tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794285200812210278.post1963813189109200751..comments2023-06-10T02:58:06.828-07:00Comments on 88 Keys: Marriage EqualityJT88Keyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14030012435363552208noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794285200812210278.post-32975108534906718452013-04-07T22:18:53.826-07:002013-04-07T22:18:53.826-07:00If you believe gays should be able to get married,...If you believe gays should be able to get married, you are not a conservative, stop masquerading as one. Conservatives like myself oppose gay marriage for many reasons. 1. Gay marriage is incompatible with many religions. I am Catholic. 2.Gay marriage will end up infringing on religious freedom. 3. Civil unions could confer every “right” that marriage does. 4.Gay marriage may be where it starts, but it wouldn’t be where it ends. Jeremy Irons recently said during an interview that there are lawyer salivating over the possibilities. One example is a father could marry his son so he could transfer fincances to avoid taxes at time of death. 5.Marriage already has enough problems as it is without gay marriage. 6. The effect it will have on children. Seriously, if you were given the choice of parents growing up, would you want gay parents? 7. The effect it will have on our fragile society that is becoming more immoral as time goes by. You are all de-sensitized to the gay lifestyles you have been socializing with and bombarded with by the media and the far left. If you think you are conservative, then you will research all of these reasons, discover many more in the process and with knowledge you may have a different opinion. Currently all your oppions sound emotional. Tinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953821919868984039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794285200812210278.post-27825776862965014952013-04-06T13:34:25.246-07:002013-04-06T13:34:25.246-07:00Another argument on this subject, but one not hear...Another argument on this subject, but one not heard in the mainstream media is the them and us concept. The very word marriage has always been a hetrosexual term of a union of two people and there are many many hetrosexuals out there that do not like the gay community usiog that specific word to describe the union of a same sex couple.<br /><br />Many people in this debate would undoubtedly be more comfortable with it if the gay community came up with their own word thus the word marriage would be for hetrosexual couples and whatever word the gay community chose would be used to describe the union of same sex couples. The funny thing is while I have heard this argument before it has never made the public scene as far as news reports and whatnot. I wonder if the whole situation could be easily resolved by the choice or abandonment of a single word. IntriguingFlushDrawwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16046892066892741859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794285200812210278.post-45797510194085014902013-03-31T05:44:26.561-07:002013-03-31T05:44:26.561-07:00Good post, I can,t believe in this day and age peo...Good post, I can,t believe in this day and age people still give a f@@k about what peoples sexual prefernce is, religion or colour for that matter. Move on FFS.nailedontheriverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338688804225945008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794285200812210278.post-61831149268079782122013-03-28T10:02:25.737-07:002013-03-28T10:02:25.737-07:00I love the fact that we still live in a day and ag...I love the fact that we still live in a day and age where people are arguing over something as stupid as who and how I can choose to devote the rest of my life too.<br /><br />grrouchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03619493798073601300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794285200812210278.post-90915476455849106312013-03-27T16:18:43.145-07:002013-03-27T16:18:43.145-07:00I'm sure a lot of people got sick of hearing a...I'm sure a lot of people got sick of hearing about women having the right to vote and racial equality. Too bad.<br /><br />Excellent piece, 88, thank you.Kat Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00973778274956344822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794285200812210278.post-2628256327418234052013-03-27T10:11:13.737-07:002013-03-27T10:11:13.737-07:00Those against gay marriage generally keep their mo...Those against gay marriage generally keep their mouth shut and say nothing. Yeah, really, like you Mr. Bigcharles? Why then do I know that you are fiercely anti-gay, specifically anti-lesbian then? Could it be because you didn't quite shut up about it?<br /><br />Great post by the way JT, thanks for it!M.Proskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02546184504491814268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794285200812210278.post-79519767458690810372013-03-27T09:57:10.159-07:002013-03-27T09:57:10.159-07:00I also believe as you do. I am a very conservativ...I also believe as you do. I am a very conservative straight female that enjoyed the "happiness" of marriage in my younger days. And guess what, it ended in divorce as over 50 percent of the marriages today do. If you are a consenting adult, you should be able to marry who you chose. I think there would be some actual benefits to society if this was the case. Such as the economy since a lot of the gays would spend a lot of money on their weddings and lets don't forget the attorneys when the join the rest of us in their divorces. Just kidding, but seriously, two gays getting married will not do anything to change your marriage or anyone else's. I also say let them adopt children to give these kids stable homes instead of being in the system. Most people have this image of just wild lifestyles about gays but that is not the majority. They are just like you and me, your neighbors, your co workers. They just happen to care about someone of the same sex. People are always saying a stable lifestyle is what is best for our society, well let them marry and have stable lifestyles within your community. And furthermore, it doesn't rub off on to other people, my son is gay and his preference hasn't changed mine at all. Times change and we should also. No one is forcing anyone to marry someone of the same sex if that isn't their choice. And in reference to another poster about keeping quiet about it, I think I understand what they were meaning. Alot of people are just tired of it being "pushed in their face all of the time and if they don't agree, then some people do resort to name calling. I think if we could get over the name calling, we could get a lot further with honest discussions. Just my opinionAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06289611164701456106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794285200812210278.post-61735763621467547182013-03-27T07:41:34.943-07:002013-03-27T07:41:34.943-07:00Eh...it's just semantics. I think they are mo...Eh...it's just semantics. I think they are mostly just seeking equal protection under the law for things like taxation, insurance, and important medical decisions like end-of-life stuff. I suppose there are some that feel strongly about the label, but I think most would accept equal treatment no matter what you call it.JT88Keyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14030012435363552208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794285200812210278.post-57590870606226879452013-03-27T07:38:58.141-07:002013-03-27T07:38:58.141-07:00I don't recall calling anybody a bigot, Tony.
...I don't recall calling anybody a bigot, Tony.<br /><br />So what you're saying is everyone should just shut up and leave things the way they currently are. I suppose that would make everyone happy that's opposed to gay marriage (or legal unions if you prefer, Waffles).JT88Keyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14030012435363552208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794285200812210278.post-61839068362940874982013-03-27T06:02:19.349-07:002013-03-27T06:02:19.349-07:00I really wish that we could divide Marriage of Chu...I really wish that we could divide Marriage of Church and Union of State. The government should not be in the religious business and the work "marriage" has so much religiously charged meaning. The government should be in the business of joining two entities together legally and providing them equal rights. I think all State marriages should become some kind of "Legal Union" for the purpose of everything in government and then if you want to be "married" by the church or bubbaganush you do that yourself.<br />SirFWALGManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01310209706844541719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794285200812210278.post-27812697930641224732013-03-27T05:56:03.964-07:002013-03-27T05:56:03.964-07:00a lot of people get sick of hearing about this iss...a lot of people get sick of hearing about this issue every 5 minutes by those pushing the issue. those against it generally keep their mouth shut and say nothing. would be nice if everyone else did the same and let people feel however they wish without being labeled bigots.Tony Bigcharleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14505857211799064393noreply@blogger.com