Edits to post #25287542 by LordJaric
Edited at 2014-11-07 11:31:24
At 11/6/14 05:11 PM, leanlifter1 wrote: Now on a religious/spiritual standpoint one could argue that God never intended for same sex relationships.
This is not a good reason to deny marriage to same-sex couples. Not everyone follows the Abrahamic god and unions between two (or more) people have been around long before any of the major religions of today. There are cultures that actually practice unions between people of the same-sex such as some Native American and African tribes. This is in large part as due to some cultures having more then two genders (note that someone's gender is different from someone's sex). So the argument that marriage is traditionally only between men and women is a fallacy as there are different traditions around the world.
At 11/6/14 05:11 PM, leanlifter1 wrote: Now on a religious/spiritual standpoint one could argue that God never intended for same sex relationships.
This is not a good reason to deny marriage to same-sex couples. Not everyone follows the Abrahamic god and unions between two (or more) people have been around long before any of the major religions of today. There are cultures that actually practice unions between people of the same-sex such as some Native American and African tribes. This is in large part as due to some cultures having more then two genders (note that someone's gender is different from someone's sex). So the argument that marriage is traditionally only between men and women is a fallacy as there are different traditions around the world.
At 11/6/14 07:42 PM, TheKlown wrote: Isn't Marriage a state issue? Let the red states decide their shit and let gay states like Jersey, New York, and California support it.
Not when civil rights are being violated. Case and point Loving v. Virginia
