Bloodraine Post Whore Age: 17 Gender: Female Posts: 24453
May 30th, 2007 at 07:23pm
Kurtni:
Orangelike.darkness:
I have nothing againts homosexuals.
riiiiight. And I don't have anything against Hitler. We play bingo Thursday nights with Jesus and Aladin.
I'd just like to say I love you. Oh-so-much.
Right.
Spam off
ampersand. Had A Life Before GSB Age: 16 Gender: Female Posts: 25890
May 30th, 2007 at 10:09pm
Bloodraine:
Kurtni:
Orangelike.darkness:
I have nothing againts homosexuals.
riiiiight. And I don't have anything against Hitler. We play bingo Thursday nights with Jesus and Aladin.
I'd just like to say I love you. Oh-so-much.
Right.
Spam off
You two are crucial
Reinvent Love. King For A Couple Of Days Age: 21 Gender: Female Posts: 2394
June 14th, 2007 at 02:26am
Gay rights/hate crime statistics.
advocate.com:
The “Comparison of Hate Crime Rates across Protected and Unprotected Groups” report shows that on average, 13 in 100,000 gay men, lesbians, and bisexuals per year report being the victim of a hate crime, compared to eight in 100,000 African-Americans, 12 in 100,000 Muslim Americans, and 15 in 100,000 Jewish Americans.
“Often, people try to pass off [the lack of legal protection for gays] as ‘Oh, it’s not as big a problem as race-based hate crimes,’” says Rebecca Stotzer, a research fellow at the Williams Institute. “But when you actually look at the rates and you think of it as a risk per person, you can see that the numbers are actually much more even between groups that are protected versus those that are not.”
absoultely, but i thought that marraige was based around god and taking vows infront of a preist and getting married in a church. But being gay is apparently unsupported in the church where marraige is spawned so why would gay people want to get married? It's naiive to think that gay marraige would be a step forward when its really bending the rules. I have nothing against gay relationships but marraige has already been spoiled by society with divorce so why do we need gay marriage? I am christian but please don't think it impaires my ability to see another person's point of view.
I’m all fore same sex marriages. If you find someone you want to spend the rest of your life with, you should be able to celebrate your love without felling like you’re unethical.
I guess older generations are against it because it was seen as sinful due to their upbringing.
Reinvent Love. King For A Couple Of Days Age: 21 Gender: Female Posts: 2394
July 4th, 2007 at 06:15pm
CopperheaD:
absoultely, but i thought that marraige was based around god and taking vows infront of a preist and getting married in a church. But being gay is apparently unsupported in the church where marraige is spawned so why would gay people want to get married? It's naiive to think that gay marraige would be a step forward when its really bending the rules. I have nothing against gay relationships but marraige has already been spoiled by society with divorce so why do we need gay marriage? I am christian but please don't think it impaires my ability to see another person's point of view.
Not all churches hate homosexuals.
I plan to get married in one of the those churches.
Marriage is also "spawned" in a courthouse, which is where you get your marriage certificates [in the US].
If a church doesn't want to marry a gay couple, that's their problem. But the state refusing to give them a marriage license is discrimination because that state is not a church.
Kurtni Moderator Age: 16 Gender: Female Posts: 32608
July 6th, 2007 at 12:31am
druscilla; fuck me:
If a church doesn't want to marry a gay couple, that's their problem choice. But the state refusing to give them a marriage license legal rights obtained by what we know now as marriage is discrimination because that state is not a church]
Something Interesting that happened to me today. I was in RE and a boy stood up and asked the teacher (a hardline catholic) what her views on same sex marriages were. To this she replied "Its not a marriage, its a civil partenership.". Every time he tried reasoning with her she replied "Its not a marriage".
Even though these new laws allow same sex partnerships, do you ever think they will be viewed on a par with marriages? I do, but it seems we will have a long way to go in convincing others.
This is what pisses me off the most about all of the dumasses who try to deny homosexual marriage, by claiming it just as a partnership. It's like trying to deny something that is very real, and that is just bullshit. Denying homosexual marriage is just going to renew the vicious cycle of hate and discrimination that seems to dog the homosexual culture.
Bloodraine Post Whore Age: 17 Gender: Female Posts: 24453
July 9th, 2007 at 09:12pm
OMGDON'TQUOTEMYOLDPOSTSIT'SSOEMBARRASSING.
Yeah I think civil unions are the same as marriages. Legally. In Britain. idk, let the Christians go OMGBUTIT'SJUSTACIVILUNION. Everybody calls it marriage anyway, it's practically the same except for the building you do it in.
Boobmeister Great Success! Age: 16 Gender: Female Posts: 56447
July 9th, 2007 at 11:31pm
You gotta remember that hetrosexual people have civil partnerships too.
Bloodraine Post Whore Age: 17 Gender: Female Posts: 24453
July 10th, 2007 at 02:02am
Boobmeister:
You gotta remember that hetrosexual people have civil partnerships too.
