Anti-Gay Marriage Constitutional Amendments?

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Originally Posted by bbobb

Then it's time to remove state sanctioned marriage. I'm a firm believer in the seperation of church and state, so if gays can't be married because it's religious, but can have civil unions, then EVERYONE should be required to have civil unions, and marriages can be their own seperate religious thing.

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Yeah, I don't see why this is so hard.

Some churches marry gay couples already.

It really isn't an issue. Religious people are making it one.

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Originally Posted by IronPlant

People hate guns man. They fly around and shoot people, just like Megatron and ShockWave.

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:lol:

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Originally Posted by Yoshi

That sounds very similar to banning gay marriage based on a (correct) interpretation of the definition of the word. Amazing.

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Yes, and my penis is capable of firing .45 caliber bullets into the asses of unsuspecting Christian males.

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Originally Posted by Mike

Yeah, I don't see why this is so hard.

Some churches marry gay couples already.

It really isn't an issue. Religious people are making it one.

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Which is dumb because it shouldn't bother them unless the government starts to force churches to do services.

It is not like they cared about the government being morally wrong before. They don't complain when we go to war to kill people over financial gain. Where is your turn the other cheek and moral code then?

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Originally Posted by burgundy

:lol:

Yes, and my penis is capable of firing .45 caliber bullets into the asses of unsuspecting Christian males.

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The mental image of that is beyond hilarious (when imagined in a MontyPython sort of way, not a gay porno way).

Got this today.

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Originally Posted by burgundy

Yes, and my penis is capable of firing .45 caliber bullets into the asses of unsuspecting Christian males.

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Just to clarify, I am EXTREMELY suspecting. :p

Stolen from a stealer, so credit goes to someone who made this.

Top 12 reasons why Gay Marriage should not be allowed:

1. Homosexuality is not natural, much like eyeglasses, polyester, and birth control.

2. Heterosexual marriages are valid because they produce children. Infertile couples and old people can't legally get married because the world needs more children.

3. Obviously gay parents will raise gay children, since straight parents only raise straight children.

4. Straight marriage will be less meaningful, since Britney Spears' 55-hour just-for-fun marriage was meaningful.

5. Heterosexual marriage has been around a long time and hasn't changed at all; women are property, blacks can't marry whites, and divorce is illegal.

6. Gay marriage should be decided by people not the courts, because the majority-elected legislatures, not courts, have historically protected the rights of the minorities.

7. Gay marriage is not supported by religion. In a theocracy like ours, the values of one religion are imposed on the entire country. That's why we have only one religion in America.

8. Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way that hanging around tall people will make you tall.

9. Legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior. People may even wish to marry their pets because a dog has legal standing and can sign a marriage contract.

10. Children can never succeed without a male and a female role model at home. That's why single parents are forbidden to raise children.

11. Gay marriage will change the foundation of society. Heterosexual marriage has been around for a long time, and we could never adapt to new social norms like we haven't adapted to things like cars or longer lifespans.

12. Civil unions, providing most of the same benefits as marriage with a different name are better, because a "separate but equal" institution is always constitutional. Separate schools for African-Americans worked just as well as separate marriages for gays and lesbians will.

President Bush: After gay marriage licenses, what's next? Gay driving licenses? Or maybe fishing licenses?

Conan: Excuse me Mr. President, what exactly is gay fishing?

President Bush: It's when you go fishing... and you dig dudes.

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Originally Posted by Frogacuda

On the civil union matter, I think it's an utterly stupid compromise, and I can't beleive that changing the word actually solves the problem for anyone. It's a semantics issue. If there's no legal distinction beyond name, then what's the point? And if there is a legal distinction that's a problem.

I just don't understand the logic. "I think gays are disgusting and shouldn't be able to get married." "Well, what if we called it getting narried?" "Narried, you say? Well that solves my problem..." How fucking petty. Who cares?

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It isn't simply a matter of semantics. Without turning this into a TNL Religious Bitch Fight™®, Marriage is (or is supposed to be) a holy institution supported, sanctioned, and blessed by God and His church. Civil unions are institutions supported and sanctioned by law and the government. And therin is the problem most people, including Bush have with gay marriage. That people are trying to use God's name as license for sin.

The difference is more than just in name alone. If the government wants to sponsor and support civil unions, by all means. I'm willing to bet that most people, including the religious right, would be all for it. Just keep God's name out of it and everybody is happy.

Then are all non-christians forbiden to be married as well?

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Originally Posted by Master of 7s

It isn't simply a matter of semantics. Without turning this into a TNL Religious Bitch Fight™®, Marriage is (or is supposed to be) a holy institution supported, sanctioned, and blessed by God and His church. Civil unions are institutions supported and sanctioned by law and the government. And therin is the problem most people, including Bush have with gay marriage. That people are trying to use God's name as license for sin.

The difference is more than just in name alone. If the government wants to sponsor and support civil unions, by all means. I'm willing to bet that most people, including the religious right, would be all for it. Just keep God's name out of it and everybody is happy.

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What about the churches that let gay couple's marry?