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Ban on Gay Marriage in America? Doing what’s promised, or political move?

I’m just looking for everyone’s view point on this. Please do not be hateful or mean in your responses I’m looking for an honest discussion. Are you for or against this, and why?

My opinion:

I think gay marriage should be made legal. Many people say it should be banned because the bible says so, but the US was founded on religious freedom. Besides alternative life-stylists are not looking for validation from the church, they simply want the union to be honored in a legal sense, so if one were to die the other would be protected the same that any straight widow would be. It about civil rights, not about religion. Don’t forget the US did not honor the union of African Americans, and other minorities, for a while. Should anyone find love in this huge world and wish to dedicate their lives to one another then they should be free to and to be protected under the marriage laws and provisions, gay or straight.

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  • 2 decades ago
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    Political move. There is no way it's going to get the votes needed to become an amendment. With everything crashing in around him Bush is just pandering to his base and trying to "make up" for his illegal immigrant policy. By the way, I support Gay marriage and don't see what the big deal is. Where does the fear and hatred come from? Someone please "fill me in". It's just more of the same from the criminal Bush administration dividing the country even further. Gay marriage should be left up to those involved.

    BTW Aren't there more pressing matters for him to worry about?

  • 2 decades ago

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  • 2 decades ago

    this news really burned me up this morning. I'm not gay so I have nothing to gain. I am married and I do not feel as if legalizing gay marriage threatens mine in any way. My guess is the politicians must. I am also not religious (got married by a unitarian lesbian minister, ha!) so to base a belief on some ancient text when life was different, well that's just stupid. I am sorry for my lack of eloquence. It feels nice to be married. If gays want to do it so be it. I'm sure the reception will be a blast. Political.

  • 2 decades ago

    Just Bush pandering to his core fundamentalist supporters trying to drum up votes for Republicans in the mid-term election. It'll never pass.

    What the whole debate boils down to is:

    Are we a nation that supports discrimination and bigotry or are we a nation founded on the principle of "equal rights for all"? I though it was the latter, but now-a-days, I'm not so sure...

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  • liv
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    5 years ago

    i grew to become into raised catholic and consistently felt that gay human beings would desire to have each top to marriage. maximum folk i understand, if no longer all, sense a similar. Love is love. The bible says **** approximately no longer mendacity with yet another guy etc. yet this is all bull purely like the bible condemn women folk who're raped and don't scream loud adequate, and condone stoning women folk over minor element alongside with a ban against mixed fibre outfits

  • 2 decades ago

    It's purely a political move. . .nothing more or nothing less. It was forgotten until the right wing reared it's ugly head and demanded that something be done to try to real in this red herring. It won't pass--and even if it did. . .things change!

  • 2 decades ago

    What about the declaration of independence, the OTHER founding document didn't read? "...life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness...". We've got so many people ready to go on a witch hunt in america anymore, it's not even funny.

  • 2 decades ago

    I believe we should ban gay marriages. The country was founded on biblical principles and we should keep thoes values as such.

  • Anonymous
    2 decades ago

    its not governments business. its between the 2 getting married. the religious resent it, i resent the religious thinking they can decide for me.

  • Anonymous
    2 decades ago

    Doing what we voted him in for!

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