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Originally posted by amatrine
Another issue this opens up, is what does marriage constitute? Will polygamy be the next one on the list?
What about a guy that wants to marry his horse. ( I remember that story on the news years ago)
Originally posted by Phoenix
Originally posted by amatrine
Another issue this opens up, is what does marriage constitute? Will polygamy be the next one on the list?
What about a guy that wants to marry his horse. ( I remember that story on the news years ago)
And what harm or business may be that of yours? besides moral shock value? actually how does that harm or impact you personally?
Forcing your values upon another is not in the Constitution, if the man wants to marry a horse let him suffer the consequence - its not really your affair.edit on 8-11-2012 by Phoenix because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by queenofswords
Originally posted by Phoenix
Originally posted by amatrine
Another issue this opens up, is what does marriage constitute? Will polygamy be the next one on the list?
What about a guy that wants to marry his horse. ( I remember that story on the news years ago)
And what harm or business may be that of yours? besides moral shock value? actually how does that harm or impact you personally?
Forcing your values upon another is not in the Constitution, if the man wants to marry a horse let him suffer the consequence - its not really your affair.edit on 8-11-2012 by Phoenix because: (no reason given)
Will he be able to count the filly as a dependent on his income tax?
Does society have a right to set certain parameters as to what it will and will not accept? I remember a few years ago, there was a case where a widowed father and his young adult daughter wanted to marry. Should we set certain taboos in a civil society?
Originally posted by pngxp
yeah, this is great!
and next on the list of to do's is legalize pedophilia.
just like being born gay, pedophiles are born that way and they are people who should receive the exact same rights as every other human being!
hooray for social justice, lets see just how progressive we can get!
we wouldnt want to hurt a minority groups feelings after all right?
Originally posted by IntoxicatingMadness
reply to post by Phoenix
I feel quite the same way, someones love for another being should be the concern of only the two who are in love. If a man loves a horse, assuming he treats it respectfully should be okay. His interactions with the horse should not harm you in any way or form so why do people find it a problem (Weird as the situation stands.)
Originally posted by BeneathBaseStupidity
At least the US are still avant garde on some fronts.
Originally posted by Trustfund
CNN) -- In a historic turnaround, the ballot box is showing America's shifting attitudes about same-sex marriage. After gay marriage rights died at the polls dozens of times in the past, on Tuesday they passed in at least two states.
Rarely do popular votes reflect such dramatic social changes.
The result: Maryland and Maine will now allow couples like Chyrino Patane and James Trinidad to tie the knot.
The Maryland couple has been together for seven years, and now, after the historic vote, they plan to marry in the next six months to a year.
In Maryland, where just 51.9% of voters approved gay marriage rights, "It was a little bit pins and needles," said Human Rights Campaign's Kevin Nix. "It was going to be a close call all along."
A similar ballot measure in Washington state is pending. And in Minnesota, voters rejected a measure that would have banned same-sex marriage.
Pollsters got a hint of the coming change. Recent national surveys have shown shifting attitudes toward same-sex marriage, with a majority of Americans now approving of marriages between two men or two women. A June CNN/ORC poll, for example, reflected such a shift in opinion in the U.S.
Election Day brought two additional gains for proponents of same-sex marriage: Wisconsin elected America's first openly lesbian senator, Democrat Tammy Baldwin, and President Obama became the first president to openly support same-sex marriage and get re-elected.
In the six states -- Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, New Hampshire and New York -- and the District of Columbia where gays and lesbians have previously won marriage rights, it was because of actions taken by judges or legislators, not voters.
www.cnn.com...
So much societal progression this election, it is a good sign.. The legalization of MJ in two states, Same sex marriage winning popular votes, and a record amount of women elected to the Senate.
Social conservatism is dead.
A opponent of marriage equality that is too ignorant to understand the difference between pedophilia and homosexuality? I'm shocked.
Originally posted by pngxp
yeah, this is great!
and next on the list of to do's is legalize pedophilia.
just like being born gay, pedophiles are born that way and they are people who should receive the exact same rights as every other human being!
hooray for social justice, lets see just how progressive we can get!
we wouldnt want to hurt a minority groups feelings after all right?
Originally posted by pngxp
yeah, this is great!
and next on the list of to do's is legalize pedophilia.
just like being born gay, pedophiles are born that way and they are people who should receive the exact same rights as every other human being!
hooray for social justice, lets see just how progressive we can get!
we wouldnt want to hurt a minority groups feelings after all right?
Some scientists say the new findings are part of an increasingly convincing body of evidence that suggests sexual orientation results from fundamental developmental differences that are probably caused by hormonal exposures in the womb.
"This research is pointing to basic differences in the brain between homosexual and heterosexual people that are likely there right from the beginning," said Sandra F. Witelson, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral neurosciences at McMaster University in Ontario. "These could be reflecting some genetic or hormonal factors that predetermine your sexual orientation."
Originally posted by 12MoonCats
Originally posted by BeneathBaseStupidity
At least the US are still avant garde on some fronts.
not really..their behind other countries that have had gay marriage for awhile..
Netherlands: 2001
Belgium. 2003
Spain: 2005
Canada: 2005
Norway: 2009
Sweden 2009....