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Originally posted by ladygreek
@ Doggy,
As I said in my first post in this thread, I am only dealing with this issue from a legal (governmental) standpoint. I will be the first to admit that I am not a student of the Bible and would never attempt to justify or negate a point with a biblical argument.
Now having said that, I was astounded by someone's post (can't remember who) about if the law is changed to allow gay marriages it would lead to marriages (and sex) between man and animal. My point is that an animal is not a consenting adult human being therefore such a "relationship" would not be sanctioned by the law. My intent was not to be judgemental of the poster but rather to express my astonishment at the comparison.
I think this whole conversation speaks to the question you posed in another thread about the difficulties of being a civil libertarian. As my soror pointed out in her great legal thesis, the US Constitution and Bill of Rights was designed to address the issue of government interference in citizens' lives. That is the stance I am taking in this discussion. I am not about to go down the slippery slope of arguring about morals and values which, in my opinion, is each person's right to hold their own whether they be based Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Agnostic or even Atheist beliefs.
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We are in total agreement on the legal issue of gay marriage. Personally, I'm not in favor, but the civil libertarian in me says that it should be legal and acknowledged.