Gay Marriage, Do you support or oppose? Options

[*CrackedRearView*]

oo n im a christian 

Well, that just about explains it now, doesn't it?

[scoff]

[ikn0wurm0m]

i cant not lyke it, my mom is lesbian and i fine with it.

[sadolakced acid]

i so disagree with it... it would be really disturbing to me personally n wat if human becomes extinct becuz of this?? n will gay ppl adopt kids?? doesnt kids deserve both mother n father, dead or alive or watever???? thats wat i think

oo n im a christian 

so single parents should have thier kids taken away from them?

[sweetangel2128]

I wouldn't say I'm for it but I don't think it's right for people to ban it because of there opinions because it's the peoples choice, I say if they want to get married they should get married.

Well, that just about explains it now, doesn't it?

[scoff]

Not all Christians believe in that. I don't

[*mishyerr*]

I'm sorry but your comment is just too ignorant.

With over 6 billion humans and a major percentage of them being heterosexual... there is no way that humans can become extinct. unless, like all other animals that become extinct, some other species or force effectively wipes out all humans. Gay people are one of the largest group of people who adopt kids because that is one of the only ways for them to have children (other than artifical conception with is costly).

Kids should have a healthy and encouraging family... not just a mom and father. Nowadays, the family structure isn't about the mother, father, and children. Sometimes, kids live with their aunt, uncle...etc... and they grow up to be perfectly happy and content. Others have a single mom or dad. Others have both parents but their family is completely effed up.

christians have over a 20% divorce rate... so there's a percentage of religious people who don't treat marriage as sacred as religion portrays. if a gay couple is willing to fight tooth and nail for the privilege, they will take their relationship much more seriously.

In addition to your answer to "sensenstyle," there are plenty of orphans to be adopted. And there probably always will be.

[jaeman]

I do not support gay marriage.

[sweetangel2128]

I do not support gay marriage.

Why? Because there different?

[*I Shot JFK*]

I do not support gay marriage.

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[Jinny]

i support even though im not gay.
i mean, theyre regular people, like us, so let them marry whoever they want.
just because they like someone thats the same gender doesnt mean theyre crazy
its just who they are
if we can marry whoever we want
then they should be able to marry anyone they want..

[hitoshirezukizu]

I support gay marriage completely. I'm all for it, personally. I just don't find any sense in that they can't marry the person they love just because they're the same gender. When it comes down to it, love is just plain love, clear and simple. I mean, if you strip away the stereotypes of male and female, then it's just love, like anybody else's heterosexual love. Many of my friends are homosexual, and so am I. (However, please don't say I'm for gay marriage just because I am gay. I have supported gay marriage for quite a long time, far before I figured out I was gay myself.)

I also don't think you "choose" to be gay. I mean, I don't think you wake up one day and think to yourself, Today I'm going to be gay and like my own sex. I think you realise it over time, you "figure out" that you're gay...know what I'm trying to say here?? It just sort of happens, I suppose.

[femmefatale4160]

oo n im a christian

oo n i am 2.

Your post is really ignorant. I am a Christian and I have a lot of gay and bisexual friends. I think that the definition of marriage includes the union of a man and a woman, but I don't have a problem with civil union at all(same benefits, different title).

[sweetangel2128]

oo n i am 2.

Your post is really ignorant. I am a Christian and I have a lot of gay and bisexual friends. I think that the definition of marriage includes the union of a man and a woman, but I don't have a problem with civil union at all(same benefits, different title).

I guess you could call me also a Christian, I love God, I try to live my life as he intended, I read my Bible ect...BUT I don't believe that marriage is just a union of man and woman...I believe if 2 people man and man, woman and woman or woman and man want to marry they should be able to do so. It's about the love you have for one another not what you believe in.

[gr00vyswordsman]

I personally, think that gay marriages should not be outlawed. You can't help who you love.

I also believe this with inter-racial dating, incest, and age gapped relationships.

What does mother nature say? She says that girls are ready to have babies by age 10, which is when menarche occurs. The reason for this is a little strange though, because many girls at that time have an underdeveloped bone structure to withstand childbirth, but that's beside the point.

Remember that in years gone by, all societies around the world used to marry girls off at the age of 12, maybe even 10. Did most of them fall pregnant? Yes. Were any of the husbands/fathers considered paedophiles? ... don't think so. Then suddenly, Western society decides to make a law saying that people below a certain age are considered children, and it's wrong to sleep with said people. They pass this law, then suddenly turn around and point the finger at other societies who have not followed suit and label them barbaric, inhumane, blah blah blah.
Incidentally, how the law defines an adult differs completely from how medical sources define adults.

