In Plain View: "Ten Arguments Against Same-Sex Marriage"

Why, Amy?

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 I just realized I may have read it wrong the first time. I read it as a sarcastic comment that they are putting the information out there, but now I realize that Head is saying it is GOOD they are out there for discussion and so that they can be 'dismantled'.

Whoops, my mistake...

Good story though!

An opinion I agree with Amy, thank you! Nevertheless, and unfortunately, I think it is the case that arguments for and against same-sex marriage will continue until same-sex marriage is viewed as naturally as "opposite-sex marriage".  And, I think Head does a good job of  "debunking"  the AFA's arguments against same-sex marriage. Certainly, "food for thought", eh?

Amy, it didn't occur to me that you interpreted the read as sarcastic. No problem! Sometimes I have to read through a story twice myself:)! Thanks for your comments and the Flag.

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It is an important issue is the Western Nations today.

Handle in many different ways tough depending on the Culture and Country!

France for instance allows same sex unions under the Civil code, yet not Marriage, since it believes that Marriage is a religious union and needs to be doubt with differently, still giving the Same Sex Couples the same rights and privileges then the Heterosexual couples would have, without the word Marriage though. Keeps all happy in a way and is more peaceful as well!

Compromise rather then adversity may calm down the issue!

I'm personally very ambivalent about these supposed privileges of marriage:  never could work out why gays nor anyone else for that matter want to go through with it.  Do fathers still "give away" their daughters?  To love honour and obey?  Or has that all changed radically?  I doubt it.  White weddings - virgins, with the man 'experienced' in what to do!  There is so much repressive 'tradition' in the institution!  I accept the idea of vows between two people in a couple:  any couple, based on sexual relations or other levels of friendship - with commitment both parties want to regard as long term.  I just don't see why anyone is struggling to get in to the institution when so many others are struggling to get out of it!

Gerry

I read the original article which I didn't think was that great, but then most of the stuff on "about dot com" is very general. I think I agree mostly with the comment made by gerrypopplestone. 

People get married and divorced several times (still a sin in the Catholic Church); people have relationships outside of their marriage, (another sin) I'm sure glad I'm not a Christian having to carry around a very heavy bag of sins. There are many people living together outside of marriage and the numbers are increasing. None of my own children believe in marriage. I have two beautiful grandchildren but their parents are not married.

But if two people want to marry I have no problem with that, but I do have some problem with McCain stating this week that he is anti-gay adoption, even if that means leaving them in children's homes. If gay couples can marry they can also be loving parents to adopted children. Imagine that! a child with 'two parents' which seems to becoming more rare these days.

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I'd have belly-laughed my way through that top-10 if it wasn't so damn tragic.  Narrow-mindedness is bad enough, but retarded attempts at logic are truly infuriating

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