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Originally Posted by mdb23
I also agree with what Reaper said in regard to divorce. I remember when I was in second grade, there was that one kid in our class who's "gasp" parents had divorced. Now, in any given class 3/4 of the kids are the product of broken homes. There is no stability, as new boyfriends and girlfriends are marched in and out of the kids' lives, they are shipped from home to home, etc....
That's what I always found so curious about the "defense of marriage act." The Bible condemns divorce as strongly as it does homosexuality, and it is indisputable that far, far, far more children are negatively impacted by divorce than could ever be by two gay people getting a marriage license, yet we are so determined to "protect marriage" by banning gay unions. it's almost laughable.
Over half of all marriages end up in divorce... think of how many kids that screws up....but nobody, and I mean nobody, wants to outlaw divorce... I mean, after all, we might find something younger and better someday, right? But if we are really serious about protecting our children, and "saving the sanctity of marriage," then what actually needs to be looked at? Gay marriage, or the ridiculous divorce rate?
There is a gay couple that lives on my block. Two dudes that have been together for 15 years. They helped me landscape my yard, and we invite them over whenever we have a fire pit going out in the yard. Good dudes... big basketball fans.... they even let us use their pool during the summer with our kid.
I can't see how their getting a marriage certificate would in any way "damage" my daughter's concept of family or marriage. However, should I or her mother pack up and leave, and she had to split time between homes, I can undoubtedly say that she would be damaged by the experience.....
But nobody wants to touch that..... Odd. Anyway, rant over.
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You know, I could not care less if two dudes choose to cohabitate. Bringing the bible into the argument is only for those that can't provide a reasonable argument. That is simply an attack on people that have a belief by which they think morals exist.
Marriage is just a word; the reality is what two people choose to do in a committed relationship. That being said, if I choose to have relations with my significant other and another girl, should that also be recognized? Just look at the recently busted cult in El Dorado, Texas. They think that an old man should be able to marry and screw children. Is that right, in your view? The law is the law. We have to draw the line somewhere.