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Bravo. Excellent post. I was upset that I was travelling on election day and was not in my precinct so I didn't get to vote. Not that it would have made any difference. I too know gay couples who have been together longer than most straight couples I know. What/who the hell is it hurting if they get married?? We wouldn't want to mess with an 18-year-old's right to get married just because she got knocked up by the guy she has been dating for a month. Now there's happiness waiting to happen. Ggrr...
posted by
Holy_Grail
on December 2, 2005 at 6:36 AM
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TX
Ah, so I guess this means you and I have no future together what so ever???
posted by
Offy
on November 26, 2005 at 3:42 PM
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I love being married
but I am not at all judgemental about those who choose not to. The important thing isn't interpretation of Bible stories, it is being frightened of difference. Those who are most frightened make the most noise and why? Because noise drowns out the similarities and the empathy that such people really feel. That is what they're afraid of and we shouldn't be led to believe otherwise.
posted by
malcolm
on November 18, 2005 at 3:17 PM
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TXSwimmer
| I share some of your views and ideas...unfortunately...it is too "easy" to break a marriage bond. I do have many gay friends who share homes and children with their "partner" and I don't see anything wrong with that. In fact, it gives them a better name...knowing they are seriously dedicated and want what everybody wants...someone to share their lives with. Great information! |
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posted by
cosy
on November 14, 2005 at 12:29 PM
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The end of the post........
For those who were disappointed by the end of this tome, let me just say this. The end of this blog is pure hyperbole. It is, in essence, a logical, though radical conclusion to the arguments propounded by the so-called saviors of the sanctity of marriage.
One cannot logically argue that banning gay marriage preserves the sanctity of marriage. Preferring one form of marriage over another is one thing, but since the sanctity of marriage in the United States had largely been destroyed prior to the debate over gay marriage, the argument is fallacious and without merit.
I am glad I raised a few hackles.
I DO believe in the sanctity of marriage. I believe that most problems should be worked through. I believe in monogamy. Unfortunately, divorce IS a last resort solution to a failing marriage, but it should be the last act, and avoided at all costs.
I would love to see the divorce laws mad tougher. I would really love to see prople who get a marriage license get it only after they have had courses in marriage (yes, they can be secular, yet value filled). I believe, moreover, that no one should have children without a license. The ability to breed doesn't give you an unfettered right to do so.
BTW - GAY people do have children - it's called artificial insemination for lesbians, and surrogate mother hood for gay men (although many gay men, who are not bisexual in orientation, be able to perform the act, opt for the natural way as opposed to artificial insemination).
Thanks for your read and your comments.
posted by
TXSwimmer
on November 14, 2005 at 12:11 PM
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good post
posted by
Xeno-x
on November 14, 2005 at 8:59 AM
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I was disappointed by the end of your post too.
But the thoughts are good. I was just hearing a hearing a story last night about (yet another) woman who was left by her husband who decided to be true to himself and be with another man. Tell me how this sanctity of marriage deal helps her...
posted by
FactorFiction
on November 11, 2005 at 10:21 AM
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Gay people are not having kids- Bi-sexuals are having kids
posted by
dryten
on November 10, 2005 at 8:27 PM
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TXSwimmer
What a horrid ending to a really good post....and I have a great sense of humor....having graduated long ago from Hereford High School, I've just always been extra sensitive to any pasture associations and find your thinking about milk a bunch of bull.
posted by
Krisles
on November 10, 2005 at 12:56 PM
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I believe in marriage
but I don't believe in man's conviction that he can turn it into a prison, either from within or without.
posted by
malcolm
on November 9, 2005 at 11:28 AM
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I think gay people deserve to be just as miserable as the rest of us. lol
posted by
Renigade
on November 9, 2005 at 9:27 AM
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Swimmer...good points brought up. Yep, let straight people crap all over
the santity of marrige, but ban the homosexuals. What a facked up world we live in. I support gay marriage 100%. It's pretty pathetic that murders, killers, criminials, baby rapers, etc. have more CIVIL rights than people who simply have a different sexual preference.
posted by
Masky
on November 9, 2005 at 9:13 AM
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Good Blog.
I think that there is too much of an "apparatus" of law around marriage to abolish it though
. It would leave a big gap that would terrify people!
posted by
Trevor_Cunnington
on November 9, 2005 at 8:40 AM
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TXSwimmer
I couldn't care less who an absolute stranger marries, male or female, straight or gay. Who falls in love with whom simply isn't my business. For the life of me, I can't understand why some believe it's theirs.
posted by
Talion
on November 9, 2005 at 7:10 AM
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