Gay Marriage

Catholic Scientist writes:

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It is violation of the 14th Amendment to have restrictions based on race.

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So how is it not a violation of the 14th Amendment to have restrictions based upon sexual orientation?That's what Lawrence v. Texas and Romer v. Evans found. Are you saying those cases were decided incorrectly?How many times do I have to directly ask you that question before you answer?

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I quoted the actual legislators on why they passed DOMA in the other thread on gay marriage and it wasn't for religious reasons.

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It was specifically to keep gays from marrying. I've directed you to the comments made on the floor of Congress during the debate.You did look them up, right?And your argument is the exact same one that was used to deny interracial marriage. But Loving v. Virginia declared that to be bogus.So if it's a piece of crap when applied to race, why does it suddenly become legitimate when applied to sexual orientation? Are you saying the Fourteenth Amendment doesn't apply to gay people?Are you saying Romer v. Evans and Lawrence v. Texas were wrongly decided?How many times do I have to directly ask you that before you answer?

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Rrhain

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Catholic Scientist writes:

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I just go with my gut.

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So when your gut tells you to deny for others that which you demand for yourself, you decide to go with it? Other people's rights should depend upon your squick factor?

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Or I could choose the side of the people who aren't insulting me personally

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And exactly how is the denial of rights not to be taken personally?

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Rrhain

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Catholic Scientist writes:

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I'm concerned with the 1000+ laws in the United States that refer to Marriage explicitly. When they were written, they were understood to be heterosexual unions.

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I'm concerned with the 1000+ laws in the United States that refer to Marriage explicitly. When they were written, they were understood to be same-race unions.If it's a piece of crap when applied to race, how does it suddenly gain legitimacy when applied to sexual orientation?

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I'm not totally opposed to redefining Marriage.

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What, specifically, would be "redefined"? Loving v. Virginia did not find a right to "interracial marriage." Instead, it found a fundamental right to "marriage." Are you saying Loving v. Virginia was wrongly decided?How many times do I have to directly ask you that before you answer?As a fundamental right, it cannot be abridged on the basis of race.Are you saying fundamental rights can be abridged on the basis of sexual orientation? Then how do you explain Romer v. Evans and Lawrence v. Texas? Are you saying those cases were wrongly decided?How many times do I have to directly ask you that before you answer?

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I think we should fully consider the ramifications before the change and minimize the loop-holes.

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Huh? What "ramifications"? Exactly what would change in the contract of marriage by not restricting it on the basis of the sex of the participants? Exactly what "loop-holes" are you referring to that don't already exist?Exactly what is it you expect gay people to do that straight people don't already do?You seem to be saying that gay people are more likely to be criminals and scoundrels than straight people.And you wonder why you keep getting tagged as a bigot.

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Rrhain

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Hoot Mon writes:

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So, I'm a bigot because I don't agree with you and your fucking stuff.

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Incorrect. You're a bigot because you want to deny to others that which you demand for yourself.You're free to disagree all you want. If you don't agree with same-sex marriage, then don't have one. Nobody is forcing you (though my car battery is waiting in case you decide you need to be "relieved" of your burden.)

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But who's opinion counts for more?

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The one who doesn't want to deny to others that which they demand for themselves. Refusal to accept bigotry is not bigotry. Refusal to accept intolerance is not intolerance.

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And how do you measure the difference?

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Do you want to stop others from having what you demand for yourself?Then you're a bigot.If you think others should be able to have what you demand for yourself, then you're not a bigot.It really is that simple.

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Rrhain

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Hoot Mon writes:

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But none of that will change my opinion that "marriage" is a civil union between a man and a woman, and only that.

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Then don't marry someone of the same sex. Nobody is forcing you (though again, my car battery is all ready to "relieve" you of that burden.)Your opinion is yours. That isn't what makes you a bigot.It's your demand that others are not to have what you insist for yourself that does it.

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It's very biological.

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Gay people have sex without any difficulty. Or are you saying that gay people aren't biological?And you wonder why you keep getting tagged as a bigot.

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It's very psychological.

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Straight people are no more neurotic than gay people. Or are you saying that gay people are crazy?And you wonder why you keep getting tagged as a bigot.

