Marriage Vs Marriage.. A question

[BushMasterBoy]

You are both equal! Hurray!

[clublights]

I'm Not trying to put anyone on a target here I just have a few questions/ statements to make on a few of the posts made...

I don't care one way or the other. Same sex couples should be able to share health benefits and any other medical or legal benefits heterosexual couples enjoy.
The issue i do have is a same sex couple demanding a House of Worship perform a wedding for them. IF the church does not want to perform one great, their choice. Do not threaten court action, protest, etc just because you cannot get your way.
Get married at the courthouse, justice of the peace, even vegas. Just don't force a religious entity to do something they are opposed to.

I agree that no one can tell a church what to do . if the church says nope not gunna do it then there you have it . their church their rules. Of course the flip side of that coin is what if the church said not gunna marry a black couple.. would that still be ok ? I wanna say no it would not be .. but then again their church their rules... kinda confusing in my head. ... of course this still brings up the original question how does it hurt traditional marriage ?

Because it is sick and wrong. And so is anybody who supports it.
And before some ignorant idiot says I'm a homophobe, I'm not. Anybody that knows me knows I'm not afraid of shit. That's just another term the libbies used that too many of you wanna be right-wingers have adopted.
And if anybody needs a common sense answer, it's quite simple. It is unnatural. Same sex cannot reproduce, which is why we have sex organs anyways.
Duh.

Ok I see this point of view.. I disagree to a point of it . but again what does sick and wrong have to do with harming traditional Marriage ? which is the original question .

Because you put children in the middle when they adopt. That child did not have a choice.
I'm all for gay divorce, gay child support, gay alimony! Didn't the first couple to marry in CA divorce already?

Admit it ... watching gay divorce court on TV would be funny as all hell ....

"They" are just in the process of getting a "foot in the door". Next, some joker will want to "marry" his sheep or horse or cow. What the hell next? I do NOT want to see my insurance rates go up because my insurance company now has to pay benefits for some person who was not entitled to insurance but is suddenly covered by a new same sex spouse. Hey, my belief and I am entitled to one but it's also your right to see this in a totally different way.
OK, I have my flame resistant suit on so flame away at this point.

Is beastiality a huge problem ( as in happening a lot ) ?

Mass shootings are not a common issue. yet folks think taking away "hi cap clips" will solve the issue. we all know that the " hi cap clips" have nothing to do with the issue.
See what I did there?

How does insurance have to do with harming traditional marriage tho ??? again the original question

Anyone concerned that people will get married just to get benefits of health insurance, etc?

I know for a FACT This happens already with hetro couples.

[Byte Stryke]

I'm Not trying to put anyone on a target here I just have a few questions/ statements to make on a few of the posts made...
I agree that no one can tell a church what to do . if the church says nope not gunna do it then there you have it . their church their rules. Of course the flip side of that coin is what if the church said not gunna marry a black couple.. would that still be ok ? I wanna say no it would not be .. but then again their church their rules... kinda confusing in my head. ... of course this still brings up the original question how does it hurt traditional marriage ?

sadly, that still happens

http://richarddawkins.net/articles/6...y-black-couple

Charles and Te'Andrea Wilson in their home in Crystal Springs, Mississippi. (WLBT TV/Associated Press) A Mississippi couple says the church where they planned to get married turned them away because they are black.
Charles and Te'Andrea Wilson say they had set the date and mailed invitations, but the day before their wedding they got bad news from the pastor of predominantly white First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs: Some members of the church complained about the black couple having a wedding there.
The Wilsons, who live in nearby Jackson, said they attend the church regularly although they are not members.
Pastor Stan Weatherford told WLBT TV in Jackson he was surprised when a small number of church members opposed holding the wedding at the church.
Unprecedented
"This had never been done before here, so it was setting a new precedent, and there are those who reacted to that because of that," Weatherford said.
Weatherford performed the July 21 ceremony at another church.
"I didn't want to have a controversy within the church, and I didn't want a controversy to affect the wedding of Charles and Te'Andrea. I wanted to make sure their wedding day was a special day," Weatherford said.
WLBT reported that church officials now say they welcome any race. They plan to hold internal meetings on how to move forward.

[clublights]

sadly, that still happens

http://richarddawkins.net/articles/6...y-black-couple

yeah I thought about this "incident" as I typed that before..

When I first read this story I thought
" Man that's wrong"

Then thinking of this issue I think " you can't tell the church what to do"

Luckily it looks like the government didn't get involved and the church has delt with it internally . which is how I hope that this whole gay marriage thing works out ...
kinda like the baker who wouldn't do the gay wedding cake. if he won't do it go somewhere else.

[Byte Stryke]

yeah I thought about this "incident" as I typed that before..

When I first read this story I thought
" Man that's wrong"

Then thinking of this issue I think " you can't tell the church what to do"

Luckily it looks like the government didn't get involved and the church has delt with it internally . which is how I hope that this whole gay marriage thing works out ...
kinda like the baker who wouldn't do the gay wedding cake. if he won't do it go somewhere else.

primary differences are that churches enjoy government support through tax exemption and are not privately held (usually)

The Business, I believe he is fully within his rights to do as he wishes, for whom he wishes and when he wishes.

[Troublco]

I don't believe that gay marriage is OK. However, I also don't believe it's my job to judge anyone else. (Judge not, lest ye be judged!) It's my personal belief, and nothing more. I'm not going to tell someone that they're going to hell because they're gay, or anything like that. I've known a few gay folks, and for the most part they live their lives like anyone else. I personally think a fair number of Christians have the wrong idea about some things, and this is best demonstrated by the Westboro Baptist Church. Whether they do it simply as a vehicle to sue folks for money or because they truly believe the tripe they spread, they project a very bad image of Christians to society as a whole. I don't agree with almost anything they do, but they do have the freedom to their opinions. The thing they need to think about is that when their time comes, they will be judged for their actions by the only One they ought to be concerned about...God.

Ultimately, I think that the current Gay marriage debate has more to do with special rights than any sort of equality...but that's just my opinion.

[kanekutter05]

You are both equal! Hurray!

Damn!