Are same sex marriages necessary?

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   thirdmilleniumposted 14 years ago

   First of all, religion has nothing to do with this question. It is about giving approval to some unnatural act. It all boils down to sex. Marriage is quite unnecessary for having sex.
   
   The very definition of marriage is to raise a family, comprising of your biological chidren. Adoption is only a choice or an exception. So, do not bring it into this.
   
   I am all for any one's choice of having sex with  anybody/anything or even with open air so long as they don't do it IN the open air! But marriage? Whatever for? What do you need social approval for, anyway? Just live together and/or have sex and be done with it.
   
   Poor Elton John, one of the best ever singers to have walked the Earth.

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   kerrygposted 14 years ago

   Okay, since you're reposting, so will I.
   
   It's not social approval so much as legal rights!
   
   In many states gay and lesbian couples are not allowed to share health insurance plans. If one partner becomes seriously ill and his or her family disapproves of the relationship, they can often prevent the other partner from having any say in treatment or end of life decisions, and in some cases even prevent him or her from visiting, even if the relationship has lasted for decades.
   
   These are just a few examples. There are over 1,100 federal laws alone in which marital status is a factor in determining benefits, rights, privileges, and responsibilities.

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   Len Cannonposted 14 years ago

   Let's have the same conversation with the same ten people with the same arguments in the fifth thread this week. I'm sure we'll work this one out THIS time.

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      Amanda Severnposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Really? LOL!

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         tantrumposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Yes!
         It's a very interesting topic !
         

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      kerrygposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Haha, yeah, I know. I just plugging away, hoping to get through to someone, someday. I am probably too optimistic, but hey, Jesus said Do Unto Others As You Would Have Others Do Unto You and not all of the Christians around here choose to ignore the words of their messiah in favor of those of a lawyer who never met Him, and indeed spent much of his early life trying to eradicate His teachings from the planet. Reading some of the words of Jesus's so-called followers, I wonder if Paul hasn't actually succeeded in his original goal, 2000 years after the fact.
      
      *totally not religion-free at all reply*

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   frogdroppingposted 14 years ago

   What a new and interesting can of worms you have not opened
   
   How's about we remember that each and everyone of us are individuals and therefore should all be afforded the same rights etc etc.
   
   Thank the stars I chose to be heterosexual. And there was I, contemplating a life of homosexuality way back when.
   
   Boy ... I sure made the right choice!
   
   *religion free reply*

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      aka-djposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Never knew frogs had a choice in their sexual preferences.

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         frogdroppingposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         We do, we do. You also have the right. Did you not know? I read it on the forum several times. Sexuality is a choice. So I surmise that because I'm heterosexual, I made the right one

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            aka-djposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Does that put you in the line of fire for any "heterophobes"? Or does such a thing exist.
            Hey, there's a new word I just coined! (or is it taken already)
            I'm off to Google it>

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               aka-djposted 14 years agoin reply to this

               DRATTS>
               Taken!

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               frogdroppingposted 14 years agoin reply to this

               lol you could have struck gold there aka-dj
               
               I'm only worried that change will sweep in and I'll end up being on the wrong side of the fence
               
               Still, not to worry. I'll just become a homosexual

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                  aka-djposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                  NO MORE TADPOLES after that. 

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                     frogdroppingposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                     Crikey. This homosexual business is completed. Is there an in between state of affairs?
                     
                     And ain't that a cool trick Kerry? Sexual transformation and no doctor in sight. Frogs are lucky little beasties

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                        kerrygposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                        Bisexuality is big among mammals. I'm sure we can make room for some amphibians too.

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                        aka-djposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                        SEMI-homo????

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                        EmpressFelicityposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                        You could try mutating yourself into an amoeba, I suppose...

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         kerrygposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Some species of frogs can switch back and forth between sexes, no less!

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            aka-djposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            One will still have "change back", or NO MORE TADDIES.
            Kool bit of info though.

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            Amanda Severnposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            You get the pick of the pond that way!

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   sneakorocksolidposted 14 years ago

   No gay marriage and stop touching each other!

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   GeneralHowitzerposted 14 years ago

   There's a similar post that looks like this sigh...
   
   Its freewill Buddy but you have to face the consequences of course and that needs explanations no more...

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   blatvaposted 14 years ago

   Marriage has to do with sex, yes. But not the whole part of it. Marriage is a vow to share your life and all that accompanies it with someone else. And yes, This can be done with just a civil union. But Why is it that Hetero's can get married and Homosexuals have to live with something less?

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      sneakorocksolidposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Everyone has exactly the same rights.

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         kerrygposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Yeah, right. Because marrying someone you have no attraction to just for the financial and legal benefits is going to lead to SUCH a happy, stable marriage.
         
         Can you honestly tell us that if the situation were reversed and you were forced to marry someone of the same sex you would be satisfied with a life of celibacy and/or awful sex and wouldn't be seeking out female companionship (with or without the permission of your "spouse") every chance you got?

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            sneakorocksolidposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            They aren't necessary because I believe a civil union will do the job nicely.To alter marriage to fit is offensive to me and my beliefs. Should they have the same rights as a partner would? Absolutely.

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               kerrygposted 14 years agoin reply to this

               Okay, that I can conditionally agree with you about.
               
               In order to avoid a "separate but equal" situation, my preferred solution would be to get rid of marriage as a legal status entirely and have all consenting adult couples get a civil union, with equal benefits regardless of orientation. This would be easy to implement.
               
               Then leave "marriage" entirely to the churches. That way if some churches want to "marry" gay couples (and some do), they will be allowed to do so, and if some don't, they won't be forced to do so.
               
               
               
               Don't be ridiculous. The percentage of gays and lesbians in the population has remained remarkably consistent in every society and every historical period where we have data to study. Homosexuals are only about 10% of the population, so they'll hardly make a dent in the human race's ability to breed even if every single gay couple chooses never to have children (which is increasingly less likely thanks to technology such as in vitro fertilization, growing acceptance of gay adoption, etc.)

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   rialeeposted 14 years ago

   Are any marriages really necessary?
   Well what difference is it to same sex or mixed gender marriage?
   What about monogamous marriage as opposed to polygamy?
   No marriage = no divorce. OMG the christians just arrived with a cross...see ya.
   cheers

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   earnestshubposted 14 years ago

   You missed the point once again. Homosexuality is not something you learn or develop or decide to be!
   
   Please read something folks!

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    shinujohn2008posted 14 years ago

    Same sex marriages are not necessary, as it destroys the reproduction of future generations. My opinion is , if you are looking for sexual satisfaction , you can have it from same sex relations.

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