Nobody believes that though.
...
Trust me. Every time I try to bring that up, dumb people are all OMG BUT THEY'RE MARRIAGES.
No, they aren't, son. Marriage is a churchy thing. People call it the same because we're lazy with words. Go play with lego.
Kurtni Moderator Age: 16 Gender: Female Posts: 32608
July 10th, 2007 at 01:59pm
Bloodraine:
Yeah I think civil unions are the same as marriages. Legally. In Britain.
Not here Civil unions fail. (here) You don't recieve any of the federal benifits because civil unions are within the states regulation.
Teenager Shoot Me, I'm A Newbie Age: 19 Gender: Male Posts: 56
July 16th, 2007 at 08:35am
I believe out of respect to the traditions of other faiths marriage of same sex couples should maybe kept seperate from religion.. however if they love each other no matter who they are they should be able to marry in a registery office or any other im unaware of.. as love is love and if people care for each other let them marry...
Reinvent Love. King For A Couple Of Days Age: 21 Gender: Female Posts: 2394
August 2nd, 2007 at 02:23am
Teenager:
I believe out of respect to the traditions of other faiths marriage of same sex couples should maybe kept seperate from religion.. however if they love each other no matter who they are they should be able to marry in a registery office or any other im unaware of.. as love is love and if people care for each other let them marry...
I am a Christian. I don't see why I shouldn't be able get married in a church that allows it. [And I will be.]
I don't think a church should be forced to perform same-sex marriages.
However, if they choose to I see no problems with it.
Reinvent Love. King For A Couple Of Days Age: 21 Gender: Female Posts: 2394
August 2nd, 2007 at 02:24am
Bloodraine:
Boobmeister:
You gotta remember that hetrosexual people have civil partnerships too.
Nobody believes that though.
...
Trust me. Every time I try to bring that up, dumb people are all OMG BUT THEY'RE MARRIAGES.
No, they aren't, son. Marriage is a churchy thing. People call it the same because we're lazy with words. Go play with lego.
If marriages are a "churchy" thing then why do you get a marriage license in a government building?
Kurtni Moderator Age: 16 Gender: Female Posts: 32608
August 2nd, 2007 at 10:15am
druscilla; rsvp:
If marriages are a "churchy" thing then why do you get a marriage license in a government building?
;p because our[american] government is being unconstitutional and mixing church and state.
anti social Jackass Age: 14 Gender: Female Posts: 1179
August 2nd, 2007 at 10:18am
Years ago, people that weren't Caucasian were considered inferior and had little rights. In a way, this is like homosexual marriages and stuff. Eventually, people of all races were given the same rights as Caucasians.
I definately think homosexual marriages, adoptions, whatever should be allowed. If this goes against anyone's religion or whatever, and same sex marriages makes them doomed for eternity, then it's their problem, isn't it?
Kurtni Moderator Age: 16 Gender: Female Posts: 32608
August 2nd, 2007 at 10:29am
anti social:
Years ago, people that weren't Caucasian were considered inferior and had little rights. In a way, this is like homosexual marriages and stuff. Eventually, people of all races were given the same rights as Caucasians.
I definately think homosexual marriages, adoptions, whatever should be allowed. If this goes against anyone's religion or whatever, and same sex marriages makes them doomed for eternity, then it's their problem, isn't it?
Well, if you undermind this religious moral, then who is to say that the government can't go and alter all their beliefs? It isn't the governments place to regulate a church. Just like the church can't regulate the government. The government can give homosexual people the same rights and liberties as heterosexual people..but they can't make the church do the same. And the church can't make the government deny homosexual people rights. It works both ways.
a-dawg. Falling In Love With The Board Age: 15 Gender: Female Posts: 7070
August 5th, 2007 at 07:37pm
CopperheaD:
absoultely, but i thought that marraige was based around god and taking vows infront of a preist and getting married in a church. But being gay is apparently unsupported in the church where marraige is spawned so why would gay people want to get married? It's naiive to think that gay marraige would be a step forward when its really bending the rules. I have nothing against gay relationships but marraige has already been spoiled by society with divorce so why do we need gay marriage? I am christian but please don't think it impaires my ability to see another person's point of view.
We need gay marriage/civil partnerships because (apart from the fact that everyone has a right to be with someone and prove that they truly care about them) maybe, this will help people accept homosexuality, when they see homosexuals getting the same rights as heterosexuals.
And if marriage hasn't been spoiled by, say, atheists or agnostics getting married, it stands to reason that it wouldn't be spoiled by homosexuals being allowed to marry. If you are religious, then marriage should still be special to you anyway, but there's no reason why it can't be special for other people too. That wouldn't be fair.
Civil unions fail. (here) You don't recieve any of the federal benifits because civil unions are within the states regulation.
riiiiight. And I don't have anything against Hitler. We play bingo Thursday nights with Jesus and Aladin.