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DISALLOWING GAY RIGHTS TO PROTECT THE SANCTITY OF MARRIAGE?

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DISALLOWING GAY RIGHTS TO PROTECT THE SANCTITY OF MARRIAGE?


[+] ballot by Jigsaw
created Sun Jan 02, 05

It's the most common arguement I hear when someone is against gay marriage. But isn't the sanctity of marriage already thrown out the window? Almost everyone has sex these days before they get married. Divorces are allowed and are common practice, which never used to be the case. In fact, more than half of all marriages end in divorce now. People cheat all the time and there are single parents anywhere you look. The traditional meaning of marriage has been gone for quite some time. Is the whole 'sanctity of marriage' arguement irrelevant?

The sactity of marriage arguement is irrelevant
It is a relevantarguement.
so whats the point of getting married?


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by Jigsaw on Sun Jan 02, 05 2:29pm [+]

Totally irrelevant. If Britney and Anna Nicole are allowed to marry, anyone should be. Besides, sanctity is pretty subjective.
by magdalenasdollar on Sun Jan 02, 05 2:57pm [+]

The sanctity of marriage is long gone in my eyes. As for gay couples getting hitched, why the hell not ??? in the free world they are still being supressed, what ever happened to live and let live, just because they are gay doesnt make them any less human than you or I. Its time to put prejudice in the past...... where it belongs !!!!!!
by minni_the_minx on Sun Jan 02, 05 3:12pm [+]

No_1_Limey wrote: So whats the point of getting married?

Well, I don't know about where you live, but here it grants you and your spouse certain rights. If a same-sex couple's marriage in any way detracts from your own hetero marriage, yeah, you're right. Maybe you shouldn't be getting married.
by magdalenasdollar on Sun Jan 02, 05 4:01pm [+]

Number_1_limey: Homosexuality is present in many different species, it's natural. You have a lot of rage...were you fondled by a priest or a pop star when you were younger?
by Jigsaw on Sun Jan 02, 05 4:46pm [+]

I bet He/it wishes he/it was jigsaw! Hopefully limey(and i suspect your american) you wont get the chance to breed and then the population will decrease to the tune of your genetic filth! Everything that has been said is good except what you say! Your the only sick person here! and gassing you would be a waste of gas I say drop a big rock on your bollocks (testicles limey)
by xxxxxxxx on Sun Jan 02, 05 4:58pm [+]

^That was me. ^
by robotthinker on Sun Jan 02, 05 5:27pm [+]

Anonymous: You can't ignore the fact that there are gay people who love each other. There is no proof that this is an irregularity. However there is proof that there's millions of gay people. They should be given equal rights. I fail to understand how a country like the United States can go around 'spreading freedom' around the globe but yet can't give basic freedoms to millions of its own citizens.
by Jigsaw on Sun Jan 02, 05 6:01pm [+]

its not wrong for two people that are inlove to show their love for one another.
by chaos_punk on Sun Jan 02, 05 8:16pm [+]

The sactity of marriage arguement is relevant!
I have nothing against people who are gay I just don't agree with it! Marriage should be between a man and a women not between a man and a man or a women and another women! I know lots of people are gonna stand against what i believe but i would not be honest if i agreed with what is being said just because i dont wanna make people upset. This is only my opinion and like i said i feel anyone can do as they please just i dont agree with it.
by Kisty on Sun Jan 02, 05 8:42pm [+]

and just because almost everyone is doing something really does not make it any more right! I have some really great friends who are guy and I love them.
by Kisty on Sun Jan 02, 05 8:44pm [+]

but i say if you love someone go for it. And dont let anyone tell you different.
by Kisty on Sun Jan 02, 05 8:45pm [+]

Government shouldn't be in the business of defining marriage. People were getting married for thousands of years before government stuck it's greedy nose in. The government should merely enforce contract. If two,three, or even twenty people sign a contract and call it a "marriage contract", the name is irrelevant, all that matters is that the terms of the contract are fulfilled.
by thc2883 on Mon Jan 03, 05 5:30am [+]

The underlying problem here with any form of discrimination, be that sexual preference, colour, race, religion and mental ability is people's lack of education, understanding and compassion regarding things that are considered to be "not the norm" It pain's me to see that in the 21st century, discrimination still rears its ugly head, I have taken my mentally handicapped niece to the park and heard mothers say to thier kids, " dont play with her she's not normal" I have walked down the street with black friends and heard the abuse they still have to endure. As a parent I teach my children to treat all people with the same respect that they would wish to be treated with, and if all parents did the same, discrimination would become a thing of the past but unfortunately, life isn't that simple. If more people would open thier mind and heart the world would be a much better place :-(
by minni_the_minx on Mon Jan 03, 05 6:03am [+]

I think marriage is sacred only when the couple involved hold it to be so. I personally consider it to be a waste of time and money, since I can love regardless of a ceremony and some legal documents.

Since marriages are still going to happen though, I see no plausible reason to refuse homosexual couples the rights that heterosexuals have. The only arguments I've really heard are that it somehow defies the definition of marriage or that it breaks tradition. In both cases I say it's time to wake up to the 21st century; times change, deal with it.

In response to the actual question, I refer you to my first paragraph; the sanctity of marriage is irrelevant. If heterosexual couples are allowed to get married without such feelings, then homosexual couples who DO find the ceremony sacred have every right (or should have) to be wed
by Syneil on Mon Jan 03, 05 10:50am [+]

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