Do you believe in equal marriage?

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Do you believe in equal/gay marriage? Should gay people have the right to marry as well? Please vote away, thanks.

Yes 65
No 9
Undecided 2
God said no... 4
IT'S THE DEVIL'S WORK. 3
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  • Eas1206
    10 years ago | pl

    A wise man once said gay people have every right to be as miserable as the rest of us!

    That being said, why the fuck is marriage (gay or straight) still a thing? What business does the government and legal system have with our relationships?

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  • bemah
    10 years ago | pl

    I don't believe in marriage regardless.
    It's not for me, but if it's for you, go for it!
    Who cares if they're gay, let them do what they want.

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  • ThisIsImpossible
    10 years ago

    Marriage is pointless.

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  • Avant-Garde
    10 years ago

    Yes. If people want to marry they should have that right.

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  • thatchickyouhate
    10 years ago

    i think everyone deserves the same opportunity to suffer the consequences of making a bad decision.

    and likewise reap the rewards of good.

    but mostly the suffer part...

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  • [Old Memory]
    10 years ago

    I don't believe in discriminating against gay people,

    I believe gay people should have the exact same rights to be miserable as everyone else.

    :)

    Ok so that was a joke.

    Sure let em get married.

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  • ♫Diamonds♫
    10 years ago

    There are reasons to have marriage tied into social welfare-related programs that involve the government, like tax breaks for families raising children, consideration for school funding, census data, programs that take into account number of dependents claimed, whether or not you're providing for just 1, 2, or more people with what you earn, etc. etc.

    So... I think that marriage has a point, and I understand (even if I don't fully agree with) why the government is involved. That's just to answer some of the sentiments of "the government should stay out of marriage".

    That being said, I absolutely believe in marriage equality. To me, it makes no sense to interpret an attempt to prevent gay people from marrying as anything short of ethically reprehensible barbarism. Liberty is not something that should be conditional upon one's emotional feelings of love.

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    • dybex
      10 years ago

      There are militant gay groups that would force religious leaders into performing the marriage ceremony if it was made legal. These groups would claim that religion promotes hatred towards gays. And that may be true in most cases.

      I feel that all people should have the same legal rights. If two consenting adults want to get married, then who am I to prevent that happening? But I also believe that religious leaders should have the right not to perform the ceremony. In the same way that religious leaders should have the right to not marry a couple from different faiths, or if one or more of the couple is an atheist.

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      • ♫Diamonds♫
        10 years ago

        Not sure if I should have burst out laughing or not... "militant gay groups" and "force religious leaders" though, I couldn't help but guffaw there. Pretty heartily, too.

        Any uh, stats on these militant gays who peculiarly WANT to be married by religious groups that vehemently oppose gay marriage? I mean, I could be wrong, maybe they exist. Can you link a reputable source that details such behavior?

        I, too, don't think any religious group should be FORCED to preform marriages, but I've really never seen nor even heard of this problem before.

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        • dybex
          10 years ago

          They're classified as 'lawful civil partnerships' in the UK. They have the same legal rights as married couples but they are not 'married' as such.

          For some people that is not equal enough. And maybe they have a point. But if at some stage the law was to call 'lawful civil partnerships' marriages then I could see serious problems arising from that.

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        • dybex
          10 years ago

          lol. Militant as in 'aggressive activists' using the threat of legal action against anyone who disagree with them.

          I don't know if I can add links here.

          There's the "Gay couple (lawful civil partnership) turned away from Christian guesthouse win discrimination case." on the thisisdevon website. They weren't turned away as such. The owner wouldn't let them have a double bedroom. She said she would have done the same if the couple were straight and unmarried. The court ruled against her even though they could have had two single bed rooms if they were available.

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  • [Old Memory]
    10 years ago

    Marriage? Hell no, I think gay people should just be killed.

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    • jemis
      10 years ago

      Why didn't you vote for NO then?

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      • [Old Memory]
        10 years ago

        Because the vote system is pointless, it's just lie after lie lol.

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  • Shrunk
    10 years ago

    don't care one way or the other, don't understand what there is to "believe in"..

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