Is this law or state of grace? 

I think it's unconstitutional interference, they ought to have their 501c status revoked, and pay taxes, and not involve themselves in the politics of a state in which they do not live.

If I was a betting women, I would bet that the woman in the picture with the wedding dress is actually trans. She infiltrated the enemy camp just to make the preppie, probably conservative groom admit that he's really fallen in love with a total woman regardless of birth gender. Then all Maine stand for marriage crowd at the church will need to rethink their silly beliefs about who can marry who.

(I'm just kidding), but who do these people think they are? Fine, we admit that we don't want to be married INTO your church, we just want to be married with the same contractual rights as you. We'll find our own compassionate, intelligent minister to marry us, thank you very much.

Isn't it funny that we can get a drivers license and a fishing license, but no marriage license?

What really cracks me up is there is a test to drive but not to get married.

Aw, you're being a little harsh.  Look at all the great messages they are sending out to their flock. 


Instead of homos teaching our kids those awful things homos teach, they tell the kids the right things and encourage them to spread the word.

Odd, I notice that 'science' didn't make the list either.

Really, what exactly does a school teach about marriage?

What I'm tired of is the heteroSEXUAL agenda. What are we teaching our children? I can't turn on the TV for more than 5 minutes without seeing some commercial for ED pills. Who's fixated on sex?

I don't think I've ever seen one of these with two guys in a tub! Oh, that's right, it's one man and one woman so it's just fine! Argh!

Quote from: tekla on September 13, 2009, 09:03:54 PM
Really, what exactly does a school teach about marriage?

Whatever it is, it doesn't seem to be working.  50% divorce rate...?  I think even weather forecasters have to have a better success rate than that.

God sure does have a lot of hate going on, and he blew up the space shuttle, wow now those are supernatural powers.

I have always had an issue with any laws, or political movements, designed to limit the rights of any particular group from enjoying the same rights as those who are more favorable in the eyes of the people who are buying the laws. In other words I have no problem with gays and lesbians being able to marry and enjoy the same rights and privileges that 'normal' heterosexual people have.

Schools must have changed a LOT since I was there, because I was never had a marriage class. That and it was always my understanding that there was supposed to be a separation between the church and the state. Marriage is a religious institution (and to my understanding there are differences in the idea of marriage between different religions) and should remain as such. Let the churches decide who can, or can't get married in their church, let the congregations decide if they want to agree with the laws of their church. Let the individuals involved decide who they want to share in a legal binding contract (civil union - or whatever you want to call it). If I want to designate a man or a woman or a family member or my cat or whatever the rights to my estate, money, medical decisions, debts, etc then let me make that decision.

Deanna

Quote from: juliekins on September 13, 2009, 08:44:56 PM
If I was a betting women, I would bet that the woman in the picture with the wedding dress is actually trans.

Nah......the ->-bleeped-<- is on the right of the groom, looking like the 'sister' of the masculine bride....


(just a response to someone else's kidding.......no rocks pleeze)




Bev

I beleive in minimal laws.

Law number one.: You an do anything you want until it interferes with someone elses right to do the same.

Gay and Lesbian couples should have every right to get married.

And be just as miserable as straight married people are. 

I find the naysayers confusing.
Both I and my partner are pansexual.
Currently, we're married and have every intention of spending the rest of our lives together. I love him, respect him, know him and accept him, and he loves me, respects me, knows me and accepts me.
However, to those who say "no" to same sex marriages, all this love and all this respect, doesn't mean a thing.
The day I change my marker on my identification, suddenly, our marriage should be annulled, automatically, completely, and mercilessly.

It pisses me off a little bit, to have my marriage be a matter of the contents of my underpants and a little m or an f on a piece of plastic, instead of letting it be about two people who love each other deeply and want to spend the rest of their lives together.

Where's the logic in that?

I honestly don't think that marriage should be a legal institution at all.
It's a religious ceremony.  If certain bigoted religious people want a ceremony that reflects their bias, I say let them have it.  (Not all religions discriminate so, but many do)
I think any binding agreement between two people as a civil matter should be separate from such religious matters.  In short, Civil Unions for all couples, regardless of hetero- or homo- sexual status.
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While that would certainly solve the problem, unfortunately, it's not that simple.  Marriage, as an institution of both combined religious and civil importance is fairly ingrained in our society.  Because of that, it makes separating the two a difficult proposition.
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I suppose that's why I support gay marriage.  Since the civil-religious status of marriage isn't going to change in any significant fashion...the only fair thing to do is to allow everyone equal access to it.  Civil Unions in the current context can...and often are...defined differently from marriage...making it a 2nd class status that is not equal to marriage.  Much like the "separate but equal" racial segregation of the 1960s...it just doesn't work when many in society aren't interested in fairness or equality for all. 

I think any combination of consenting adults should be given the right to marry.

I'm a woman. My wife and I have been married for 30 years now. We don't need no stinkin' piece of paper saying we're married. But we sure would like the legal protections!

-- Luke

I'm sorry if I offend anyone but I'm against marriage completely.  B/c there are so many "adults" who get married young and divorce within either weeks or years.   

Quote#  Yes, I fully support gay marriage. No other substitute gives people equal rights.

Yes everyone should have the right!

Jay

the way i see it is that we are more alike than we are different...we are all connected in some kind of way...it's sad that our government is so overbearing on who we can "legally love and wed"....

for myself personally....i spent a lot of time in the "lesbian" world until i could get the courage to come out as trans....however i identify as a straight man...but i still have a lot of lesbian/gay friends...bottom line i think everyone gay straight trans black white girl boy young old sick well etc should have the right to marry