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It's very natural.

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Gay people have sex naturally. Or are you saying that gay people are artificial?And you wonder why you keep getting tagged as a bigot.

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It's very productive.

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That must be why we have laws that demand a fertility test before marriage and allow it to be annulled in the case of non-issue.What? We don't. Hunh. Your argument made it seem like marriage requires reproduction.And you wonder why you keep getting tagged as a bigot.

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And it's pure hell.

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There isn't anything gay people do that straight people don't do. Or are you saying that gay people are adulterated?And you wonder why you keep getting tagged as a bigot.

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"Marriage," as I have evolved to understand the term, is a two-sex ordeal.

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Then don't marry someone of the same sex. Nobody is forcing you (though again, my car battery is all ready to "relieve" you of that burden.)Your opinion is yours. That isn't what makes you a bigot.It's your demand that others are not to have what you insist for yourself that does it.

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Rrhain

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Thank you for your submission to Science. Your paper was reviewed by a jury of seventh graders so that they could look for balance and to allow them to make up their own minds. We are sorry to say that they found your paper "bogus," specifically describing the section on the laboratory work "boring." We regret that we will be unable to publish your work at this time.

Catholic Scientist writes:

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I'm weary of simply redefining a word that's in so many laws like the flip of a light-switch.

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This would be where you would explain what it is you expect gay people to do that straight people don't already do.You are making it sound as if gay people are more likely to be criminals or scoundrels than straight people.And you wonder why you keep getting tagged as a bigot.

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Rrhain

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Catholic Scientist writes:

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No, the effect was not that marriage was defined as being between the same race.

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Yes, it was. That's why whites couldn't marry blacks.But Loving v. Virginia didn't find a right to "interracial marriage." Instead, it found a right simply to "marriage." Are you saying Loving v. Virginia was wrongly decided?How many times do I have to directly ask you that before you answer?Since fundamental rights cannot be abridged on the basis of race, the laws that prevented marriage on the basis of the race of the participants is not allowed.So if it's a piece of crap when applied to race, why does it suddenly gain legitimacy when applied to sexual orientation?Are you saying Romer v. Evans and Lawrence v. Texas were wrongly decided?How many times do I have to directly ask you that before you answer?

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I can be but not neccessarily.

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It necessarily is when they say so directly on the floor of Congress. You did actually look up the comments of the people I directed you to, yes?

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You really can't think of any other reason?

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There can be only one?

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Bill Clinton signed DOMA into law. Is he a part of the Religious Right or just one of their allies?

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Well, he is a Baptist....Yes, Democrats voted for DOMA, but do you really need to be reminded that only one Republican voted against it...and that that single Repbulican happened to be gay?

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Rrhain

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Great J writes:

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Phsiologically, the sex organs of male and female were made for each other.

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So, too, the sex organs of people of the same sex were made for each other. If not, gay people wouldn't be able to have sex. Since gay people have sex without any difficulty, since there isn't anything gay people do that straight people don't do, your argument fails by simple inspection.

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Too, these are designed for procreation.

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That must be the reason why marriage requires a fertility test and can be annulled in the case of non-issue.Wait...you mean there isn't such a test? You can't have your marriage annulled just because you didn't have children? Hunh. Then what happened to your argument?

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Rrhain

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Great J writes:

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Man pokes his stick to a hole that should produce babies. No two sticks can produce babies, neither can two holes produce babies. Simple.

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So the only purpose of sexual activity is procreation? Really?There isn't anything gay people do that straight people don't. So if it isn't "unnatural" when straight people do it, why does it suddenly become so when gay people do it?

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I think that a male penis entering a female vagina and producing babies is not a scientific theory but a fact. Or, did I miss your point?

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So the only valid reason for two people to ever have sex is to reproduce?Then we're all in a lot of trouble because the most common form of sex on the entire planet is oral sex, which doesn't produce babies.

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Rrhain

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rueh writes:

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Ok so everybody knows there is a difference in how hetero's and homo's have sex.

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No, I don't. There isn't anything gay people do that straight people don't.[Yes, I did see the rest of your post. I'm making the point that even the question of the sexual activity of the participants is a non-starter. If it's OK when straight people do it, why does it suddenly become problematic when gay people do it?]

