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Originally Posted by Vibecrewangel
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So if marriage is religious first, then are you saying the people who aren't religious should not be able to marry? There are a lot of religions out there......which ones should be allowed to marry and which shouldn't? What about religious gays? Should they be given special permission?
Marriage is about love and commitment. About wanting to be with somone for the rest of your life. All people regardles fo race, religion, social standing or sexual orientation should be allowed to marry if they so choose too.
If marriage is about values, then why should those who have those values be punished simply because they are gay?
A loving couple is a loving couple regardless of any factors.
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Perhaps you didn't understand me. I refer you back again to the Barr article. There is a need for some kind of civil arrangement to legitamize gay love, no matter what my or anyone feels about it, there is a need. My point is that if marriage is at its core a religious institution that has then been adopted by the govt, then you should be looking to not change the definition of the first, but to add a whole new arrangement for gays.
I can call my truck a Corvette all day long. I can make a family rule forcing everyone to do the same, but at the end of the day it is still a truck because that is what the factory made it as. I'm saying its time for society to look at giving gays Corvettes.
What YOU are saying is that you want people outside of the religious structure to have a say in what a core religious principle says. That is a silly as the religious people who tell the gays what to do.
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