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Question

If Republicans are using God as an excuse to make Gay marriage impossible shouldn't they do the same to heterosexual divorce. Think about it. If, according to them, Gay marriage corrupts family values and leads to the distruction of the American family unit doesn't straight divorce do the same? Make divorce illigal. Same thing. Please no derogatory statements and please no Christian bashing.

Answer 1

I am a Republican and I think that the ideas that gay people would ruin family values are ridiculous. There is a separation of Church and State for a reason. The problem here is that the Government has been regulating marriage for a long time, which is actually a traditionally religious ceremony. The Government can allow gay marriages, but if the government will mandate it, then do the churches have to condone it as well? In my opinion, there needs to be a reworking of the whole idea of the marriage contract with regard to church and state. It is really one of the very few things where church and state are not separated and I think that is the main problem here.

Answer 2

I am a Christian, and I promise there will be no bashing.

The fact of the matter is that today people go into marriage with the idea that if it doesn't work out they can always get divorced.

What they forget is that their word is supposed to be their bond, and when they take a vow to cleave one to the other, in "sickness and in health, til' death do they part," they are making a solemn promise in front of witnesses and this is giving their word.

When they choose to divorce their spouse just because they have some difficulties, they are breaking their vows, and therefore their word does not mean diddly squat!

I agree, before they ban same sex marriages, they should "clean out their own back yards."

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Answer 3

But they're not. It isn't all or even mostly about religion. I've never used any religious implications in any of my arguments against homosexual marriages.

And as a conservative, I've been against no-fault divorce for many years. I believe in making divorce as difficult as possible to encourage people to actually think a little before jumping into marriage. And again, my argument has nothing to do with God or religion, but the every profound negative societal effects of divorce and single parent homes.

Answer 4

The issue is the word "marriage". What I don't understand is if gays want to live an alternative lifestyle and feel that it is so okay and normal, than why are they so set on calling there lifetime unions by a heterosexual term such as marriage? If you are so very proud to be gay, then why not coin your own word for marriage that will indicate your pride in gay union and quit trying to masquerade it as a heterosexual convention?

Answer 5

Many years ago divorce was illegal.even if there was abuse. It' alright o get divorce if abuse or infidelity exists.
As for gay marriage..it's opposed as far using the term "marrriage" which has been associated to religion. Civil unions were an option so partners can get the same legal protections as married heterosexuals.
My opinion is homosexuality is an option not a birth right...but thats my opinion.

Answer 6

Don't encourage them, they are trying to fight no fault divorce in several states.

"In Michigan and a handful of other states, legislators are trying to make it harder for couples to divorce. The proposed laws would repeal blanket "no-fault" laws in the hopes that additional hurdles would prevent some divorces, particularly when one spouse objects or the couple has minor children. Under the proposed reforms, grounds for the divorce would have to be proved if one spouse does not consent to the split.

Returning to fault-based divorces could, depending on one's position: save marriages or create even uglier divorces; give women leverage to demand more child support or financially drain them through endless court battles; and protect children from the scars of divorce or exacerbate the scarring through increased acrimony between divorcing parents."

No-Fault Under Attack: Why Now?

"The predominant support for toughening divorce laws comes from religious and right-wing groups. Decrying the shrinking number of traditional nuclear families, "the Christian Right's agenda is to force people to stay married," says Laura Boyd, PhD, a Democratic state legislator in Oklahoma, an MFT and a trained divorce mediator. But the cry for renewed "family values" tied to this battle seems to reflect a broader societal disenchantment with a culture of divorce and remarriage. Roughly half to two-thirds of couples marrying in the 1980s and 1990s will divorce, the majority with minor children.

Discontent with more profound societal ills may also be responsible for the scapegoating of no-fault divorce laws. "When politicians can't find solutions to society's woes, to inadequate and a woefully underfunded health care system, they choose the most vulnerable system in society to scapegoat: the Family," argues Constance Ahrons, PhD, director of the MFT program at the University of Southern California and author of The Good Divorce."

This does point out that the real agenda is not against Gays but rather against any personal decision with which they disagree.

Answer 7

Yeah, they should want to at least limit the easy availability of divorce. It's the real destroyer of families, just ask the millions of kids whose parents are divorced. And while we're at it... if human life begins when gametes meet, certain contraceptive methods should be banned too.

Answer 8

They are in many places. Its terrifying.

Equal rights means equal rights. All of that civil union stuff is far too close to separate but equal for my tastes. If there really is a separation of church and state, then anyone should be allowed to marry. The only restriction should be whether or not it is allowed in a church, and that should be left fully up to the church.

Keep the state out of the church, and the church out of state.

Answer 9

It's all a smoke screen. The republicans are always on about gay marriage and abortion to keep the subject off the real issue of war. It's not good to argue using honesty and logic, this is politics, remember.

Answer 10

I think religion should be kept out of politics, period. Allowing Gays to marry should be a civil issue and considered on that basis only. Religion should be a private and personal matter.