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Rrhain

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Great J writes:

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No but it is (or should be) the main reason for marriage, I think.

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That must be why we require a fertility test before marriage and annul marriages after five years if no children are produced.Wait...you mean we don't? Hunh. Then what happened to your argument?

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Just take a look at the physiological make up of the sex organs.

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Yes...and? Gay people have no problem having sex. The parts fit together perfectly. What's your point?

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Penis to penis / vagina to vagina is just not natural.

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Then how on earth do people of the same sex ever manage to have sex? They don't seem to have any trouble at all.There isn't anything that gay people do that straight people don't. If it isn't a problem when straight people do it, why does it suddenly become a problem when gay people do it?

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Rrhain

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Thank you for your submission to Science. Your paper was reviewed by a jury of seventh graders so that they could look for balance and to allow them to make up their own minds. We are sorry to say that they found your paper "bogus," specifically describing the section on the laboratory work "boring." We regret that we will be unable to publish your work at this time.

Great J writes:

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The point is: human laws are invalid if they go against natural law.

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And since gay people are perfectly natural, what's your point?

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If you are concerned about property rights of gays, then amending marriage laws is not the answer.

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But those rights only come with marriage. If the only way to get the rights is via marriage, what is your justification for denying rights to gay people?

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Try, strengthening partnership laws, for example.

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"Separate but equal"? Didn't we learn our lesson about that? There ain't no such thing.

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Rrhain

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Great J writes:

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Men enter into marriage for the main reason--and there are other reasons--of reproducing.

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That must be why we require a fertility test before allowing people to get married and immediately annul it if there haven't been any children after five years.Wait...you mean we don't? Hunh. Then what happened to your argument?

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The need to have, care, and love children that came from their own bodies.

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That must be why we never allow people to adopt children.Wait...you mean we do? Hunh. Then what happened to your argument?And that must be why gay people never, ever have children of their own.Wait...you mean they do? Hunh. Then what happened to your argument?

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Rrhain

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Buzsaw writes:

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And look what happened to California the weekend of the notorious gay marriage honeymoons.

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It was a beautiful weekend here. Went to the Midway, had a lovely dinner on the bay, watched the sunset.Wait...was I supposed to be immolated by the wrath of god because two people I don't know got married?

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Rrhain

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Buzsaw responds to me:

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Over 1000 lightning strikes over the state in one day with no rain on America's first official gay honeymoon weekend, nearly twice the strikes in Ca all of 2007 should tell America something about the existence of Jehovah god and what his word says about gay lifestyle.

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Hmmm...then what did Hurricane Katrina say about god? There was going to be a gay pride celebration then: Southern Decadence.Except...the place where Southern Decadence was going to be held was pretty much left untouched by the hurricane.And how to explain all the hurricanes that keep on striking right where Pat Robertson is and all the other Christians in the South.And you seem to be forgetting: The fires were happening where the gay people weren't getting married. The big locations where all the gays were: San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, it was a perfectly lovely day. The fires are all happening inland, where the conservatives and the Christians live.If you're going to try and read the mind of god out of the weather, it would seem that god loves gay people and hates Christians: Every time there is a gay-positive event, he seems to be destroying the conservatives and the Christians who would try to stop it and leaves the gay people alone.

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Sodom, Gomorrah and California = fire, fire and fire. Someone needs to wake up and cry, "FIRE!"

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So why is it only the conservatives and the Christians are the ones facing god's wrath? Why are the gay people being left alone? Why are they having perfect weather?

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God has blessed America above all nations.

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And that can be found in the Bible exactly where?Chapter and verse, please.

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Whenever our govt undermines God's messianic nation, Israel and when we do other stupid and rebellious things like govt sanctioned slaughter of babies, promoting deviant lifestyle, etc catastrophe has striken our land.

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That must be why god is smiting the conservatives and the Christians.They are undermining god's commandment to love your neighbor as you would love yourself.

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While you and your friends were enjoying dinner at the Midway, thousands in America were grieving over the loss of home, property, prosperity, jobs and life.

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So why was it only the conservatives and the Christians who were struck down by god?

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Rrhain

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