Gay marriage?

Question

I am writing a paper on gay marriage and I need some input... For or against and why?

Answer 1

The gvmt shouldn't be involved in defining what a marriage should be. This is something that the individuals need to define for them selves. No two marriages are ever going to be the same.

Answer 2

as a Christian and a libertarian who hates control and fascism and inequality, I can surely see both sides.

religion and government should not mix. Political scenes are turning my faith into a hotbed or power-hungry debates and hatred, instead of love and forgiveness, and unconditional positive regard for others. So here is the best solution I've ever heard: abolish marriage completely, for everybody. Remove it's legal standing. It's a religious institution anyway. Allow every citizen the same rights under a Civil Union, straight and gay alike. The rights and priviledges for marriage now could be transfered to the Civil Union and that should be the document in the US. Those who want to get "married" can acquire a certificate at a church ceremony that is not legally recognized. This way, Christians and Muslims will not see their sacred ceremony as defiled and all will be equal in this country. Pleases everybody! There are churches that will marry gay people. And the majority of churches will declare them married by a false church, and the marriage invalid. The church should also be happy to see atheist couples quit acting like they need a pastor to be joined. But the point is that it ceases to be America's problem. It becomes the church's. And the church has been disagreeing on this anyway, why not leave it all to it? I don't want Christians to be known for winning this battle in the political world. We have others to fight that are more important, like loving people and ending poverty and stuff.
It may be possible that the powers that be are trying to keep us distracted with this issue that so polarizes, while when we are not looking, they steal our money, start wars, and do other stuff behind our backs. It's time to focus on our huge bullying government, rather than constantly blather on about abortion and gay marriage. Sure, they are important, but there is little we can do about them.


So for a third point of view, just ask, why is marriage the government's business if it's a personal thing?

Answer 3

Actually same-sex marriage is not legal in UK. It's a "civil partnership", which is one step down. Genuine marriage is when all services and privileges allowed to heterosexuals are allowed to homosexuals, as for instance here in Canada. No distinction whatever is made here.

Answer 4

Gay marriage is not legal in the UK, I'm afraid.

It is legal in Spain, the word is the same, the rights are the same, including adoption.

Answer 5

Im for the option to be available. Im definitely sure that not every gay couple should be married, but the legal option to do so should be there.
Its a question of fairness and our basic civil rights.

Answer 6

A bit of advice from someone who makes his living in research. Internet surveys are not usable data for an academic paper. There is no way to control for biases and no way to confirm the responses are valid.

Answer 7

oh hell naw... gays should NEVER get married. in the bible it says marriage is between a man and a woman. God created Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve. Gay parents will create gay children. Just like gang banging parents make gang banging children. We dont want any more gay man's diseases runnin around!@

Answer 8

I am for legal partnership. As for marriage or church union, I would not really recommend it.

Answer 9

for... well luckily it is llegal here in the UK :-D