Gay Marriages…Why the Hell Not?

[skeleton tree]

I frankly don’t understand what the big deal is. If two people truly love each other then nothing should stop them from getting married whether they are straight or gay. It astounds me how many people in this day and age, in a time where things are constantly changing, to be opposed to gay marriages. I guess in some sense I understand where all those Christians are coming from. In fact, I believe in God myself, but that doesn’t stop me from believing that all people, no matter who they are, deserve rights and deserve to be respected. Yes, it is true that the bible condemns homosexuality, but the bible was written a really long time ago, in a time when even women did not have rights themselves, and look at where we are now. If God is against homosexuality then why does He create homosexuals? Being gay is not a choice, those who are, are born that way. Gay men and women are not asking all you straight folks who are against homosexuality to be gay with them, so why is it your concern? Why can’t love just be love?

[Cephus]

I wouldn't call a few a good track record. ....And I was not defending hetero marriages, as they have problems of their own, the OP issue was gay marrriages.

If you can't defend hetero marriages as being something better, then what rational reason can you have for denying gay marriage? It's not like there's any rationality behind claiming that gay marriage would somehow harm straight marriage, straight marriage is pretty much screwed on it's own.

So we're back to gay marriages... why the hell not?

[Greatest I Am]

Gay marriage must be abolished because we do not want this sub group of our society to bread indiscriminately and overtake the "normal " population.
Over breading on their part is the single most dangerous thing for mankind.
Stone them all.

Regards
DL

[McCulloch]

Gay marriage must be abolished because we do not want this sub group of our society to bread indiscriminately and overtake the "normal " population.
Over breading on their part is the single most dangerous thing for mankind.
Stone them all.

Bread is a kind of food made of flour that has been mixed with liquid, made into a dough, with yeast or other leavening agent, and baked. As a verb, it means to cover with breadcrumbs or meal.

To procreate or produce offspring is breed.

While I agree with you that overbreading can be unhealthy, it is not the single most dangerous thing for humanity. Overbreeding, however, could possibly be the most dangerous thing for humanity. Do I really need to point out that breeding is significantly more difficult for same sex couples than hetero couples? If ending overbreeding is the goal, then we should really encourage same-sex marriages.

But wait! Your post must be a parody of the fundamentalist position. I get it. Ha Ha. If I had my moderator hat on, I would have to point out that such parody is not respectful.

[Greatest I Am]

Gay marriage must be abolished because we do not want this sub group of our society to bread indiscriminately and overtake the "normal " population.
Over breading on their part is the single most dangerous thing for mankind.
Stone them all.

Bread is a kind of food made of flour that has been mixed with liquid, made into a dough, with yeast or other leavening agent, and baked. As a verb, it means to cover with breadcrumbs or meal.

To procreate or produce offspring is breed.

While I agree with you that overbraiding can be unhealthy, it is not the single most dangerous thing for humanity. Over breeding, however, could possibly be the most dangerous thing for humanity. Do I really need to point out that breeding is significantly more difficult for same sex couples than hetero couples? If ending over breeding is the goal, then we should really encourage same-sex marriages.

But wait! Your post must be a parody of the fundamentalist position. I get it. Ha Ha. If I had my moderator hat on, I would have to point out that such parody is not respectful.

Did not mean to dist anyone. Just make a point.

Some think that we must suffer for the sins of Adam and Eve. Children being punished for the sins of the father.
If this is good policy then we should punish the parents for the sins of their children.
They after all made these gays.

Perhaps we should change the laws and stone any parent that produces gay offspring.
Sounds good to me. Punishing the innocent is good enough for God then it is good enough for me.

Regards
DL

[AClockWorkOrange]

the religous longevity argument doesnt make sense, there has been same sex marriage before the bible was even compiled.

Rome, Greece, China, Babylonia.

[Osiris]

Gay marriage must be abolished because we do not want this sub group of our society to bread indiscriminately and overtake the "normal " population.
Over breading on their part is the single most dangerous thing for mankind.
Stone them all.

Regards
DL

good one. and also you'd think the fundamentalist christians would sympathize with the one group of people who do not have abortions

[Greatest I Am]

Abortion.

Good point.

Regards
DL

[john_anthony_gonzalez]

I frankly don’t understand what the big deal is. If two people truly love each other then nothing should stop them from getting married whether they are straight or gay. It astounds me how many people in this day and age, in a time where things are constantly changing, to be opposed to gay marriages. I guess in some sense I understand where all those Christians are coming from. In fact, I believe in God myself, but that doesn’t stop me from believing that all people, no matter who they are, deserve rights and deserve to be respected. Yes, it is true that the bible condemns homosexuality, but the bible was written a really long time ago, in a time when even women did not have rights themselves, and look at where we are now. If God is against homosexuality then why does He create homosexuals? Being gay is not a choice, those who are, are born that way. Gay men and women are not asking all you straight folks who are against homosexuality to be gay with them, so why is it your concern? Why can’t love just be love?

we are already on this ice with lots of foreign countries. I have nothing against homosexuals but if we legalized gay marriage i don't see how that can help us with our foreign relations

[Chimp]

Wow, that's a new one...foreign relations.

I guess I'm thick...how does gay marriage threaten foreign relations?

[micatala]

I frankly don’t understand what the big deal is. If two people truly love each other then nothing should stop them from getting married whether they are straight or gay. It astounds me how many people in this day and age, in a time where things are constantly changing, to be opposed to gay marriages. I guess in some sense I understand where all those Christians are coming from. In fact, I believe in God myself, but that doesn’t stop me from believing that all people, no matter who they are, deserve rights and deserve to be respected. Yes, it is true that the bible condemns homosexuality, but the bible was written a really long time ago, in a time when even women did not have rights themselves, and look at where we are now. If God is against homosexuality then why does He create homosexuals? Being gay is not a choice, those who are, are born that way. Gay men and women are not asking all you straight folks who are against homosexuality to be gay with them, so why is it your concern? Why can’t love just be love?

we are already on this ice with lots of foreign countries. I have nothing against homosexuals but if we legalized gay marriage i don't see how that can help us with our foreign relations

I suppose some in other countries would find approval of gay marriage repugnant, just like some in this country do.

In some sense, I have to say "so what?" Many find our capitalism repugnant, or Homer Simpson, or Desperate Housewives, or our nuclear weapons and other military apparati, or our predominance of Christianity, etc., etc.

I don't support banning gay marriage even though many in the U.S. think it is repugnant. I certainly don't think it is a good idea to do so based on what people in other countries think, whether they are citizens or government officials.