Controversial Issue: Gay Marriage

[nacho]

The problem with gay marriage is that some people are fucking idiots and see it as somehow harmful/threatening.

[Camo]

>.> FFS, why can't people just accept that others can be different.

So what if someone has a different sexuality to yours? Do you find that threatening? Does it affect your sleeping patterns at night?

/end rant.

[MJRomeo81]

You fundamental religionists will be remembered with the same bitter disdain as we think of slaveholders. Just remember that.

I didn't mention religion in my post once. You don't need to get married in a church. My argument has nothing to do with religion. Yet you come out guns blazing with the tiresome "stupid religion" crap.

[enwiabe]

You fundamental religionists will be remembered with the same bitter disdain as we think of slaveholders. Just remember that.

I didn't mention religion in my post once. You don't need to get married in a church. My argument has nothing to do with religion. Yet you come out guns blazing with the tiresome "stupid religion" crap.

But that's where your bigotry comes from. To deny it would be to deny your "Christian values"

I'll ask you straight out then, is your opposition to gay marriage based on your religious convictions?

[MJRomeo81]

But that's where your bigotry comes from. To deny it would be to deny your "Christian values"

I'll ask you straight out then, is your opposition to gay marriage based on your religious convictions?

No. Religion doesn't shape my decision here. I feel that marriage is strictly between a man and a woman.

Sure there are some ridiculous situations today where a marriage lasts a few hours. But these idiots shouldn't be a representation of the current state of marriage.

[enwiabe]

But that's where your bigotry comes from. To deny it would be to deny your "Christian values"

I'll ask you straight out then, is your opposition to gay marriage based on your religious convictions?

No. Religion doesn't shape my decision here. I feel that marriage is strictly between a man and a woman.

Sure there are some ridiculous situations today where a marriage lasts a few hours. But these idiots shouldn't be a representation of the current state of marriage.

Then why do you think that marriage should only be between a man and a woman? Enumerate the negative effects of allowing gays to marry. Enumerate the positive reasons for only allowing men and women to marry.

[Camo]

But that's where your bigotry comes from. To deny it would be to deny your "Christian values"

I'll ask you straight out then, is your opposition to gay marriage based on your religious convictions?

No. Religion doesn't shape my decision here. I feel that marriage is strictly between a man and a woman.

Sure there are some ridiculous situations today where a marriage lasts a few hours. But these idiots shouldn't be a representation of the current state of marriage.

I kind of agree, with you there with the bit that it shouldn't be a representation of the current state of marriage, but it shouldn't also just be limited to that of a man and a woman. Its a right, and choice in life.

Taking away people's rights in basically a form of slavery, and limitation over another human being in its own right.

[ninwa]

Sure there are some ridiculous situations today where a marriage lasts a few hours. But these idiots shouldn't be a representation of the current state of marriage.

The point of my post here was to show that straight marriage has already destroyed whatever there was left of the "institution" of marriage, so you and Paul can stop using that argument to hide your bigotry behind

[Panicmode]

The only (plausible) argument I can see against gay marriage is this. It defies the "original" purpose of marriage to the state. Marriage between a man and a women is likely to produce children, who will in turn contribute to society through paying tax, creating jobs etc. As such, married couples get certain benefits in society which are afforded to them because they will (most likely) fulfill this societal role and procreate. Gay marriages offer nothing to society (in terms of societal benefits) so why should society as a whole be bound to honour them? Gays are afforded all the rights that straight people are given. They can marry any person of the opposite sex to whom they are not related and is above the age of consent. Marriage is not an intrinsic "right" and as such society has placed boundaries on it so that it serves its original purpose. Brothers and sisters aren't allowed to marry, why should this be any different for homosexuals?

This is why this argument is wrong: In today's times, it seems the problem is more about overpopulation than underpopulation. We as a nation are turning back immigrants for fear of over crowded areas and lack of resources. How then can we say that gays can't marry because they are unable to shack up and procreate? Also, I am pretty certain that the modern purpose of marriage is not to produce children. Many heterosexual couples enter marriage with the express desire not to have children. It appears that in today's times, the purpose of marriage is to join together two consenting adults who share love for each other.

[HERculina]

Whenever i think about homosexuality i always think about it like how some people prefer dark chocolate over normal chocolate, or like how i hate eating mango cause i don like the taste of it even though its suppose to be healthy. If someone forced me to eat mango, i would never say yes. So why should a guy have to be into women,'why cant he be into men? Theres nouing wrong with liking strawberries rather than mangoes if u get me. Haha well theres my analogy - it just all depends on what taste you have!

[Panicmode]

Whenever i think about homosexuality i always think about it like how some people prefer dark chocolate over normal chocolate, or like how i hate eating mango cause i don like the taste of it even though its suppose to be healthy. If someone forced me to eat mango, i would never say yes. So why should a guy have to be into women,'why cant he be into men? Theres nouing wrong with liking strawberries rather than mangoes if u get me. Haha well theres my analogy - it just all depends on what taste you have!

OMG, you don't like mangoes? But they're awesome! They're my favourite fruit (by far). How can you not like them? We should make a law that everyone has to eat mangoes because that's what I like and that's what's normal. Everyone that doesn't like mango will have to deal with it and either never eat any other fruit or eat mangoes.

[HERculina]

^ but Mangoes are smelly

[JellyDonut]

The only (plausible) argument I can see against gay marriage is this.

I don't even think it's a plausible argument unless you're into social engineering. If you were, we'd have a bigger problem than gay marriage

And I never understood the point 'gay people given the same rights in that they can marry a person of the opposite sex'. Why the hell would they want to do that?

Whenever i think about homosexuality i always think about it like how some people prefer dark chocolate over normal chocolate,

An analogy more suited for miscegenation teehee

[Random_Guy]

Gay marriage is gay.

[REBORN]

Gay marriage is gay.

Really? Who knew.