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Originally Posted by Leslie Anne
But you're talking about religion, sigmadiva. This is a legal matter in a country that embraces the separation of church and state. Why do your religious beliefs get to determine how someone else can live their life?
I'm not trying to gang up on you. I'm just posing a question.
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No problem. I've been on GC a while.
Anywho, if it was just a legal matter then a civil union should be enough. Marriage is mentioned and sanctioned in the Bible. The majority of the people in this country are Christians, or are part of a religion that recognizes marriage between a man and a woman. So that is where the religious issuse comes in.
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And to all the others who are against gay marriage on the basis of religion (Christianity in particular), suppose this country's population was composed of a majority of a different religion: Islam, Buddhism, Confucianism, Judiaism? Would you still be so willing to let the majority rule your life based on their religious beliefs? Just curious.
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As far as I know each of those religions support a marriage between a man and a woman. So, yeah if I were that religion I would practice and support their beliefs. Or, I would do as our Founding Fathers and get up and move to another country where I could establish my own rules. (Now I see why the "Others" are so protective of the island...)
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