Or is the right going to sucseed in making America the South Africa of this issue?Gay marriage is a civil rights issue,a human rights issue even.
2007-09-09 12:48:29 · 23 answers · asked by justgoodfolk 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Indeed! Well said.
Let's take a brief look at American history; pecifically how LONG it took supposedly "Christian" people to come to their collective enses about social inequalities.
It took us 89 years before we ended slavery with the 13th Amendment.
It took us 94 years to ratify the 15th Amendment which originally gave blacks the right to vote.
In 1919, we took a giant step backward with Prohibition, and it took us another 14 yrs. to figure out that it was a stupid and unenforceable idea.
It took us 142 yrs.to ratify the the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote.
It took us 188 years to REALLY give blacks the right to vote, by repealing the poll tax with the 24th Amendment, and to pass the Civil Rights Act.
And it took us 195 years to figure out that if men we old enough to die in war, they were old enough to vote.
So, basically, it took almost 200 years from the birth of this country, for us to come to the conclusion that these aforementioned things were WRONG with our society, and correct them.
And now, some folks think that suddenly "social evolution" will just come to a grinding halt, and we can just refuse same-sex couples equality and equal representation under law or social justice?
This is as "far" as we can go with equality?
2007-09-09 12:55:22 · answer #1 · answered by John Doe 1st 4 · 5⤊ 4⤋
Probably right after the first pigs brisk. I am soooo conservative far right, that I think Rush Limbaugh is a wuss. However, conservative Christians have done a poor job at honoring what marriage is. Straight conservatives have been
getting divorced for "irreconcilable differences" for some time. This is not a biblical reason for divorce. What 2 people do together is between them and God. I believe homosexual behavior is wrong, but I believe Gays should have the right to hospital visitation, survivor inheritance, etc. So to civil unions, yes. Marriage no. Marriage is an institution believed to be inspired by God, so I don't believe you can expect him to bless behavior that I believe he dislikes. Even if some evangelicals have done a poor bit in honoring their vows. Disapprove of gay marriage? Yes. Hate,no.
There may someday be more tolerance if this subject were not so in our face. We don't care who is licking who, just go home and do it and keep it to yourself. There is so much more to a persons identity than whose bed they play in.
2007-09-09 13:14:15 · answer #2 · answered by Charles S 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is a matter of time alone. Older people are far more against gay marriage than younger people. Time will resolve this issue.
It helps that the qualities of marriage that people take for granted, such as hospital visitation and the ability to provide and inheritance to ones partner be recognized as definitive parts of this request for marriage.
2007-09-09 13:08:29 · answer #3 · answered by oohhbother 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think everyone on Answers will be dead before gay marriage becomes legal. But civil partnerships, right to inherit, right to share medical benefits and such will occur. Probably through state action. Some states will abolish marriage altogether rather than make it available to homosexuals. (No offense to some, I was just making a joke in the latter).
2007-09-09 12:57:28 · answer #4 · answered by bigjohn B 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Marriage is a state's issue. The federal government should keep its nose out of it. The federal government already coerces the people in more ways than it was originally intended.
2007-09-10 00:35:10 · answer #5 · answered by Perplexed Bob 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can see a couple states okaying gay marriage, but it will not be nationwide as there are too many red states that will fight it.
2007-09-09 12:52:39 · answer #6 · answered by xg6 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why is it a human rights issue? Everything that can be legally accomplished by marriage can be legally accomplished by contracts.
Except the offspring, which is the only reason it is a government thing in the first place!
2007-09-09 12:56:55 · answer #7 · answered by Shrink 5 · 4⤊ 3⤋
I think it will happen in the next 10-25 years. It will help as we start electing a younger generation to politics as the younger generations are more tolerant. However, we should as recognize that Stonewall in America was 25 years ago and we actually have come pretty far in the last few years.
It will happen.
2007-09-09 12:54:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 3⤋
Hopefully never. I don't want to gay pride celebrations in my town, books changed in school, teaching my kids that this is 'natural', public displays of men kissing and fondling each other. I'm not even religious, so that has nothing to do with it. I also could care less what people do behind closed doors. That's their business, not mine. But open displays? No.
Let them move to states that embrace them.
2007-09-09 12:56:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 3⤋
it will happen eventually. the only reason that its not a law is because of the religious conservative politicians. and funny side note. Turns out that there full of closet gays that have been pushing the harshest laws discriminating against gays.
That make them self - hating,, which fit well with the overall intolerance displayed by cons everyday.
2007-09-09 12:55:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