Gem
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Mariner,
1) Please address the issue above that I brought up regarding gay marriage. It is a non-religious argument as to why gay marriages might be a bad idea for a country like ours.
I agree with you, religious reasons have no place in a discussion as to whether or not the US should legalize gay marriages or not, because we are not a nation that bases law on religious beliefs. However, there are many interesting NON-religious problems that we should consider before changing an institution that has existed in one form for over 2000 years.
2) You have missed the point that many here are trying to get you to understand.
Gay people have the exact same right that straight people have. To marry a member of the opposite sex. The Government does not legislate love...therefore...all the government has done has stated that one person can only marry a person of the opposite sex. If straight people could marry other straight people...THEN gay people would be being denied a right...but as it stands now...they have the exact same rights as straight people regarding marriage...they just choose not to avail themselves of it.
1) Please address the issue above that I brought up regarding gay marriage. It is a non-religious argument as to why gay marriages might be a bad idea for a country like ours.
I agree with you, religious reasons have no place in a discussion as to whether or not the US should legalize gay marriages or not, because we are not a nation that bases law on religious beliefs. However, there are many interesting NON-religious problems that we should consider before changing an institution that has existed in one form for over 2000 years.
2) You have missed the point that many here are trying to get you to understand.
Gay people have the exact same right that straight people have. To marry a member of the opposite sex. The Government does not legislate love...therefore...all the government has done has stated that one person can only marry a person of the opposite sex. If straight people could marry other straight people...THEN gay people would be being denied a right...but as it stands now...they have the exact same rights as straight people regarding marriage...they just choose not to avail themselves of it.