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| *AngelicEyz00* |
 May 12 2004, 05:06 PM
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What do you think about same sex marriages? Are you for, or against them?
Me, I'm for them |
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May 12 2004, 05:06 PM
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 We are the cure.  Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 4,936 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,456 |
why not?
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May 12 2004, 05:13 PM
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Totally against it....
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May 12 2004, 05:14 PM
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 Quand j'étais jeune... Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 6,826 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,272 |
I'm against gay marriages, but I'm not against gay people as they do not have a choice in their sexuality...
I can't really defend this because it's just how I feel. |
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| *AngelicEyz00* |
May 12 2004, 05:16 PM
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Well, for those of you who are against it, could you provide some reasoning for it?
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| *Kathleen* |
May 12 2004, 05:26 PM
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Yes, I would like to know why. My simple theory is: If they're happy that way, let them be. America is about pursuing happiness, and that's what should matter. It shouldn't matter if your religion thinks it's wrong. It shouldn't matter if you think it's disgusting - I'm sure you've done other things once or you will that seem horrid to others. It shouldn't matter that two people in love should be denied marriage because they're different. Yeah...that's my thought on this.
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May 12 2004, 05:27 PM
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I feel that even though it's not the norm, I totaly accept it.
People have a choice to THEIR sexuality, and the right to choose whomever they love. We should not be the ones to tell them who to love, and who not to, - they should be the only ones to. Also, if we prohibit it, we are, in a way, holding people against their will. Is that infringing on the US's theory of "life, liberty, and FREEDOM" ? |
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| *AngelicEyz00* |
May 12 2004, 05:27 PM
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QUOTE(Kathleen @ May 12 2004, 3:26 PM) Yes, I would like to know why. My simple theory is: If they're happy that way, let them be. America is about pursuing happiness, and that's what should matter. It shouldn't matter if your religion thinks it's wrong. It shouldn't matter if you think it's disgusting - I'm sure you've done other things once or you will that seem horrid to others. It shouldn't matter that two people in love should be denied marriage because they're different. Yeah...that's my thought on this. Thank you Kathleen, I completely agree... And for those of you who are against it, you know you're being discriminant, right? |
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May 12 2004, 05:28 PM
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Gay people are people too. And like heterosexuals, they should be allowed to marry, if they feel strongly of their partners.
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May 12 2004, 05:39 PM
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 WUT THA DUCK? Group: Member Posts: 3,950 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 14,138 |
im for it... ill give a relgious anwser... it doesnt say it in the bible that same sex marriages are wrong...
everyone is different... they should do wut feels right for them... not wut society says... |
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May 12 2004, 05:44 PM
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same sex marriage? mmm...im for it, im not gay tho haha...its just that gays have their rights to...and uhh they should all be happy becuz they're humans like us and they have to go thru some stuff that we go thru
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May 12 2004, 05:48 PM
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Quand j'étais jeune... Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 6,826 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,272 |
Like I've said, I can't really defend it, because it's just how I feel. But I will try:
Gay marriages will involve adoptive children. These children WILL NOT have a choice in whether or not they will be raised by gay couples. As there are still many people who are against gay marriages, these children must face this society of people who looks at them strange, or deal with their class mates taunts. I guess, then my main concern isn't the marriage itself, but rather, the results of these marriages. |
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May 12 2004, 05:50 PM
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There is absolutely nothing wrong with gay people. They are just normal people like us and they have all the rights in the world to do as they wish.
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| *Kathleen* |
May 12 2004, 05:51 PM
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Not all gays adopt, though. Futhermore, those children will eventually leave their parents...they'll move on in life...it's sort of like with cloning...how will they feel. I know what you mean, though.
