I dont think so but i just would like other people view on this issue.
2007-11-12 05:02:39 · 48 answers · asked by liltt 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
I am a Christian and dont believe in being gay but I dont think it should be outlawed. I respect others opinions and if they want to get married then thats their choice not mine or any one elses.
2007-11-12 05:06:21 · answer #1 · answered by Brit 3 · 3⤊ 4⤋
Gay marriage is quite legal in many parts of the world, and even in some Christian churches. No, it should not be outlawed. Society changes, and opinions change, which is a good thing. Whenever a change that discourages prejudice and hatred happens, that is a step in the right direction. It is time for us as a world society to focus on the things that unite us, and how we can help each other, and pay less attention to things that are private between two people. Pierre Elliott Trudeau said, "The government has no business in the bedrooms of the nation." Words to live by for sure.
2007-11-12 05:13:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
O.K., you asked the question and I am going to give my most honest opinion on the subject. Here goes: Gay marriage shouldn't be "outlawed" because it should never be "legal" to begin with....you see a marriage is intended for the union between a man and a woman in order (mainly) to carry on the species and make life more fulfilling. Same sex relationships were not intended to be sexual. When I hear about someone having a sex change operation it really gets to me because I think how much easier it would have been for them to increase the hormones of the sex they were born rather than trying to turn the whole thing around. How sad. These people need help as I'm sure they are emotionally in trouble. Reasons for my belief:
(1) some have been molested as children,
(2) some have no "straight" same sex role models,
(3) some just need medical help to increase their hormone level to the amount it should be,
(4) some are just surrendering to deviant desires (the bible warns about this).
If the person isn't able to control their impulses EVEN after hormone, religeous instruction and enlightenment and/or mental/emotional therapy THEN they could still HAVE SOME KIND OF LEGAL CONTRACT (Other than marriage) WITH THE PERSON THEY DECIDE TO CONSIDER THEIR SPOUSE IN ORDER TO PROTECT THEMSELVES IN THE EVENT OF SICKNESS OR DEATH AND ALLOWING THE MATE TO HAVE TYPICAL RIGHTS OF A SPOUSE. But, marriage (legal and God approved) has been and should continue to be between and man and woman. That's my final word. Thank you for allowing me to get this out there.
2007-11-12 05:22:30 · answer #3 · answered by Gottaloveher 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No.. I believe that we can't help who we love.... And if you love those of the same sex, then so be it. If you don't like it, don't do it. They are not hurting you, by loving each other.
But also, for legal reasons I think it should be okay. The whole domestic partner thing bothers me. For instance, A gay couple can be put on each others work health insurance.. yet when I was living with my boyfriend.. we couldn't. It's a double standard (but a necessary one, because in most states gay marriages are banned). But, if we are given the same rights, we wouldn't have to make exceptions like this.
2007-11-12 05:10:44 · answer #4 · answered by Aimee R 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I don't think any law should interfere with love or home family life. If two people love each other and want to share a formal ceromony to celebrate their commitment, then I think they should be allowed to do it. It is not the government's place to define what constitutes a "family".
Right now it is legal in Massachusettes and Hawaii, England and Canada. Hopefully in the future the rest of the United States will become as enlightened.
Good Luck
2007-11-12 05:09:27 · answer #5 · answered by mn lady 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think people in love should be able to get married, no matter what gender they are. I am straight and have had the privilege of being married to the man I love for 20 years now. Why shouldn't everyone have that privilege. If it offends someone to think about two guys, or two girls, then don't think about it. I have a neighbor with a HUGE butt and I certainly don't want to think about her and her hubby...so I don't. (Except I just did to make this point...yuck!) (FYI this is not an anti-fat remark...I am overweight...she is just a witch and has a big butt.)
2007-11-12 05:14:19 · answer #6 · answered by mrslititia 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Marriage is a union between two people. It doesn't matter whether those two people are man and man, man and woman, or woman and woman....
Marriage is based on love and happiness, not what some bigotted, narrow minded, or religious person states.
2007-11-12 05:07:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
No~ everyone's excuse for that is "The bible says it's wrong" but isn't it wrong to make a law against it? After all there is Seperation of Church & State right? I mean we can't say the pledge of allegiance in schools because it has "GOD" in it~ but we can make a law based on what the bible says? We have a "right to choose" law for abortion, but I'm sure the bible doesn't agree with that~ where do we draw the line?
2007-11-12 05:08:33 · answer #8 · answered by Marine Girl 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Nope. For all the screaming that the fundamentalists do about the "sacred covenant" of marriage, as far as the law is concerned marriage is a LEGAL contract. I see no reason to forbid two people who want to share their lives together to sign that contract, regardless of the genders of the people concerned.
2007-11-12 05:05:55 · answer #9 · answered by triviatm 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
no, personally I think they should just act like normal couples and get on with there life and quit causing so much uproar and then they could probably lead a "normal" life just the way us good ol straights do! married or not.
2007-11-16 05:10:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