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once the law is passed, then gender will no longer be part of the equation.
It currently is.
Gays are asking for extra rights.
Statement One (Gays want equal rights)
Statement Two (Gays want extra rights)
Doesn't this go back to the idea that a law isn't necessarily a good law just because it's a law? Are gays really asking for an exception to the law or just what's fair? Gays want to be legally bound so they can buy homes together, adopt families, share bank accounts, have informed consent regarding medical decisions, have the right to make end-of-life decisions. Why would anyone be against that? Can gays screw up marriage anymore than the 50% of heterosexuals who've tried it and given up?
once the law is passed, then gender will no longer be part of the equation.
It currently is.
Gays are asking for extra rights.
As far as the law is concerned, love has nothing to do with it.
See, this is a good example of someone that is confused about the subject of the thread.
I know what you meant.
Although I could have pulled a Huckabee on you and opened a big can of worms.
When you asked "According to who?"
There you go again. Nice.
I thought I was addressing what you said was the subject of this thread. (shrug)
Keep your Huckabee's to yourself!
But if both sides of the coin could be seen as legislating morality/personal prejudice -- either forcing the acceptance of sexuality or forcing the discrimination of sexuality -- shouldn't we err on the side of human rights and equality?
And I think that laws are often a reflection of society's collective prejudices and personal beliefs, but there's no doubt that legal equality has profound effects on reducing those prejudices. Prejudice and ins utional discrimination still exist on ethnic/racial bases, but nowhere near to the same extent as they did when there were segregation/slavery/immigration/anti-miscegenation laws on the books. Legally backed equal representation normalizes difference and promotes acceptance/tolerance which, I think, benefits all of us, not just members of the affected groups.
That literally made laugh out loud. Thanks, I needed that today.
That literally made laugh out loud. Thanks, I needed that today.
You are welcome.
Neither of those statements are fact.
I don't know...I am pretty sure that its a fact that Blake doesn't care if you disagree.
The poll is reaching 70% for those that don't think that gays are asking for extra rights. A poll that he requested. Its like talking to a child.
You asked a question, I answered it. In a thread full of people calling each other every name in the book, I've answered each of your questions respectfully and thouroughly...yet you've managed to find a way to take offense to that.
If you're bothered by the way I've answered you, then just don't ask me questions anymore because I'm not sure how else to respond.
For the most part yes but you also managed to throw in shots, minor shots but still unneccessary. Aside from a couple of those its been good debate and still much more civil than a lot of what has been said.
This is the kind of lunacy that he's been spewing.
LEt me put it this way:
You are a straight dude. Marriege is important to you. By law, you are only allowed to mary other dudes. Would you be happy?
True, we all have equal rights. But those rights don't consider the wishes of a large percentage of our population.
well, he did go to gay clubs...just for the music. He shaved his chest. He always told me that if he were gay, he would so and so. and he flirted with some gay kid at a checkout counter....just for laughs of course.
In all seriousness, I think he was really straight and confident. As far as I know, he's married to some chick right now. (not me)
LOL
the fact that only a man can marry a woman is a fact. That's fact no matter how much you disagree with it.
another person that doesnt understand the question
It's a shame only 30% understand both the question and basic concepts. , I've already counted one drunk and two chicks that said as much.
I also never requested the poll that you started. I sarcastically said to take your poll and start a new thread with it.
Your level of fail continues to amaze me. If you're not careful, you might reach Wild Cobra levels of fail.
How much does it suck to know that even though you have 70% picking what you want them to pick, that you are still getting brutally owned?
You, BacktoBasics, are an idiot.
Blake, I can tell you're big on technicalities, but for the sake of my next question, pretend this debate didn't start 12 pages ago. If gays were allowed all the same legal rights straight couples are allowed so that they could "marry" instead of just shack up, which is what they do now, how would it affect you? Would it hurt you? Would it cheapen your marriage (if/when you're married)? If so, how? I'm not trying to be snarky in the least; I honestly don't understand why you think it's bad to let gays marry.
Just because you are illiterate doesn't mean that I am spewing lunacy.
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