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May 12 2004, 05:55 PM
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Quand j'étais jeune... Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 6,826 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,272 |
QUOTE(Kathleen @ May 12 2004, 5:51 PM) Not all gays adopt, though. Futhermore, those children will eventually leave their parents...they'll move on in life...it's sort of like with cloning...how will they feel. I know what you mean, though. Well, looking back at my post... I realized something... I would be one of those people who'll 'look strangely' at these kids who have no choice... I don't think I have a right to do that to them because that choice was robbed from them (as with most adoptive infants). I guess then, I'm sort of neither against nor for it. Let things work themselves out. |
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| *Kathleen* |
May 12 2004, 06:01 PM
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Yeah, and also, no matter what, I don't think these couples would go out of their way to mistreat this child, you know? Granted, the kid himself might not like the fact that he has two fathers or two mothers, but at least he's alive and has a home.
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May 12 2004, 06:18 PM
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Quand j'étais jeune... Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 6,826 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,272 |
Well, if or when the law accepts gay marriages, I promise not to treat these children differently, because I know that they'll have a heck of a time dealing with other people already. But to me, it's still strange to acknowledge man and man/woman and woman, as husbands and wives. We'd need to change those definations.
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| *Kathleen* |
May 12 2004, 06:21 PM
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Yes - actually, I can't recall what dictionary it was, but they changed the definition of marriage.
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May 12 2004, 06:32 PM
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Quand j'étais jeune... Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 6,826 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,272 |
QUOTE(Kathleen @ May 12 2004, 6:21 PM) Yes - actually, I can't recall what dictionary it was, but they changed the definition of marriage. You mean something like this?: QUOTE A union between two persons having the customary but usually not the legal force of marriage: a same-sex marriage That's one of the definitions for marriage I found on dictionary.com I guess it's just a hard concept to accept right now... but like someone've said, all this will be like the norm in about 50 years. |
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| *jooleeah* |
May 12 2004, 06:34 PM
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i think same sex marriage is fine. i mean, it's really their own business. i don't think the goverment or whatever should be involved in it. let them be happy. i mean, gay people are just the same as people who aren't gay. just let them do whatever they want.
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May 12 2004, 06:40 PM
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Quand j'étais jeune... Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 6,826 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,272 |
One question though, there was one person (I've forgotten his xanga), who argued quite articulately that if gay marriage is allowed then marriage btw immediate relatives should be allowed, too, as in incest.
Not the exactly same thing, I know, but if certain rights are given to one group then shouldn't it be given to others as well? |
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May 12 2004, 07:02 PM
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like it is with abortion, many people believe that American citizens should be given rights to make their own decisions since America is all for the rights of the people...but it really depends on your own point of view to determine whether same sex marriages should be legal or not. On the religious point of view, people believe that marriage is reserved only for a male and a female, as it is said so biblically, but if you were to take into account human rights for all people and the freedom of choice, Americans should be able to decide for themselves what they want to do...
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May 12 2004, 07:26 PM
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 Future Mr. Kelly Clarkson Group: Member Posts: 1,268 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,552 |
i cant believe that this topic is even being discussed. i mean its wrong 2 discriminate someone just because of somethin someone is. i mean not letting ppl marry just because of the definition of the daym word?! man, ppl stop being so narrow minded and just let then marry. they have every rite as other ppl 2 marry.
if ur so stuck up about not letting them marry cause a marriage is between a man and an women, then change it. change the definition 2 a union between two people. god...................... it just pisses me off that gays are being discriminated because of theier sexuality. i mean they're just like anybody else. |
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May 12 2004, 08:26 PM
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for. i mean if everyone has equal rights and gays are people too then either let them marrey or let no one marrey.
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May 12 2004, 09:34 PM
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 Liv's Secret Lover *shhhh* Group: Member Posts: 201 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 14,229 |
QUOTE(LiNHy POO @ May 12 2004, 5:39 PM) im for it... ill give a relgious anwser... it doesnt say it in the bible that same sex marriages are wrong... Oh, no, God only DESTROYED sodom and gommorah for their horrendous sexual acts of homosexuality and the like. [sarcasm]But, nope, nothing against it![/sarcasm] It may be a matter of mostly a person's religion or whatever, but I feel that homosexuality is a sin. I won't condone a sin by saying that gay marriage is ok. No. Absolutely not. |
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