Colonist, does it make you feel better to call people names like "fool" in your replies?
That really helps out your argument man, lemme tell ya.
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I don't see the 'slippery slope' here. If we allow homosexual marriage, what's to stop a transgendered-homosexual-crack-whore from being the next President? (yeah, I know, that's a straw-man
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I have certain moral reservations about this. However, I also believe that you should not legislate religious beliefs. Essentially, this is not a "societal value". This is a religous belief that we're trying to legislate.
Last I checked, this was a Democracy, not a Theocracy.
Were you actually justifying your stance on homosexuality by citing what they do in certain Asian and Islamic cultures? Just a question...
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I'm still torn on this issue though. I generally believe that if someone wants to do something that has no effect on me whatsoever, let 'em. Well, this will effect my pocketbook. The only drawback that I can see to homosexual marriage is that gay couples will now have access to their spouse's benefits at work. Currently, diseases such as HIV are still more prevelant in the homosexual population, so I would envision that healthcare costs would probably rise.
On the other side of that coin, there are many children that live in households with same-sex parents. They could potentially be denied benefits because the wrong parent works. That is just plain wrong.
If you forced me right now to say whether I'm for or against it though, I'd be for it.