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Then how come the divorce rate has steadily raised since interracial marriages were allowed?
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Because the divorce rate has been steadily raised ever since divorce became as socially acceptable as it is. Doesnt necessarily mean it has anything to do with interracial marriages.
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what are you even talking about racist people beat their wives whenever they see an interracial couple.
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Way to make a blind generalization. Good job
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Plus, for many people, the importance of marriage is that it's a union under god with his blessings. Gay marriage is not a union under god with his blessing. It's actually with his curses. Interracial marriage isn't quite as horrible as gay marriage in that sense.
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I totally understand this argument from a church or similar institution. They are private organizations and if a priest or whomever decides they are not going to marry a gay couple that is their decision to make. However from a government and/or legal standpoint, gays should be able to go to the JotP and get a marriage license. What ever happened to "all men are created equal"? They shouldnt be given fewer rights just because of their sexual preference. By that logic anyone who has sex in any other way than the missionary position or for any other reason than reproduction should have rights stripped away from them.
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It undermines the basic holiness of their marriage.
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This goes back to my previous statement that you shouldnt mind other peoples business and worry about yourself.
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If they are performing the same blessings on gays as on straights, and it's considered a sin for gays to be blessed in such a way, then it desecrates a holy blessing, making it vile and unattractive and you know is a total insult to god.
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That is kind of between them and god dont you think? If they are committing a sin they have to answer for it when the time comes. Its not like they are murdering someone in the streets or even robbing from anyone. And this all on an "if", an "if" that implies god hates people of a certain race and/or sexuality. I mean god did make them who they are.
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Anyway, I ask again: Why do gays even want to get married? Because the love is the same regardless of if they want to get married or not, what difference does it make? Why do they want to be a part of a religious institution that has historically you know stoned them to death and told them they would suffer for eternity for even looking at each other naked.
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I think Jeanette answered this before. Its not so much about love or showing their love, they know they love each other. They could start their own church that accepted them and would marry them and they would be able to go threw the process of a formal ceremony for their own satisfaction/amusement or whatever. The problem is that its not a legally binding marriage. They are not granted the same rights as other married couples. If one gets insurance from their job that would normally cover a spouse, it doesnt cover them. If one of them is critically injured and in the hospital, the partner doesnt have the same rights and privileges as a married couple. Things of this nature are why they want to be legally recognized as "married".