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I can't think of any reason why gay marriage should not be made legal.
The Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard, has threatened to overturn the ACT's decision to allow Civil Unions, saying 'It is marriage, but by another name'. Why call it Civil Union, if it is the same as marriage? Is it in the hope that those opposed to gay marriage will become confused as to it's real meaning?
I don't believe John Howards outburst has anything to do with how he perceives 'marriage'. It isn't a question of whather gays/lesbians should be married, it's a question of, 'Do these people, whom many feel are 'unnatural/abnormal' be afforded the same rights as heterosexual couples'? It's about rights, not marriage.
I believe that gay people deserve to be treated with respect. Respect meaning, equal rights. It is such a shame, when, in this day and age, homosexuality has become readily accepted among the younger generation, but our political leaders can't see beyond what the Marriage Act of 1961 tells them.
Gays/lesbians contribute a great lot to this community. They work hard, pay their taxes, drive, have many friends, yet, even after doing all this, they are disrespected by being treated like second class citizens.
Gays/lesbians are human, too. Having homosexual couples declare their love for each other in a special ceremony won't interfere in your marriare, so what right do you have to complain?
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But, you're missing my point. I wasn't sexually attracted to the WOMAN, I was sexually attracted to teh person who possesed that personality. There was little romance involved in my high school relationships...or any one's high school relationships for that matter.
And I might add that those relationships occured based solely on my desire to fit in as a person, not from my desire. If my desires were the deciding factor, then I would have been sleeping with my best friend at the time. (No Burl, it wasn't Juan)
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If you were to ask any gay person whether they chose to be the way they are, they would tell you no. Ask yourself this: Did you choose to be straight? Are you straight because that is what you know you are, or are you straight because it is what you believe to be right?
Isn't this basically saying the same thing? Homosexuality is discusting, so don't you think that the homosexual themselves is also discusting?
Only because society judges them for something which is out of their control.
What about a family which is torn apart because the man embarked on an affair? Isn't heterosexuality to blame here?
As sad as it may be, at least this is better than the man staying with a woman he does not, and never has, loved.
Religion needs to accept that people are gay, and that there will always be gay people in this world. People need to love their children no matter what sexuality they are. Do you think a homosexual couple would hate their adopted child if he/she told them they were straight? Of course not.
What about those families without a male and female role model? What about single parent families? Should pregnant women abort their unborn child because they know they will be forced to raise that child alone? No. Heterosexual couples can be fantastic parents, and wonderful rolemodels, but so could gay couples, if only they were given the chance.
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Don't worry, I don't think that was a direct challenge to your uber straightness. You are still teh hottest guy the universe has ever know, and the b*tches still fear your manliness.
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Marriage is a Christian institution. If you do no adhere to Christianity you would not want to be married. Homosexuals want to get married because they want to be in the public spotlight. Don't tell me differently because I won't believe it. Any self-respecting homosexual would accept a civil union because it has the same benefits as marriage, at least here in Canada. Homosexuals seem to be determined to undermine the beliefs of anyone opposes them for no real good reason that I can think of.
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I would be happy with Civil Unions, provided it meant that homosexuals were afforded the same rights.
You seem to believe that marriage is not the same as a Civil Union, so tell me, why are religious people opposed to Civil Unions? Is it because they believe Civil Unions are, in fact, marriage by another name, or is it because they do not wish to see homosexuals afforded the same rights as heterosexuals?
Homosexuals wish to be married because they know they will be treated equally. It is not because they wish to be in the spotlight, as you claim.
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Many religous people such as myself believe civil unions are wrong because they afford the same rights as marriage without the sanctity of God.
I say let the **** get their tax breaks because no matter what they believe, they will be discriminated against for their sexuality whether or not gay marriage is legalized.
The institution of marriage has existed longer than Christianity. In fact, for the first 600 years of Christianity, the church wanted nothing to do with marriage which was a secular institution.
Moreover, civil unions in the United States only provide approximately 350 of the 1,400 benefits afforded to married couples. Why should same-sex couples who pay taxes settle for roughly 1/3 when everyone else gets a whole pie?
Furthermore, legalizing same-sex marriage does not affect the religious beliefs of anyone. Religious people will still be free to believe whatever they like about what a marriage is, while the government will be able to provide same-sex couples equal protection under the law.
Tax breaks are of no concern. Living as equal individuals is at the heart of the matter. "Christian people" is nothing more than a false trumpet. And, you nulify your perspective the moment you bring reigion in to an argumet that is based in a nation that constitutionaly believes in a seperation of church and state. And, you can puke up all the "the founding fathers were christians" all you like...but they seem to have failed to have written that belief into the governing document. Not very "christian" of them, was it?
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Which is why I cannot, for the life of me, figure out why so many people complain about it. If it doesn't affect them, what business is it of theirs to complain?
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May 26th, 2006 09:07 PM
on everything! Except Sarah, poor Sarah 
I could enjoy the thought of having a bisexual female friend. 
