http://tech.mit.edu/V124/N6/saffordlet.6c.html

What I am finding truly interesting in the conversations occurring on this subject is the number of gay people who are opposed to the idea of same-sex marriage. They want the same benefits of married couples, but that it doesnt have to be called “marriage”

The whole statement about “changing the definition of marriage” is just ridiculous. Did allowing interracial marriages affect your marriage or your definition of marriage? Same for inter-faith marriages…does that personally affect your marriage?

Why should same sex couples have to jump through all sorts of legal hoops to obtain documents that aren’t transferable to other states and are easily contestable just because a religious group doesn’t like it?

If you don’t like the idea of gay marriage that’s fine….don’t marry a homo. But when you start to advocate and/or vote for people that would restrict someone else’s right to marry who they love just because you find it so objectionable….eh, that makes you a bigot

I didn’t hear Mike Huckabee talking about Jesus, but if I had I would wonder why he was since Jesus never discussed homosexuality or gay marriage. I would wonder why all these supposed Christian “family” organizations are railing against gay marriage when Jesus and the Bible have much more to say about adultery and divorce than they do about same sex unions.

I believe that this argument is presented by this student to show that one can make a case on a secular basis. There is always the rebuttal, and I await a well written rebuttal to contrast it.

I do believe that to change the definition of marriage will open the doors to others wanting a new definition, such as polygamists.

I am searching for an article emailed to me two months ago (approx) wherein the EU stated that gay marriage is NOT a right. I am curious as to their analysis.

Someone commented on another site that they didn’t like being “2nd class” citizens… actually said they don’t pay taxes to be treated as 2nd class citizens. The response was that they are not. They can marry, as the law prescribes.

Every benefit a gay couple desires can be achieved in a legal means, even social security benefits, etc. It does not require using the clearly defined term marriage.

It is said that polls show that more than 50% now agree with gay marriage. That may be the case UNTIL the same people are asked to VOTE on the issue, and it is then predominantly 60/40. Hell, even 60% of the states have now had the people vote on the matter. The only states where gay marriage is permitted have passed the laws either by the judges or by the Legislature.

Stothes, one of the biggest problems I have with the pro-gay marriage advocates, and groups/sites like “No Hate” is that if one disagrees with the idea of gay marriage, one automatically is homophobic and a hater. Yes, there are some who simply are, but for the most part, that is completely wrong. I for one despise being tagged as a hater and homophobic just because I do not believe in gay marriage.

On “Huckabee” last week, Sally Kohn was debating with Gov. Huckabee. He told her that he resented the idea that Obama invoked “Jesus” and the Bible in his decision to support gay marriage, to which the liberal base did not flinch (because it suited their purpose), but Huckabee is maligned as a hater when he uses the same Jesus and Bible to defend his anti-gay marriage stance. You can’t have it both ways (oh… there you go… another definition!!)