Gay marriage?

I'm tired of arguing over abortion and evolution. Can we argue about gay marriage for a while?

I'm gay, but I could really care less which way it goes.

Yes, more rights and wanting to be treated equally, but it's just not my spot.

Marriage shouldn't be legal at all.

Sure we can. I think gay people should be able to get married if they want. It should be their choice. We should not force them to get married against their will...

Gay Marriage? Sure! All of them should be Happy and Carefree!

Well here in Massachusetts we have been getting married coming up to 2 years now and the state has not fallen in the ocean. We haven't had anyone want to married their goats. We haven't had to build an ark to save man/woman kind. Our borders have not be closed. Days just go on just like all the other states in the union except I each day I say good morning to my wife. Have a great weekend everyone.

ahem. you people are obviously unclear about the word ARGUE!

dammit what fun is agreeing? i was looking forward to some first class entertainment here and yer all just not coming through for me.

fooey on yas.

fine then

Gay people shouldn't get married! All people should be happy, not gay....

I'm against hetero marriage, myself. Divorce is a bigger threat to marriage than gays...

This is absolutely right. Divorce is tearing up our society! What do all divorces have in common? Marriage! Ban marriage and save us from divorce!

Yes not only should they be allowed to get married, we should start forcing them If we have to tie a ball and chain around our ankles and then give it half our stuff when things fall apart so should they.


*edit* My son just wrote that... don't worry i smacked him.

The biggest problem with gay marriage is that 'gay marriage' just simply freaks out the straight folks. I think there should be a different terminology, a different ceremony, etc. to help set it apart from a corrupt institution.

I can't believe this 'sacred' insitution with a 50% divorce rate is something most would want to be associated with or defend, straight or gay. Legalize civil unions to same sex couples, and then let folks decide how they want to do the ceromonies.

Not to hard I hope, it sounds like he is on his way to having a healthy sense of humor and a good understanding of how the world works.

Chris' three steps to resolution:
1. "Marriage" from this day forward will be called "Civil Union" (within a legal context). this applies retroactively.
2. Civil Union is open to all consenting adult couples.
3. Profit!

"Marrage" is a religious term, that's why all the religious fanatics (read: people who run our government) are up in arms about it. In a fair society, state and federal governments should allow no legal benefits for married people, or should allow homosexual couples to enjoy all the legal benefits it currently provides to heterosexual couples. None of this fuzzy in-between compromise bullshit.

Lucky for me, I didn't live through the seperate-but-equal phase of our government's civil rights enlightenment. I have heard all about it from an aunt who has, however. It wasn't pretty. I hope to never live through one of these.
==Chris

Yeah god forbid the "straight folks" are freaked out. It's childish, it just amounts to refusing to share. Marriage is marriage, and it is stupid to pretend with another label- separate but equal is a fallacy proven time and again.

Except that people don't want marriage to be marriage. They want it to be all things to all people, which it never has been, and wasn't intended to be.

Marriage should be seperated from the legal union. Anyone should be able to enter a civil union/partnership/whatever. That would be the sole distributor of legal rights. That would let churches keep marriage as they like... Go get joined at the courthouse, then go to your wedding at the church.

The problem is, when you try to legislate gay marriage, you are, in effect, trying to legislate religion, as far as a lot of people are concerned. That's never going to fly well.

LOL... yea, he's an adult and it was a light slap for grabbing my keyboard not for his views.

I agree with what Reitsuki said.

So if a religion pops up that thinks same-sex marriage is a-okay then no problem?
'Cos ya know there are religions that think so.

Just sayin'


My opinion? The state should recognize same-sex marriages. Churches should have the right to decide whether or not they will wed same sex partners.

Why is the Government involved in matters of religion at all? And no --"Marriage" isn't a religious term.

The word “marriage,” when traced back to its Latin origins, does not actually specify a man and a woman. In fact, the word, “marry,” properly means, “to provide with a husband”.

The word "husband" comes from Old Norse "husbondi" based on hus "house" + bondi "estate owner".

And they could have them. A church can marry people without it being legally binding. That goes for ALL churches. Likewise, people can be legally bound without the church being involved.



Two thousand years of societal development overshadow archaic word roots, unfortunatly.

The best thing to do is stop giving all these perks to married people regardless of sexual orientation. Single people deserve the same rights! Equality for Singletons!

My longtime partner and I got married in Massachusetts last fall and now all we do is argue! Now I have a relationship just like my parents had.

Now you KNOW you bring your argumentative nature to any relationship. I can only believe you were on 'good behavior' prior to the marriage.

Don't ever change.

You have single handedly destroyed the sanctity of my marr . . . oh wait, I’m not married, carry on!

Elror, in respectful homage to Mitt Romney and all other Mormons I am perfectly willing to forget what a perfect shithole Massachusetts is and marry you, too! I wonder if they make a bed bigger than California King-size