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Originally Posted by KLPDaisy
Here are my views on this. I am pro gay marriage. I think that marriage is a basic right that should be allowed to any human being. It's not fair to treat gays as second-class citizens and tell them that they're not allowed to marry because you don't support/approve of their lifestyle but demand that they pay taxes and do everything else that citizens are supposed to do.
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Amen sister (or brother, pardon the apparent gender goof!)
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Originally Posted by shinerbock
I could, I know how liberals hate opposition. You'd much rather everything be from your slant. Ironic then, that people on this site are open-minded, unless of course, you have an opinion like mine. By the way, Moveon.org called, and they want their talking points back.
To bad I'm not a Liberal (party or platform), but rather a Conservative - and I for one support Gay Marriage (and will continue to if Bush's sock puppet challenges it in Parliament).
We went through the arguement up here a few years back, and we pretty much heard it all in the arguement for and against... the Liberals argued Civil & Human Rights, while Harper and co. argued "God & the Bible" ~ needless to say the "conservative" platform lost because the fundies kept shooting themselves in the foot, while the Liberals fell back on the rule of law.
Well suffice to say, Canada hasn't been plunged into hellfire and the heavens haven't rained brimstone down on us... in fact everything is pretty much the same as before except in the minds of the far right up here. I don't know, I guess it's because there are a hell of lot more important issues in the world than stopping two people who love each other from getting married...
I'm glad to see that at least one country seems to have its head on!! As a minister of the Universal Life Church, I personally oppose any form of government sanctioned prejudice, hatred, discrimination and divisive behaviours. Not only do I support gay marriage, I have already told certain friends that when the time comes I will go to their city or state and perform the service. I really disapprove of any religious group that would jeopardize the health and safety of any group by sanctioning them, unless they are doing something that threatens impending harm to another. Marriage is not something that threatens or harms anyone, unless one member of the arrangement is abusive. Marriage is something that has long been mandated and controlled by the state, especially since there are groups that believe it is God's will that a man should have fifty wives, whether those women are legally old enough to wed or not. It is right that the state should decide, but unfortunately, my state happens to be among those lost in the Dark Ages and is proposing legislature to ban gay marriage. I would gladly hang those who are proposing this, were it not "morally wrong" to harm others.
What a stimulating convert!! (my shorthand for conversation)
Well, anyway, blessed be and merry meet to all, even those who are misguided.