Quote:
Originally Posted by ajmccarrell
None of what you said above was true. We did abolish slavery and were the second nation to do so, we were one of the first to allow women voting and we just elected a black president. You just insulted the country by calling it bigoted.
|
Are you serious with this?
To the best of your knowledge, slavery was abolished, blacks were allowed to vote, and schools were de-segregated
without protestation from people in this country? Everything went smoothly with that and the government didn't have to step in at all?
Quote:
Originally Posted by ajmccarrell
Why not be for civil unions?
|
Unlike marriage, civil unions are not recognized equally in every state. A civil union in one state can be completely void in another.
Additionally, there is a total of approximately 1,400 state & federal benefits for married couples as opposed to "unionized" couples.
Simply put, civil unions are not equal to marriage.
Quote:
Originally Posted by ajmccarrell
But then again, it doesn't matter what my opinion is, because I'm a registered republican, that allows you to be bigoted and project all sorts of opinions and hatred on me. You are just being intolerant because you cannot tolerate anyone having a different opinion. I don't want to courts sanctioning any relationship.
|
You're making some huge assumptions about me. I have friends and family members who are Republican and I'm very open to hearing opinions that differ from my own. However, bigotry is inexcusable in my eyes. And I have not yet heard one single valid reason to oppose gay marriage, that wasn't rooted in bigotry.