Can someone against same-sex marriage explain why it should be illegal?
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alonzo9772 — 13 years ago(November 22, 2012 10:22 PM)
I don't understandI don't see how someone else's marriage affects your own, or the ideal "correct straight marriage". Why should your own personal religious belief go over to how I live my life, and I have to live in a way that makes you feel comftorable?
Whoopi Goldberg said it best on The View "If you don't believe in gay marriage then don't marry a gay person." -
misstrouble — 12 years ago(May 26, 2013 01:30 PM)
He didn't die for Me. And if he did then quite frankly he can stay dead before I let him decide if its ok for me to be straight, bi, or gay. Its not up to any of them god loving people either, gay people aren't asking you to come to any of their weddings, just dont deny them whilst the divorce rate is so high amongst the general public
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desertsinger — 12 years ago(April 10, 2013 06:08 AM)
If same sex unions become legalized, what is to stop other groups from wanting their unions to be legalized? People scoff at this, they say it won't happen, but it will. It will happen. Utah was not allowed to become a state until it banned polygamy. Multiple marriage partners. So are we going to have to accept polygamy now? There are loads of people that live that way, and some have illegally gotten by marrying more then one spouse. It eventually catches up to them, and it is illegal, so should we go ahead and make it legal because samesex couple want to wed also? It isn't so easy to say, if you don't want polygamy, don't marry more then one person. It happens in secreat all the time. A woman discovers her husband is seeing someone on the side only to find out that the other woman is also married to the same man. So, do we really want to open up that can of worms?
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hadmatter — 12 years ago(April 11, 2013 12:50 PM)
If same sex unions become legalized, what is to stop other groups from wanting their unions to be legalized? People scoff at this, they say it won't happen, but it will. It will happen. Utah was not allowed to become a state until it banned polygamy. Multiple marriage partners. So are we going to have to accept polygamy now?
What's wrong with polygamy among consenting adults? Do you have a specific argument as to why multiple marriage partners should
not
be allowed?
There are loads of people that live that way, and some have illegally gotten by marrying more then one spouse. It eventually catches up to them, and it is illegal, so should we go ahead and make it legal because samesex couple want to wed also?
No, we should go ahead and make it legal because consenting adults who choose to marry one another should be allowed to do so. It's nobody's business but theirs, if they want to build a life together.
It isn't so easy to say, if you don't want polygamy, don't marry more then one person.
Actually, it's really really easy to say that. Just like you won't be gay married against your will, you also won't be multiple-married against your will.
It happens in secreat all the time. A woman discovers her husband is seeing someone on the side only to find out that the other woman is also married to the same man. So, do we really want to open up that can of worms?
That's simply not how polygamy works. Multiple marriage partners all agree to the arrangement. Polygamy doesn't just give someone the right to run around secretly marrying anybody they want, without the consent of the other partners.
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misstrouble — 12 years ago(May 26, 2013 01:38 PM)
When they made it so that women could vote it didnt lead to dogs voting, or cars voting. The whole "this will lead to the end of the world" no it fraking wont. Its marriage for goodness sakes. Youve got kim bloody kadashian with her "marriage" and yet a committed couple cant marry because some religious crap sais no? Yep. That sounds sooo fair!
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Emmywins305 — 12 years ago(November 09, 2013 08:51 PM)
If same sex unions become legalized, what is to stop other groups from wanting their unions to be legalized? People scoff at this, they say it won't happen, but it will. It will happen. Utah was not allowed to become a state until it banned polygamy. Multiple marriage partners. So are we going to have to accept polygamy now? There are loads of people that live that way, and some have illegally gotten by marrying more then one spouse. It eventually catches up to them, and it is illegal, so should we go ahead and make it legal because samesex couple want to wed also? It isn't so easy to say, if you don't want polygamy, don't marry more then one person. It happens in secreat all the time. A woman discovers her husband is seeing someone on the side only to find out that the other woman is also married to the same man. So, do we really want to open up that can of worms?
Polygamy will not happen because it wouldn't be a marriage of equals. If one person wanted out of it, the other two, three, four, or however many people could overrule him. Incest marriage wouldn't happen either because of children more likely to be born with birth defects. It could also lead to adults trying to molest their own children. In fact, polygamy used to be legal and marrying pre-pubescent girls used to be legal, but it was often harmful for the parties involved. THAT'S how marriage has changed for the better and it's CONTINUALLY changing for the better! No harm comes to anyone from two consenting same-sex adults marrying each other.
Look at the western European countries and Canada as examples. Gay marriage is legal in many of those places, but do YOU see people trying to marry their sibling, or get married to multiple spouses? Do you see them trying to marry their dog or their windshield wiper (which can't sign contracts)? Get a clue, open your eyes, and get your head out of the sand! -
wylierichardson-966-922691 — 10 years ago(April 01, 2016 06:50 PM)
Merely legalizing gay marriage won't make polygamy legal. Sure, the polygamists could lobby for it, but how many lawmakers in DC are that eager to legalize it? The main argument against polygamy is social - cultural; if men could take multiple wives, then that would deplete the pool of available single women. Too many men would have no chance to marry at all.
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Doc80 — 9 years ago(August 26, 2016 01:58 PM)
If people who believe in polygamy want to fight for that right then I have no problem with them doing so. I'll even support them because I don't care if consenting adults want to have more than two people in their marriage. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't want to do it but it's fine if they do.
Also, what you are describing is bigamy not polygamy. In polygamy everyone is aware of everyone else. -
JonathanWellington — 12 years ago(May 22, 2013 10:37 AM)
Because having homosexuals allowed to marry not only violates the sanctimonious institution of marriage (Adam and Eve, NOT Adam and Steve!), but personally interferes with the ability of good, heterosexual Christians to enjoy their own marital unions.
Also, because Jesus loves everyone, unconditionally, unless they happen to be sexually attracted to the same gender. Then they might as well be a kiddie diddler, in the eyes of our Good Lord Jesus.