HOW DOES EVERYONE FEEL ABOUT SAME SEX MARRIGE?? ICE BREAKER

[Falconer02]

I personally do not believe in the bible nor follow the bible but I do think its wrong for same sex marriages. What next you can marry an animal?

...what?

If a dating site does not want to let same sex people hook up that's their right!!

No it's not. It's discrimination. "If golf courses don't want blacks and jews on their courses, that's their right!"

[madeara]

I am opposed to same-sex marriage.

[Falconer02]

I think she is saying that she is not taking a religious standpoint in why she feels same sex marriage is wrong but just that she feels it is wrong.

I know this. And as unique as it is, it does not really make any sense.

But it is like saying "what next, we can marry corpses?"

It's like saying "African Americans can't sit in the front of the bus! What's next? Fish sitting up front!?" A very disorganized example.

[Peds]

I think homosexuals have a right to be able to get married. The only argument people have against gay marriage is that "it's against the bible". This is why that is a bad argument: the bible was written by man, not God. And the men who wrote the bible wanted people to reproduce so their religion would grow and become more powerful than other religions. They added that no man shall lay with another man thinking that they could force homosexuals to lay with the opposite sex and reproduce for their cause. That's the reason the bible is against homosexuality; for power through population. What do you think the crusades were?

Nowadays the world surely doesn't need a larger population. The earth is actually overpopulated and that is one of the major causes of our damaged environment, poverty, slums, hunger, disease, and such throughout the world.  So I say shame on Octomom and people who reproduce in mass amounts. Praise to the homosexuals and couples with two or less children.

There is nothing wrong with homosexuality and here's a question for those who blindly follow the word of the bible: if the bible is against homosexuality why did God create homosexuals. And if you believe homosexuality is a choice why did God give them the ability to choose?

Think about that and when you're done thinking, here is the answer:

The bible was written by man, not God.  The people who wrote the bible don't know any more about the will of God than you do. So stop blindly following the written words of another man and follow your own beliefs. Interperate the will of God for yourself. Think freely.

PS I take no stance on the existance of God. If you believe in God interperate His will for yourself. If you donnot believe in God then likewise donnot blindly follow the will of another man, agree with other people's morals only if YOU agree with them not just because OTHER people agree. Think freely.

[queenofnines]

So I say shame on Octomom and people who reproduce in mass amounts. Praise to the homosexuals and couples with two or less children.

I completely agree. 

Have you heard of the Duggars, the Christian family with 19 kids and counting?  So, so appalling.  They claim: "Oh, we'll have as many kids as god allows us" - uh, no, it's a fact that any woman who is on zero birth control, having regular sex, and is healthy WILL get pregnant many times over!!

The sad thing is, one of "the guilt trips" for abortion is to give the child a "chance" and put it up for adoption...but I think it is pretty obvious that adoption is A LAST RESORT for couples wanting to have children (meaning many will spend their childhoods in several foster homes).  A couple will spend $20,000 on IVF treatments and end up with triplets before they'll "settle" on someone else's kid.  And then couples like gays who naturally cannot have children aren't allowed to adopt.  WTF?!

[consuelawms]

I mean its not what Gods would want but people shuould be allowed to make their own  life changing decisions.

[bschumacher]

My husband and I believe that same-sex couples are entitled to the same happiness we have.

[acawap]

I don't know about same sex marriage, but I'm pretty dang sure opposite sex marriage is a bad idea.

[jylianhunt]

same sex marriage is completley fine. no one should hold anything agasint that. love is love no matter who you are.

[apples45]

First off I must say that I was raised with traditional beliefs and I haven't been exposed to a lot of gay people but I think that people are people, and its not my place to say whats ok for someone else. besides if a gay person wants to get married let them. it has no real bearing on my life, and preventing a person from doing something is just another form of discrimination, and discrimination in any form is wrong.

So ultimately I think we should allow people to do what makes them happy as long as its between consenting adults, and not hurting anyone, who am I to say someone can't get married so it dosent matter to me, besides its only a matter of time before its legal anyway.

[Peds]

if a gay person wants to get married let them. it has no real bearing on my life, and preventing a person from doing something is just another form of discrimination, and discrimination in any form is wrong.

Thank you  seriously nobody gets hurt if two homosexuals get married so why would anybody want to prevent it?  We are in the 21st century discrimination should be a think of the past.  I mean there's no reason behind it; all discrimination does is hurt people.  So why do people still discriminate?

[gadzuux]

I am not for same sex marriage, but at the same time, why is it up to the government to decide. If marriage is a religious institution, shouldn't it be up to the religion to decide whether to allow or dis-allow same sex marriage. Marriage should be just simply that to the government, marriage under the confines of the religions definition.

[queenofnines]

I am not for same sex marriage, but at the same time, why is it up to the government to decide. If marriage is a religious institution, shouldn't it be up to the religion to decide whether to allow or dis-allow same sex marriage. Marriage should be just simply that to the government, marriage under the confines of the religions definition.

Which religion's definition?? 

What about atheists?

So, by your poor logic and judgment, let's not only discriminate against gays, but people who don't believe in god, too.  On 02/29/08, my husband and I did something illegal by getting married...oh no wait, we didn't, because religion doesn't OWN marriage, sorry!

I'd like someone to tell YOU that you're not allowed to commit to the person you love and see how you feel.

[Falconer02]

Same sex marriage: It don't bother me, I don't care. I will be honest though, it would be hard not to point and laugh.

This makes no sense. As usual. Let's just remember...nothing is easier than pointing and laughing at your posts. Yeesh. Come on, now. Be nice to people who deserve it.

[Peds]

I agree with queenofnines' point.  Why should churches be allowed to discriminate against homosexuals or anyone else for that matter?  It's illegal for businesses to not offer services to someone because of their race, creed, or sexual orientation.

We're in the modern era, intolerance is a worthless tradition of the past.  Speaking of the past, the Bible was written long ago when intolerance was the norm.  The writers of the Bible added these messages of discrimination and intolerance because they saw nothing wrong with it, it was part of their values. 

I'm not saying that the Bible is only a tool for rationalizing prejudice thoughts.  There are good lessons in the Bible but the Bible was written by Man and Man has flaws.  Don't follow blindly follow the written words of another man, you where given free thought for a reason.