Gay Marriage: Should It Be Allowed?

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Should gay marriage be allowed?

  1. Yes

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  2. No

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  1. usasportstraining

    usasportstraining Notable Member

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    #681
    etiam, vere.
     
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  2. ncz_nate

    ncz_nate Well-Known Member

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    #682
    My question is.. why and how does government have anything to do with marriage? Shouldn't that be left to the churches?
     
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  3. usasportstraining

    usasportstraining Notable Member

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    #683
    Nowadays you can be married by all sorts of people outside of the church. Even your friend can easily obtain a license to marry someone (I've known a few people to do it). Who can marry is determined mainly by the states.
     
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  4. ncz_nate

    ncz_nate Well-Known Member

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    #684
    good to know the government has a firm hold on marriage. instead of it being a religious thing left to the church, it's a politically correct thing left to the state!

    how great!
     
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    iul Well-Known Member

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    #685
    why should marriages be left to the churches? Why shouldn't atheists be able to get married?
     
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    ncz_nate Well-Known Member

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    #686
    i don't claim to know it all about marriage, so can someone tell me when marriage began exactly?

    i could've sworn it was began by Christianity or Judaism. However, i may be wrong.
     
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    clinton Well-Known Member

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    #687
    Same here. It's also stuuuuuuupid
     
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    #688
    If two people wanna be together and get married then they should be able to do whatever the hell they want no matter what sex they are.
     
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    .Essence. Peon

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    #689
    I personally don't support gay marriage, but guess what, that's just my opinion.
     
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    soniqhost.com Notable Member

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    #690
    What if one guy wants to marry 3 women and they all consent, should be be allowed to?
     
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    clinton Well-Known Member

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    #691
    yeah, and what if kids want to get married....it goes on and on.
     
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    #692
    If they want to get married, then let them.

    They will then settle down with their gay partner and live happily.
     
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    #693
    If someone can't tell the difference between a child and consenting adults i think they should forfeit their right to have an opinion, On anything.
     
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    #694
    Don't forget that civilization today has come through some dark times.
    Child marriages were plenty common and probably still are in various countries.
     
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    #695
    Absolutely! When I was living in Guatemala, it was still common for the indigenous folks to marry at 13 or 14.

    Basically, once the girl "flowers" she's ready to be, well "de-flowered" is the thinking. Especially when the life expectancy was about 35 years for much of our early history, waiting until 18 or 20 was to wait too long.
     
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    #696
    Gay people should have the same rights are heterosexuals.
    That includes to be able to get married.
     
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    #697
    What about equal rights for polgymists?
     
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    #698
    they already have equal rights.
     
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    tarponkeith Well-Known Member

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    #699
    I don't think fat people or ugly people should be able to get married... They gross me out, just as some get grossed out by gay people...
     
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    #700
    Society gives financial benefits for a marriage so that children are raised to contribute to society.

    Gay marriages will strain the family court system and will generate a lot of marriage fraud.
     
    bogart, Mar 8, 2008 IP
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