What is your take on gay marrage?

Answer 1

I am completely against it, and I'm a homophobic.

Answer 2

I think any one person should be able to pick any other person to be their partner (legally).
The government is of course not going to require churches to perform weddings if they're against it.
Not all gay people want to be married! But those that do should be able to go to city hall and register themselves as partners, so that in case something happens to one of them, they would call your partner, not a cousin miles away you haven't talked to for years.

If churches want to conduct gay weddings, that's their freedom of religion.

As for partner benefits, that could be left up to employers, states and counties, but ...

It's really NOT fair to just have everybody vote. That's like going to Georgia and holding an election on who's going to rule the government, the Baptists or the Catholics.

Law abiding minorities have a right to pursue happiness and have freedom of association, and freedom from relgious fanatics taking over the government and start criminalizing what 2 consenting adults do in their beds.

Answer 3

i do not understand why people are so reactionary. i have known lots of gay people--they are just people. how would you feel if you were involved with someone and you could not hold hands in public? could not kiss each other goodbye? they love as anyone loves. on the one hand people will say, give them some other kind of certification--but on the other, oh, children will be confused. i try to teach my son to accept people as they are--not what makes him comfortable. and no, neither his mother, nor i are gay. legal status but without calling it marriage is a move in the right direction--but still says it is not a "real" marriage--or something that only imitates marriage.

i cannot argue with a religious stance--but even christ altered the views of the jewish leaders of his religion--or all christians would just be jews too--don't know. luckily, we are not living in a theocracy.

true love is so rare in this world--i think we should celebrate it wherever we find it.

Answer 4

I think that they should be able to get married in a court house or form their own sort of union (civil union, etc). Marriage has such a tie to religion I think that is were part of the problem lies. I would never expect a church to be forced to perform a marriage ceremony that is against their beliefs.
I would never expect to go to a Jewish temple and get married without going through all the steps and following their rules.
It could be a much simpler situation than it is...

Answer 5

As a straight person I don't really feel it is my place to have an opinion one way or the other. I do feel that being against gay marriage is no different at all from being against interracial marriage or interfaith marriage. It is just another way for people to separate them from us and spread hate in this world. Instead of encouraging someone to hate somebody because of who they love why not look for a reason to love someone despite our differences. It would be a much happier world.
And for all the so called "Christians" out there that hate anybody remember Jesus would have loved them no matter what.

Answer 6

I'm for it. Why shouldn't they be just as miserable as everyone else. J/K! I am for it because it shows they choose committment versus promiscuity, there are also legal, medical, and business reasons. For example: If one partner is hospitalized, only family can see them or make important decisions and most of the time the family that makes the decisions are family that doesn't approve of the lifestyle. How is that fair. Also, separation of church and state are such a big thing right now so why is religion playing such a big factor in this debate. I could go on and on, but I won't.

Answer 7

I think gay marriage is just as legitimate as straight, conventional marriage. What right does anyone have to judge other people and deem them unfit to marry? Why should gay people have different rights from straight people? We're all human and born with rights.

Answer 8

Personally, I see it as a pain in the @$$ issue.

I believe that 2 people have to right to happiness regardless of who the partner is...yet the christian morals of the other side tend to fight the movement to the max.

I say the constitution was written for every american to pursue happiness..... there were no exclusions

Answer 9

I am not gay, and I have no intention on becoming gay, but honestly, who cares! If two gay people want to get married and spend the rest of their life together, that should be their right!

Answer 10

Ummm..if two people love each other it shouldnt matter if they are "gay" or "straight"... now should it...all im saying is that people just need another thing to complain about to make it seem like they are more powerful and more important than a "gay" person...and why would someone have so much hatrid toward them..u cannt help who u fall in love with..even if it is a man..or a woman



ps...who gave them that name ne way?.....

Answer 11

what I think about gay marrage is it ok it dont bother me. You cant hate some one just because there Gay thats how they so just deal with it except!