Please Sign Petition AGAINST Federal Marriage Amendment

[Johnny Stew]

Originally Posted by irishgrl

if you pay attention to GOP propaganda, the GAYS are ruining this country

I still want to know why none of them are upset about the divorce rate among heterosexual couples. Talk about ruining the sanctity of marriage.

The fact of the matter is that the Religious Right feels that they have the "Word of God" on their side, when they really have no such thing.

[GateandGarden]

Originally Posted by GypsySorcerer

And with that logic, couples who choose not to have children also shouldn't marry.

Good point!

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

. . . The fact of the matter is that the Religious Right feels that they have the "Word of God" on their side, when they really have no such thing.

AND - Jesus lead by example, not bullying people.

[SuzeQuze]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Yep!!!!!

Sadly, I have to settle for Cincinatti for the next few days

At least there are wicked smaht people there!

[snowman]

Well, this went better than I anticipated. Thank you all for the contructive remarks.

My point is so simple, I guess many are reading too much into it. Simply put, in the very beginning of time if all.... robins were to take a same sex mate, there would be no robins today. That's all...

[Johnny Stew]

Originally Posted by snowman

My point is so simple, I guess many are reading too much into it. Simply put, in the very beginning of time if all.... robins were to take a same sex mate, there would be no robins today. That's all...

True enough -- but allowing gay marriage isn't going to stop straight marriages or end procreation as we know it. So I don't understand why anyone would be against it.

[SuzeQuze]

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

I still want to know why none of them are upset about the divorce rate among heterosexual couples. Talk about ruining the sanctity of marriage.

The fact of the matter is that the Religious Right feels that they have the "Word of God" on their side, when they really have no such thing.

Or the fact that affordable child care is non-existent. And working mothers still have to battle their bosses to take care of their children.

[GateandGarden]

Originally Posted by snowman

My point is so simple, I guess many are reading too much into it. Simply put, in the very beginning of time if all.... robins were to take a same sex mate, there would be no robins today. That's all...

I understand that point. But it's impossible, and that is one of the many reasons why I love diversity.

I'm also not seeing the relevance your point has to our society. We're talking about a hypothetical situation concerning the beginning of life on this planet. What does that have to do with an FMA in 2006?

Also, do you really think that some (if not many) of those robins wouldn't reproduce? You're not addressing what others have said so far in this thread--that gay people have children just as straight people do.

[Sugar]

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

True enough -- but allowing gay marriage isn't going to stop straight marriages or end procreation as we know it. So I don't understand why anyone would be against it.

Exactly. It's true you need a girl robin and a boy robin to make a baby robin, but how is that an argument against the US government recognizing gay marriage?

[Johnny Stew]

Originally Posted by SuzeQuze

Or the fact that affordable child care is non-existent. And working mothers still have to battle their bosses to take care of their children.

You are absolutely right. There are so many thousands of things that our politicians (and we as citizens) should be concerned about and working to fix. No one needs to be wasting time sticking their noses into someone else's lovelife.

[SuzeQuze]

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

You are absolutely right. There are so many thousands of things that our politicians (and we as citizens) should be concerned about and working to fix. No one needs to be wasting time sticking their noses into someone else's lovelife.

Which is pretty much what I put on this petition. I mean really, you have to be f*cking kidding me with this nonsense in 2006? It's freaking crazy.

[DestinyRules]

I wrote an editorial for this week's Prince George's Sentinel in which I condemn this attack on the rights of the gay community. The good thing is I'm the managing editor of the paper, so I know it's going to run.

It's not much, but at least I'm getting something off my chest.

[SuzeQuze]

Originally Posted by DestinyRules

I wrote an editorial for this week's Prince George's Sentinel in which I condemn this attack on the rights of the gay community. The good thing is I'm the managing editor of the paper, so I know it's going to run.

It's not much, but at least I'm getting something off my chest.

Nicely done! I think writing and talking about it are the best actions we can take.

[estranged4life]

Originally Posted by SuzeQuze

Which is pretty much what I put on this petition. I mean really, you have to be f*cking kidding me with this nonsense in 2006? It's freaking crazy.

with the desparation some will take to try to turn the tide going into a major loss in upcoming elections.

[BTFLCHLD]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Lord Child - I have enough hot air in me to float it!!!!!!

No kidding.