On Wed, 3 Mar 2004 10:41:19 +0100, "Uncle Davey" <noway@jose.com>
wrote:
>
>news:Gh_0c.10558$4o3.3698@twister.socal.rr.com...
>> rogue:
>>
>> 8. Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way that
>> hanging around tall people will make you tall.
>>
>> JASON:
>>
>> I've given counsel to a number of gay people that eventually decided to
>> leave that lifestyle. It is clearly a choice one makes. Quite often, a
>> person who chooses to be gay has had a traumatic event like a divorce,
>> sexual abuse, or other sexual misconduct in their life.
>>
>> rogue:
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> JASON:
>>
>> Crazy behavior like . . . two roommates calling themselves gay in order to
>> both get medical coverage from one of their employers? Not crazy. "Crazy
>> like a fox," though.
>>
>> Crazy behavior like . . . three lesbians getting married to spite Jerry
>> Falwell? Entirely possible if we don't codify marriage as a union between
>> one man and one woman.
>>
>> rogue:
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> JASON:
>>
>> Gays and lesbians should get all of the rights that regular citizens do
>> (e.g. voting, access to driver's licenses, SSNs, benefits, etc.).
>However,
>> I can't see how they should get marriage or civil union rights. Their
>> sexual activity should remain private and not a legal matter. They
>> shouldn't receive the benefits of marriage any more than a person should
>> receive the benefits of donating to charities from stealing or lying.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Jason
>>
>> From: rogue (rogue719@hotmail.com)
>> Subject: 12 Reasons Why Gay People Should Not Be Allowed To Marry
>> Newsgroups: free.christians
>> Date: 2004-03-01 07:12:09 PST
>>
>>
>
>Quite frankly, I don't understand why they need marriage.
>
>Many heterosexual couples are opting not to formalise their unions in the
>eyes of the state, and of course they are married in the sight of God as
>soon as they become one flesh anyway.
>
>They are married even though they are not married in the eyes of the state.
>
>Homosexuals, even if they become married in the eyes of the state, are not
>able to become married in the eyes of God, because God has only made
>marriage possible between a man and a woman. All a man can become with
>another man is a worse sinner than he was before.
>
>Uncle Davey
>
Well said.
BB
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