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Originally Posted by AGDee
Although there are Christian denominations who are not against gay marriage and there have been several laws that were once "current accepted concepts" but were challenged and changed because they were wrong. This is called progress and it resulted in voting rights for women and African Americans, the abolishment of slavery, the ability of women to own property, etc. In my view, it's time to revisit our "current accepted concept of marriage" and challenge it.
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I see your point. But
for me the issue of gay marriage has no equal magnitude in terms of changing society as did Women's Rights and Civil Rights. The extent to which women and minorities suffered is far greater than what gays experience. Gays have not been denied the right to vote, the right to dictate what happens to thier bodies, the right to choose where they live, work, play, socialize. Nor the right to receive an fair and equal education to that of White males.
My point with the hypothetical post was to illustrate that some of our current laws are based in a combination from legal, moral and religious issues.
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