[kantoaznboi]

we live in a culture that is prodominantly Christian, as much as anyone wants to deny. I find it confusing that marriage in itself is a union of legal and spiritual ideals and rights. does that not defy the amendment of seperation of church and state?
Gay marriage is always a sticky issue, because it blurs the line even further. I do not condemn them for thinking that way, because marriage essentially is a religious institution but it has alloted legal rights to the couple. Once is has legal perks, it is no longer just a religious ceremony, but also a legal ceremony. What most do not understand is that you are denying those rights to a community and a chance to share with God, the person he or she chooses to love, cherish and honor. Gay marriage isn't just about love, it is about equality for those who choose to wed (and declare their love with God). There is no such thing as seperate but equal, that is why civil unions(as similar as it may be to marriage) are not the same. The very fact that a seperate institution has been created belittles the the gay community. A sense os superiority is established because those who are gay, lesbian are not considered to be in Gods graces.


for those that argue that is it a sin to allow gays and lesbians to be in a relationship, because God says it is a sin:
if you are a gay and have a belief in God, y are you being denied a natural right of a human being? if Gods love is absolute, he would still love you no matter who you are with. If he denies his love to a person because of who he or she choosed to be with, then his love is conditional(disproving his love is absolute). i am not saying that all christians should approve, but accept the belief that it is the judgement of God to make, not us.


on what other grounds is there to deny gays and lesbians the right to marry?

[Dabme]

it shouldnt really matter if you support or not. either way its not other peoples choice to make.

[Jackaroe]

Hmm... well, I was actually in some conflict with myself over this subject. I'm Catholic, so technically I shouldn't support gay marriage, but I really could care less. Let people do what they want to do. I'm content with my own religious beliefs.

And I think it's a legal issue, not a religious one. Heterosexuals have the right to marry, so why shouldn't homosexuals? Denying homosexual marriages is the equivalent to the segregation and oppression placed on Blacks and other minorities. You can't marry because you're gay? That's like saying you can't sit on a public bus bench because you're Black, Asian, Latino.

[concreteangel]

Its really hard for me to say.
My mom falls into this category. She is gay and has a partner. They had a little ceremony and stuff. When it comes to my friends I dont have a problem with accepting their orientation but when It comes to my mom its a different story and I dont know why. It took me 2 years to tell my boyfriend about my mom. I've always thought that I'd be judged by what my mom's orientation is. I try to accept it but I am having a hard time succeeding in doing this.


I do support gay marriage though. I think that everyone in the world should be able to do whatever they want to do. We are all equal.

[DarkImpressions]

I support it.

[trulyandnever]

Let 'em do what they want.

[StrangeMagic]

I'm fully supportive of gay marrage. it's a shame that gays have gone through so much hell for equality. I've seen the dark sides of this, and i'm not fond of it. here in my town, there are people who are standing (within legal limits) by my school trying to spread the word saying its against the bible, TO CHILDREN. there is also this local nut case sitting infront of our largest theater in town holding a cross saying how homosexuality is a sin, in front of impressionable children. This upsets me beyond belief. don't even get me started on that nut case trying to say that all gays are going to hell at the soldiers funerals, some of you may have seen it. Seeing people getting hurt for being gay, is reminding me so much of the civil rights act for blacks. So I feel if anyone deserves rights. Gays do. Love is love mr. president.

[thatBLASIANchic]

I'm all for it. I would love to be able to get married to whomever I want someday, whether it be a guy or a girl. They should have the same rights as heterosexual people. <3

[ashleybby]

i completely support it
if someone loves a person that is the same sex as them, they cant help it
so why should we not allow them to get married?
it isnt fair that they cant get married because it says in the bible that marriage is for a man and a woman
what if you dont believe in the bible?
everyone, no matter if they are gay or not, should be able to have the right to get married
i have many, many friends who are gay. and i have one friend who is completely happy with this one guy. he thinks they will be able to get married someday,
so i think that if him and his bf want to get married, they should be able to.
its crazy that they are not able to get married
love is love
and thats all that should matter.

[Jamwllms]

I have no reason to oppose it.

Two gay people getting married doesn't effect me in any way. It doesn't boost or damage my quality of life in any way.

So why would I oppose it?

It's not like I'm going to be hearing details of all their private frivolities is it?


- James.

[hotsoup]

I definitely support gay marriage.

I think one of the things that always seems to get people in an uproar is the word marriage. Marriage is a religious institution and has no reason being debated in the courts. When people decide to get married, they go down to courts, do a couple of things and wham, they are married in the eyes of the law. Afterwards, they decide to do everything in a church and have a religious marriage to be recognized in front of God. It just so happens that most people do all of this at roughly the same time.

Allowing same-sex couples to get married and to adopt children would have the same consequences that allowing heterosexual couples to get married and adopt children already have.

[*steve330*]

I'm not against it, but I don't want to see it. Let them do what they want, it doesn't affect me.