Homosexual Discussion ForumQuestions for gay marriage opponents :: Re: Questions for gay marriage opponentsThanks for your reply. I love to read arguments from the other side. Not just on this issue, but others as well. I find it enlightening to understand why people feel the way they do. Plus I love a good debate. I confess. I have not read all the threads. I'd be interested to read the studies you mention. Do you have a URL or something where I can read them? As far as gay relationships lasting 18 months, I have two responses to that: 1. There are two men that I know who have been together 36 years. They just had their anniversary last week. Two women I know have been together over 25 years. I know another gay couple that has been together 20. 2. How long does the average heterosexual relationship last? For example: what about the fact that 50% of heterosexual marriages end in divorce? What about Britney Spears staying married for 55 hours? It would be ludicrous to argue that heterosexuals should not be entitled to the benefits of marriage because of this. No disprect intended, but when Fox aired "Who Wants To Marry A Multi-Millionaire" (a show where a millionaire picked a woman from a group of strangers and they married right then on TV), did you write to Fox expressing concern about it harming "the sanctity of marriage?" This was two strangers marrying. Gay marriage is about two committed people wanting to have their union recognized and get all the governmental benefits of marriage. Sometimes the will of the people leads to tyranny of the majority. 40 years ago, people in the South were furious over integration. (I wasn't born then, but my parents remember it.) How dare the government overrule the will of the people and force them to accept integration. The will of the people back then was to oppress African-Americans and treat them as second class citizens. Today, gays are being treated as second class citizens. You contend that talking about interracial marriage is this context invalid and illogical. I think it is. Back then, many people opposed interracial marriage on moral grounds. Many "Christians" back then thought it was wrong to mix races. (I read a quote from a Virginia judge back then who said something along the lines of, "I think God didn't intend for us to mix the races.") These people used the Bible to justify their position. I can completely understand you being morally opposed to homosexuality. Many people interpret the passages of Scripture to mean this. (If you're interested in the other side, I suggest reading "What The Bible Really Says About Homosexuality." I don't agree with everything in this book, but I think a lot of it has merit. I digress.) If you're morally opposed to gay marriage, don't marry someone of the same sex. It's that simple. People voting on these amendments are imposing their morality on others. Not everyone thinks it's immoral. There are even a lot of heterosexuals and Christians who don't think it's immoral. I work with a man who is a vegetarian. (So is his wife.) They believe it is immoral to eat meat. They don't think we have a right to take the life of an animal for their own consumption. (While I don't agree with them, I can understand their view point.) Do you think they have a right to get a law passed to force everyone else to believe like they do? Justin |
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