Why not man and man or woman and woman marriages, what is the difference, isn't love, love??
-Is the main issue that homosexuality is considered 'unchristian'??
-Do you think it is an example of the governments inability to separate church and state?
I would love to just hear any opinions on the matter, and if you have read anything on the topic recently that you could tell me about, I would love to read it also.
Thank you!!
2007-10-20 15:05:50 · 22 answers · asked by Smilingcheek 4 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
No thumbs up or down from me... I am just curious about what people think about the topic, helps to get the creative juices flowing. Everyone is different, and you never know who may offer a different perspective that you had not considered and may want to research furthur. I thank you all for your time!!
2007-10-20 15:28:57 · update #1
Well I'm Canadian and we legalized same sex marriage awhile ago. If you're interested, you can check out stats Canada, for our statistics on same-sex marriage, same-sex common law couples and same-sex parents. Just do a web search on google.
Yes, love is love regardless of gender. I just think that America is generally a country where diversity is not accepted.
2007-10-20 15:22:05 · answer #1 · answered by some female 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
There is nothing unChristian about it. I am no better or more pious than my brother simply because I have a wife and he has a partner. As for separation of church and state, it is not an inability but rather an unwillingness on the part of those who want the votes of right-wing pseudo-Christians to uphold the Constitution. (The illegal spying shows that once you breach one part, you're on a slippery slope.)
Those who would use the Bible to reinforce their prejudices will do so, regardless of whether the subject is homosexuality, integration, interracial marriage, or activities even between husband and wife that are "their business" to stick their noses into. Such people are not Christians, for they are filled with hatred and hypocritically judgmental. Their purposes are twofold: to bilk gullible believers out of their hard-earned money and to elect Republicans who will uphold their "right" to engage in parasitic, racketeering behavior.
And where TF did you brain-dead dittoheads get this "Adam and Steve" excrement from anyway? Polly want a cracker? Awk!
2007-10-21 00:21:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honestly I think people are afraid of homosexual relationships because they feel it is a threat. To societal structure, marriatal structure, ect... I personally feel that our society is beginning to face some serious issues. And until we begin to embrace our socitey as a whole we will continue to face these problems. Seriously, the earth is round not flat. And that tiny detail took ages for people to accept. But when we did, thousands of new doors were opened to us. I feel the same way about same sex marriages. If two mature human beings decide they want to spend the rest of their lives together, then why is there even a debate? This world needs more expressions of love, not hate. Open your eyes people, if you want a better place, a better world accept the changes that are coming and STOP for the love of god judging them. That is NOT your job.
Oh by the way in case your wondering, I have been married to a man for 8 years. I was also raised catholic. But I stepped out of my box years ago. And I can tell you, I am more comfortable not having the answers then I am with answers that restrict to the point of hating your neighbor. That was not Jesus's message.
2007-10-20 22:23:28 · answer #3 · answered by Yvette N 1 · 4⤊ 0⤋
For those who insist on bringing religion or "god" into it. Marriage was a civil union long before humans even THOUGHT about "god". Marriage was a civil unon thousands of years BEFORE Christ walked the earth and therefore it came BEFORE Christianity. Even now the ONLY why religion "God" enter a marriage ceremony even between members of the opposite sexes is IF the marrying couple CHOOSES to bring them into THEIR civil ceremony. When I got married there was no mention of god. Not even at the end when there was the "I now pronouce". All the JOP said was "In the name of the State of New York I now pronounce you Man and Wife". We CHOSE to have no mention of God or religion in our ceremony . In fact it is the EXACT same ceremony same sex couples have...My opinion is, that when two partners love and support each other for years they should be entitled to reap some of the benefits. My opinion is that no matter the sexual orientation of a couple if they've been together for almost 50 years and one partner's family has disowned him for that 50 years and his partner has always been there loving and supporting and he dies his loving supportive partner should maintain the home they had together as well as all of the assets...as it stands now the estranged family can come in and take over the home, and all of the assets because they are related by blood leaving the loving supportive and grieving partner with nothing. IF that were to happen with a heteor couple people would screm "NOT FAIR" and there would be court issues and battles.
So get it straight (No pun intended) marriage IS a civil union unless the COUPLE bring religion into it...and not EVERYONE believes in the Christian based "god"...wanna talk "god" go to the religion boards.
2007-10-21 03:16:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I love my sister. Should I be allowed to marry her? If we were both single and I get her benefits. Imagine my retirement
The difference is that it was created for family purposes. I know a women and women can raise a child together but where do men fit in? It's a natural process and men/men
women/women can't create a new person. Sharing DNA. Becoming one, raising that child together. It's a special act.
I suggest you look at the divorce rate of same sex marriages. They don't work. Rate is way higher then heterosexual couples. My cousin married another women, lasted only two years. They can look and look but they are not going to find it. It's misplaced and what they are looking for doesn't have anything to do with love
2007-10-20 23:20:14 · answer #5 · answered by Peggy Pirate 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Same-sex marriage" is an oxymoron. Marriage is a legal contract between a man and a woman. Always has been.
I have no problem with same-gender "domestic partnerships". If a corporation that provides benefits to spouses and dependents wants to include "domestic partner" as an eligible participant, that's fine.
Domestic partners can have all of the benefits, privileges, and rights that they can get lawmakers to award them. But, marriage, by definition, is not a legal union between same-sex partners.
Marriage is part of our legal system. The fact that our legal system may have roots in a religious value system is irrelevant. Domestic partners and those that favor such unions have every right to try and change the legal system, but until there is a majority in favor of such, a law is passed, and the judicial system does not find it unconstitutional, the legal system remains as it is.
That's how our system works.
2007-10-20 22:18:43 · answer #6 · answered by SafetyDancer 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
OMG all the "Adam and Steve" BS is making me ashamed to call myself Christian! Lots of man and woman marriages last about a minute. Shoot, my 32 year old niece just divorced for the 3rd time. So what is so holy about her flavor of the month? And she has lived with a few she didn't marry. How is that more moral than two guys (or two girls) who love each other and want to take care of each other? If they live in the same house, are committed to each other and if there are kids, raise them together, who am I to say they can't have the benefits of being married. They should be allowed to share insurance, get tax breaks, and be each others legal 'next of kin' just like man and woman couples do. Let them get married. Let all the Christians who say "having sex if you are not married is wrong" and "gay marriage is wrong" realize that they are not being fair. Oh, and if it makes any difference, I am a straight, Christian, Republican. Go figure.
2007-10-20 22:38:58 · answer #7 · answered by mrslititia 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Well we have same sex marriage here in Canada as the government pushed it through and did not listen to the people. That is how our present prime minister got in by promising to revue the issue - he couldn't - it got booted out of parliament. Personally I think it should be called same sex union like in the U.K. Very few Canadian gays have actually gotten married - it is more people from the States and around the world come to Canada to get hitched.
2007-10-20 22:40:05 · answer #8 · answered by curiouscanadian 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Marriage is by definition one man, one woman.
Gays want "same sex marriage" because they believe it'll validate homosexuality...make it okay. The thing is, it's not okay.
Men and women have what I call complementary differences. Men and women are made for each other. Even biology and anatomy should tell someone that homosexuality is wrong.
2007-10-20 23:09:52 · answer #9 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I believe homosexuality is morally wrong based upon Biblical teachings. Men and women are physically made for one another. Same gender relationships are physically not made for one another. It is my understanding that the main reasons some homosexuals want to marry is for insurance purposes. They can qualify for medical insurance through the spouse's employer if they are married, but not if there is not a marriage.
2007-10-20 22:33:27 · answer #10 · answered by Flyby 6 · 2⤊ 3⤋