Scottie wrote:What are the possible repercussions that we might face if we legalize same-sex marriage?
A gay friend of mine explained that official recognition of same-sex unions could increase the social expectation for gay relationships to work out. I know from my own experiences that friends and family go out of their way to help a married couple that is having tough times, but a couple that simply lives together is kind of expected to fall apart someday, if they don't get married. This same dynamic could influence same-sex couples to stay together when times get rought about the 7-year point.
(Let's see if my post gets ignored while you all play pattycake with Nehor....)
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The Nehor wrote:Unless gays start becoming much more monogamous the redefinition of marriage is a social contract with no promise of sexual faithfulness implicit in the agreement.
Gays? Are you serious? By sheer numbers alone, hetero's have done a bang up job of pervasively breaking the sexual faithfulness of the contract. All gays want is the right to make and/or break the contract like their hetero brothers and sisters.
Yes, heteros have done horribly with it. Based on the evidence, homosexuals will do much, much worse. I want marriage to be healed. Not written off as a lost cause.
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The Nehor wrote: Yes, heteros have done horribly with it. Based on the evidence, homosexuals will do much, much worse. I want marriage to be healed. Not written off as a lost cause.
You know, usually I find you good for a laugh, but sometimes, you post some incredibly dumbass $h*t, like what I just quoted. There's a part of me that hopes you were trying to be funny and simply failed.
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Scottie wrote:What are the possible repercussions that we might face if we legalize same-sex marriage?
A gay friend of mine explained that official recognition of same-sex unions could increase the social expectation for gay relationships to work out. I know from my own experiences that friends and family go out of their way to help a married couple that is having tough times, but a couple that simply lives together is kind of expected to fall apart someday, if they don't get married. This same dynamic could influence same-sex couples to stay together when times get rought about the 7-year point.
Possibly, but even if the courts legalize SSM, I think it will be quite a while before our society recognizes them as legitimate marriages.
(Let's see if my post gets ignored while you all play pattycake with Nehor....)
Can't we do both?
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The Nehor wrote: Yes, heteros have done horribly with it. Based on the evidence, homosexuals will do much, much worse. I want marriage to be healed. Not written off as a lost cause.
You know, usually I find you good for a laugh, but sometimes, you post some incredibly dumbass $h*t, like what I just quoted. There's a part of me that hopes you were trying to be funny and simply failed.
Would you care to dispute what I said?
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Scottie wrote:Possibly, but even if the courts legalize SSM, I think it will be quite a while before our society recognizes them as legitimate marriages.
About half of Americans already thinks homosexuality should be accepted by society. For them, legalized SSM will be seen as legitimate right away, I think. For the others it will be something to whine about instead of abortion -- expect it to go on for a generation at least.
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Well, if we allow gays to get married the US of A will be burned with a cleansing fire. Wait. That's already going to happen before Jesus comes back. Hrm...
Oh. If we allow gays to get married they might be able to adopt the kids heterosexuals aren't adopting. Then THOSE kids might become gay because their adoptive parents are gay. Wait. How did the gay parents get gay if they didn't have gay adoptive parents? crap. Well, regardless they'll be burned to death by Jesus before Jesus comes back. You know, because He loves them.
Lessee... If we allow the gays to get married... Married married married... Hrm, I suppose divorce costs will go up because supply and demand dictates that if demand is low the price is low, and since the supply of heterosexual divorces is so low... Wait... crap. That doesn't work. Well, we're all going to be burned by God because He loves us, anyway.
Teh Gayz. "Let" them get married... Hrm... Well, regardless I'm sure there are some bad reasons why marriage and the gays ought not go together. I'm too tired to think of any right now. I'm sure at some point it will become obvious. Maybe The Nehor will continue to astound us with his keen insight and rapier wit.
What are the possible repercussions that we might face if we legalize same-sex marriage?
The legitimization of a physically and mentally dangerous lifestyle choice. The creation of public bad examples of male and female role-models for children.
The Nehor wrote:Unless gays start becoming much more monogamous the redefinition of marriage is a social contract with no promise of sexual faithfulness implicit in the agreement.
But based on this monogamous marriage between heterosexuals is a waste as well. IRC over half cheat on spouses.
The Nehor wrote:Unless gays start becoming much more monogamous the redefinition of marriage is a social contract with no promise of sexual faithfulness implicit in the agreement.
Gays? Are you serious? By sheer numbers alone, hetero's have done a bang up job of pervasively breaking the sexual faithfulness of the contract. All gays want is the right to make and/or break the contract like their hetero brothers and sisters.
Yes, heteros have done horribly with it. Based on the evidence, homosexuals will do much, much worse. I want marriage to be healed. Not written off as a lost cause.
What evidence? We have no evidence on what homosexuals will do with a marraige contract.
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