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Originally Posted by Vibecrewangel
Gator - Do you beleive that society changes over time? That things that were once a standard change as people change? Shouldn't we as a nation change to accomodate this new age? Or do you really think we should try desparately to cling to past ideals that don't fit with modern times?
Marriage is not what it used to be. I look at my generation (I'm gonna be 30 at the end of this month) and I see a sad state of affairs. Starter marriages. Open marriages. Divorce. Kids getting married. Kids having kids. Parents that have "days off" from their kids.
Family just doesn't mean as much any more.
I find it interesting that as a kid I remember having family dinner. We sat at the table and had dinner as a family. Now, most apartments don't have room for a table and chairs, and the ones that do generally have a computer set up in that area instead. It seems like such a small thing, but I find it to be a wonderful example of how far the family unit has fallen.
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Like the article posted above mentions, marriage is under attack right now and needs to be preserved. Changing the definition will not help this at all. The more I think about it, the more I agree with Bob Barr.
You are saying that marriage/family is breaking down. I'm not that alarmist, but I do think that people treating marriage casually (though few will admit they do so) is abhorent and needs to be addressed.
I also think that certain concepts are essentially timeless, and marriage is one of them. Perhaps the civil union idea has merit, but marriage has always been a religious function first, and a state function second. I don't think loosening up the definition of marriage will help it at all, and it insults the religious side of the definition...you don't have to agree w/the religious view here, but it is the basis of the law.
I believe that STATES should decide through public VOTE what they want to do, and that these efforts should be based upon setting up some kind of new institution that recognizes/defines gay unions and places attached responsibilities on said unions.
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