I think that if gay's and lesbo's want to get married, more power to them. It's not infringing on our rights so it's not unconstitutional and I have no religion so it's not a problem for me there...
the reson straight ppl have a problem with it is because they don't understand and because it's not normal, and if your not normal i.e. retarded, disabled, geeky, nerdy, weird, religious... your aren't really accepted, but being gay is of the worst in this society.
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you said being gay is not normal,
now with that list of "retarded, disabled, geeky, nerdy, weird, religious" that are examples of not normal,
I suggest you think twice before you post, cause there will be people gay or not who will be VERY offended by this, myself included!
I still think that it would have to go through "phases" like I mentioned in my previous post - i.e. the "contract" or "union" for financial purposes before same-sex marriage would eventually become the term used in the US. It's just the mindset that so many people have about marriage that isn't easy to change quickly. There are plenty of people who support the idea, but if they want the opposers to back down, they may have to do this in phases. I'm not saying that's how it should or shoudn't be. I'm just suggesting that it may be the only way to make it happen. Does that make sense?
Im straight and i think gay people have their rights, i mean..they are people too so they should have the same marriage rights as any plain heterosexual couple should have. Gay people do not bother me, whatsoever, i actually have some gay friends, and i treat them normally and not as if they are some freaks.
It seems that way, but coming from a very "churchy" background, I can sort of understand why the word carries that meaning to some people. A lot of what we call "progress" in our society in the U.S. has been dismantling ideas that were set in place by religion. I'm trying to avoid a "religious" discussion here, but it's difficult to do when it is so entrenched in the U.S.'s society. A lot of what religion has held on to has been very wrong and very suppressive, but I don't disagree with everything that religion says - just a lot of it! I believe that religion and "relationship" (with God & others) are two very different things. To me religion is about suppression and control, while relationship is about love, grace and freedom. I've been trying to see things through that mindset rather than the rigid religious mindset that I grew up under. I'm sorry if this post is going too far in the direction of religion & politics, but I'm afraid those are the very forces that cause there to even be a debate on the issue of same-sex marriage among lots of other issues.
Well, I think Christians would see that as the same thing. Still the same institution by God between a man and a woman. I think the issue with the Christian term marriage has to do with gender - not the particular religion or faith. I'm not attempting to say that this view is right or wrong - just trying to explain what's up with the mindset in the U.S.
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Feb 17th, 2004 08:19 PM
I believe that religion and "relationship" (with God & others) are two very different things. To me religion is about suppression and control, while relationship is about love, grace and freedom. I've been trying to see things through that mindset rather than the rigid religious mindset that I grew up under. I'm sorry if this post is going too far in the direction of religion & politics, but I'm afraid those are the very forces that cause there to even be a debate on the issue of same-sex marriage among lots of other issues.
