Originally posted by Raptor22
Couldn't agree more. Same sex marriages r the worst. Ive been married to the same woman for over a decade and we've been having the same sex for years. Finaly a thread where i can ***** about it. Thank u
The Chinese have a saying about the 7 orifices or the "7 Holes." Truly ill people bleed from all 7 holes.
You can try more than 1 out of those 7 if you want to change your marriage.
Most, if not all states, had civil union laws in place for a variety of reasons. Those laws were started so elderly relatives could live together if they were widowed or infirmed, and later for common law couples.
My issue was the definition of marriage. I saw no reason to actually redefine the word, not to oppress same sex couples. This is a common misconception in the gay marriage debate.
Originally posted by Badabing
Most, if not all states, had civil union laws in place for a variety of reasons. Those laws were started so elderly relatives could live together if they were widowed or infirmed, and later for common law couples.My issue was the definition of marriage. I saw no reason to actually redefine the word, not to oppress same sex couples. This is a common misconception in the gay marriage debate.
It could very from state to state, but civil unions do not offer the same protections as marriages. Marriages grant Federally protected rights.
Originally posted by Badabing
Most, if not all states, had civil union laws in place for a variety of reasons. Those laws were started so elderly relatives could live together if they were widowed or infirmed, and later for common law couples.My issue was the definition of marriage. I saw no reason to actually redefine the word, not to oppress same sex couples. This is a common misconception in the gay marriage debate.
Aside from what Rob said, even if existing laws did offer the same protections, the name would be a sticking point.
Because pro same sex union activists don't want separate but equal civil unions. They want marriages. And the push back happens because religious activists believe they have a right to a monopoly on the term, even though that simply isn't the case.
I don't know, why would a religious institution care a whit what someone outside their institution is calling their heathen practices? Absolutely nothing that happens outside your house should be your concern, because I'm more then certain they'd feel different if someone told them how to run that house.
Freedom from meddling means not to meddle.
Originally posted by cdtm
Aside from what Rob said, even if existing laws did offer the same protections, the name would be a sticking point.Because pro same sex union activists don't want separate but equal civil unions. They want marriages. And the push back happens because religious activists believe they have a right to a monopoly on the term, even though that simply isn't the case.
I don't know, why would a religious institution care a whit what someone outside their institution is calling their heathen practices? Absolutely nothing that happens outside your house should be your concern, because I'm more then certain they'd feel different if someone told them how to run that house.
Freedom from meddling means not to meddle.
I imagine the religious institutions care for the same reason the pro same sex marriage people are about the name.
They're morons.