2007-12-01 13:49:48 · 13 answers · asked by moderation 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
1.seperation of church and state
2.people are not animals
3.bringing polygamy into this is rediculous..
and dont forget the military...
2007-12-01 22:00:05 · update #1
Yes very much so.
2007-12-01 13:51:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
We get our first next-of-kin by the accident of what parents we happen to be born to. Most of us, after leaving childhood, expect to start a new family with another person not chosen by accident but chosen deliberately, a person that we wish to have as our next-of-kin. It seems crazy to deny this choice on the basis of whether that person is of the opposite or identical sex. People don't choose what color skin they are born with, and we don't assign them to a special class of citizenship with different rights on that basis. People DO choose their manner of worship (or choose to not worship) and again, we don't assign them to a special class of citizenship with different rights on that basis.
If your church wants to refuse to bless same sex unions, wasn't I just talking about freedom of religion? The government can no more go into a church and tell that church what to believe and how to administer its sacraments than the a religious leader could go to the government and demand that his faith's beliefs be given force of law.
um ... Wait a minute .... the IS what some American religious leaders have been doing, isn't it? Demanding that government enforce by law the beliefs of their particular sect?
2007-12-01 14:24:45 · answer #2 · answered by kill_yr_television 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, no. But you're treading on grounds that are sensitive in terms of morality/religion.
Personally, I feel homosexuals/heterosexuals should be granted the same rights based on the fact that they're citizens and furthermore HUMAN and not because they pay taxes or choose the same sex to date or marry.
2007-12-01 13:58:22 · answer #3 · answered by Lei 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Gays do have the same rights as everyone else.
Unless you mean marriage. Would you be in favor of a man marrying his goat? His sister? Or even allowing him to have multiple wives at one time? Besides, the cornerstone of our society is the family. A mom and a dad. Why undermine it anymore than it already has been?
2007-12-01 13:56:41 · answer #4 · answered by Adolf Schmichael 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Gays have the same rights as all citizens. If you are referring to marriage, it is a privilege not a right. It is not mandatory for the state to grant privileges. That's why you have to get a license for it.
2007-12-01 14:06:05 · answer #5 · answered by exsft 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
What rights are you talking about? The right to free speech? The right to own a gun? The right to not have troops stationed at your house.....
2007-12-01 14:03:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
we elect law makers to make laws. it does not have to be fair to a few but to the many.
2007-12-01 14:43:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. You don't have a right to behave a certain way. If you want to, go ahead but society doesn't have to accomadate you.
2007-12-01 13:53:32 · answer #8 · answered by Gonzo Rationalism 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The "gay" movement has the same rights all of us do, they are asking for "special" rights. Big difference.
2007-12-01 14:07:27 · answer #9 · answered by Scott B 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
lets see...gays have to right to free speech....the right to own arms...the right to pursue happiness...what rights are not allowed??....getting married??...THATS not a right for anyone!!...its a privilege that is determined by laws set forth by people who are protecting the cornerstone of our society, namely THE FAMILY!! It wasn't marching gays who built this great nation..it was people who valued God and family that built it and maintain it today...
2007-12-01 14:00:10 · answer #10 · answered by greatrightwingconspiritor 5 · 3⤊ 4⤋