Politically Incorrect: Gay Marriage

Vampyr · 08-04-2003, 06:31 PM

I dont see anything wrong with gay marriage. If they want to be gay and get married to someone of the same sex, go ahead and let them.

And if its the deffinition of the word "marriage" that makes people not want to legalize it, than call it something else but give them the same rights and benefits.

Kitana85 · 08-04-2003, 07:01 PM

Sighs I wish the 50+ year old peeps agree with you guys

Professor S · 08-04-2003, 07:55 PM

The fact that this is even a hot topic is rediculous. What are we arguing over? We'rte arguing over whether 2 people can get married. How this affects anyone else but the people in question, I have no idea.

The biggest arguement against gay marriage, besides "***s are the DEVIL", is "Marriage is a very specific thing. Its between a man and a woman." To me this is a thin veil of homophobic bigotry. The reason why poeple are against gay marriage is because it would be like saying that being gay is acceptable. It is inclusionary, instead of exclusionary. Keeping gay marriage illegal is just another way of keeping homosexuality a taboo.

To me, marriage is about 2 people that love one another devoting their lives to each other. Now we heterosexuals seem to only be able to make this work 40% of the time. Maybe we should let homosexuals have a crack at it.

The bible is the main case against gay marriage, but then again aren't we supposed to be a secular society? The very fact that our law follows the tenants of the bible in this is non-constitutional. Aren't all men created equal? If so, then gay marriage should be legal. If one person has a right, all should have them as well.

As for the Catholic church, I stopped listening to them after the whole pereverted priest controversy. So the Catholic church is against gay marriage between 2 loving and LEGAL individuals, but yet forced homosexual pedophilia which will scar thousands for the rest of their lives is A-OK. For the record, I have nothing against Catholicism as a religion, but the organization of the Catholic church is corrupt and should be disintegrated.

Joeiss · 08-05-2003, 12:21 AM

In Canada it is allready legal, so I don't see what the big deal is.

GiMpY-wAnNaBe · 08-05-2003, 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Joeiss

In Canada it is allready legal, so I don't see what the big deal is.

exactly, and marijuana is next on the list

, right now its decriminalized and soon to be legaized, tee hee, once its legalized, where do you think all the amercians are gonna go for cottage trips?

TheGame · 08-05-2003, 08:27 AM

lol... I don't even want to bother argueing. but...

All I know is, if it's leagalized it shouldn't be manditory for any pastor/preist to marry a couple that they don't want to. In other words, let the people who don't support it not support it, and only let the people who support it support it.

Am I against it? HELL yes... Do I want to make my case? HELL no. (

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It would just turn into an arguement that will lead nowhere.. somthing about religion, morals, where this country came from and where it's going... I've been through this crap one too many times here, and for the sake of keeping peace, I don't want to take it there again.

Xantar · 08-06-2003, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by TheGame

Am I against it? HELL yes... Do I want to make my case? HELL no. (

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It would just turn into an arguement that will lead nowhere.. somthing about religion, morals, where this country came from and where it's going... I've been through this crap one too many times here, and for the sake of keeping peace, I don't want to take it there again.

I hope it's not that stupid argument where gay marriage is somehow equated to sodomy and incest. And yes, I just called that argument stupid. The counter-argument to that one is so obvious and straightforward that I won't bother to lay it out.

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Originally Posted by Kitana85

Sighs I wish the 50+ year old peeps agree with you guys

Well, if the majority of us young people aren't against homosexual marriage, then there's hope yet. All we have to do is wait for all those 50+ year old peeps to die off and then the world would change.

Yeah, it's a slow process, but democracy is like that.

Joeiss · 08-05-2003, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by GiMpY-wAnNaBe

exactly, and marijuana is next on the list

, right now its decriminalized and soon to be legaized, tee hee, once its legalized, where do you think all the amercians are gonna go for cottage trips?

We will probably decriminalize it... But not legalize it. If we did, then we would be kicked out of the UN!

Dylflon · 08-05-2003, 08:03 PM

We're not arguing about gay marriage. We're discussing it. And marijuana won't be legalized. They just won't arrest you for having it.

kevin · 08-05-2003, 08:17 PM

I highly doubt that the United Nations would expel Canada for legalizing marijuana. And if you do, I'd like some of what you're smoking!

The main reason that I doubt that Canada would be expelled from the UN for legalising marijuana is because Iraq hasn't even been expelled. Nope, not after the Gulf War, and after Saddam allegedly poisoned and gassed his citizens.

Homosexual marriage is the next logical step forward for a country that prides itself on being the 'land of the free'... Why not make yourselves free-minded as well?

In my opinion a previous poster was correct when he said that a priest should not be compelled to marry anyone that he/she felt should not be married - Canada's own proposed legislation allows for that and respects religious ideals.