Well then...forget about it...Fuck that.. but i have to say they are being targeted by the advertisers for their higher per capita income ( so they bring wealth to the table )....yes as a group they make some serious flow. They are a minority and usually get discriminated against quite often.... I dont think this is the "impact to society" alphonso speaks about... I say let the fudge packers ( i had to throw that one in )get married, just like we let them go off to war ... but im undersatnding more and more the impact...
I think the burden of pursuasion should be on those who demand a change to the status quo. This is doubly true when we are dealing with the institution that is the bedrock of all successful societies. When I look at the arguments for homosexual "marriage", I am not impressed. What pressing need would homosexual "marriage" solve? How would it improve our society or our family structure? Will it improve childrens' lives? Will it make our neighborhoods and towns better places to live and raise families? Frankly, I can't see how it does any of these things. So what would it do? It would give the tiny minority of homosexuals, who themselves are a tiny minority of the population, who wish to enter into some form of longterm relationship some legal benefits in the areas of tax, estates, adoption, child custody, insurance, pensions and medical care. In doing so, it would give this tiny slice of the population greater rights than people who live together and look after each other but who would not want to or be able to "marry," such as brothers and sisters, cousins or close friends. The homosexual lobby claims these legal benefits are so important that they warrant destroying the traditional concept of marriage. It is apparent however that they can be largely handled by contractual agreements, wills or minor policy changes by institutions such as hospitals. So we are left to ponder what the real agenda is. It is clear that the reasons they are advancing for this radical policy change are insubstantial. It is equally clear that the realreason they want "marriage" is because it grants them offical recognition as "normal" and morally equivalent to heterosexuals. So why is that such a bad idea? Obviously it trivializes and mocks the concept of marriage, which is already under cultural assault. It undermines tradtional values proponents, such as church groups and the Boy Scouts, which oppose homosexuality on moral grounds. It raises the likelihood that no group could restrict homosexual participation or leadership. We need only review the Catholic Church sex scandals to see where that could lead. Some will argue that al these changes are for the good. It is not right to "discriminate". This is just like racial segregation. As stated repeatedly however, this is not about restricting anyone's freedom to act. It is about changing the whole meaning of our most important institution. And unlike racial issues, this is about conduct. The conduct that society would be embracing should be examined closely. The public face of homosexuality presented by the media, whether it is Will and Grace or some slightly nerdy gay couple who want to "marry", is a far cry from the ugly reality of the gay lifestyle. That reality revolves around anonymous sex in such romantic venues as public restrooms, interstate highway rest stops, public parks, bathhouses, glory holes and nightclubs. It features willful disregard for threatening the public health through HIV, high incidnets of drug and alcohol abuse and active recruitment of teenagers. Why would any rational society want to announce that we equate such behavior with traditional marriage?
wow, what a thread! this place positively reeks of latency. it's pretty obvious some of you could do with a little honest introspection, lol. peace.
Never said it should be moron... i questioned why a group of individuals who are seeking acceptance and 'human rights' have self imposed FAKE speech impediments.....does it make sense that because you like men you purposely talk with a lisp?..What does it say about their sanity that they would FAKE a speech problem???? What does it say to all the people in the world who have spent countless hours and $$ to get over their speech impediament, only to have a group of idiots fake one?? how sensative to other minority groups is that???...Again, would it make any sense if all heterosexual males walked with a limp? all lesbians pretended their left arm was paralyzed like a stroke victim???? How about bisexuals as a whole pretend their blind?????...please explain the lisp and why that is a good thing toward the gay goal of acceptance???? This is not a style or a type of cloths or jewelry...this is a fake handi cap or speech impediment
The "concept" of marriage has been trivialized enough by the straight community due to the auctions of marriage partners on TV, the quickie "marriages" a la Las Vegas, the divorce rate, tax laws, etc. And if the purpose of marriage is procreation, what to do about couples that choose not to do so? If anything, gay marriage might actually strengthen the concept you reminisce about. As for the Catholic Church, pedophilia and homosexuality are not the same thing.
The lisp is merely an example. What conclusions can one draw about straight men who brag about the length of their penises, even though the length is normal (or less)? Or who brag about their sexual conquests? Or who drink well beyond their capacity just because it's "manly"? Or about women who buy fake breasts? How people move and talk and appear has nothing to do with whether or not they qualify for equal treatment.
Cheating husbands world wide make a "mockery out of marriage"...we have plenty of those.... Anyways, I am glad AAA took time to explain what impacts "Gay marriages" will have on us....I don't see it as a detrimental impact on society as some would like us to believe.... why , because we have gay people around us already, whats in a piece of paper besides what AAA and TM direct have pointed out....Just cuz they have a ring doesn't make them worse than when they didn't.... and AAA, I don't think you are talking about the whole gay population when you refer to how they participate in sexual acts in " romantic areas" like a public bathroom... I don't know what percentage fall into your category, but some are well known professionals and decent human being...besides I have been known to bang a girlfriend in a public place and get caught on top of it....peace...