? It doesn't make sense that laws like that are still in effect in this day in age.

Answer 6

I agree with you that it's wrong for the government to not allow homosexuals to marry. I have heard many arguments against same-gender marriages, and none of them hold water in my opinion. One argument is based on the lie that homosexuals are more likely to contract HIV. There is no proof of such an absurd claim. And, furthermore, it is completely irrelevant with regards to marriage. Another argument is that we should protect the "virtue" of marriage. WHAT?!?! A couple's marriage doesn't affect you or your marriage, which should be your only concern.

Likewise, I've heard people use the Bible on which to build an argument against same-gender marriage. Firstly, the Bible is more open to interpretation than many people are willing to accept. Secondly, to create and enforce laws based upon the Bible is no different that creating and enforcing laws based upon, let's say, the Koran. It is to force religion on people and violate their right to choose their own religion(s) or to choose no religion at all. Prohibiting same-gender marriage is as ridiculous as prohibiting fornication, drinking alcohol, using what is considered to be "foul language", and so on.

I've also heard people argue that marriage is a religious institution. If our government insists on marriage being a religious institution then NO ONE should be permitted to enter into the contract of marriage, as this is a violation of the seperation of church and state. If our government insists on marriage being a religious institution then marriage should only be "governed" by the various religions which embrace it, should not be a legally binding contract, and whomever is permitted to wed should be a decision left to the celebrant and the laws/bi-laws of the religion or denomination adhered to by the celebrant.

Our government is trying to "have their cake and ice cream" so to speak. It wants to recognize marriage as a religious institution while also dictating who is and is not permitted to marry. This is a violation of our constitution. In order to NOT violate the U.S. constitution, there are only two choices:
#1) Continue to recognize marriage as a religious institution. Leave the decison of who is permitted to wed to the celebrants and religions/denominations.
And remove all legalities- government "in put" so to speak- from marriage--- Not recognized by the law/government, no marriage benefits/penalties, etc....
#2) OR no longer recognize marriage as a religious institution and allow ANYONE to marry- heterosexuals, homosexuals, those wishing to enter into polygamist marriages, people from all walks of life, etc...

Bottom line: As I said, I completely agree with you and thank you for being a voice of reason in the midst of so much prejudice and discrimination.

Answer 7

Banding Gay marriage is wrong? Does that mean that gay people cannot have music when they marry?

Answer 8

i think u mean banning. lol. and ya i think it's wrong, civil unions are segregation, banning gay marriage is discrimination plain and simple there is no excuse that makes this un-true. and there is no logical reason to ban it other than religion WICH ISNT LOGICAL!!! SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE PEOPLE!!!! i wish ppl would get that thru their thick lil heads!

Answer 9

i think u are right y wont the governmeant just stay out of it i hope that they stop this folishness.... i wont to marry my gf when i get older...... but i cant cause the f***ing government has to be a** holes......

Answer 10

Well...According to the dictionary...

mar·riage

–noun
1.the social institution under which a man and woman establish their decision to live as husband and wife by legal commitments, religious ceremonies, etc.

So...there is no such thing as "Gay" marriage

Go ahead and give me a "Thumbs down", all I did was look up marriage in the dictionary and post the definition, so I guess you are giving a thumbs down to the dictionary?

As to the "Separation of Church and State" comments: Read the Constitution, those words do not appear there - what does appear is that the Government shall not sponsor a religion. In other words, the gov cannot set-up a state-run religion - it does not mean that the government cannot recognize religious traditions and incorporate those into law.

Now I fully expect some LGBT hothead to report me to Yahoo because they disagree with me, the dictionary, and the U.S. constitution