Marriage discrimination struck down in Arkansas.

[Foxaèr]

Our bodies aren't constructed to function that way. Only men and women are physically equipped for each other.

A penis enters the orifice of a vagina. A penis enters the orifice of an anus. a penis enters the orifice of a mouth. An orifice is an orifice. Therefore, men are equipped to be as sexually active with men just as they are with women.

[Esquilax]

Hey, same here. I tolerate you as well for having the views that you embrace, which also means I don't have to like or agree with your views either....same as with me, it doesn't mean I have to be silent when we disagree, (a fact you better get used to in life because not everybody is going to toe the line with your world view)....and that means as well that you're not going to be automatically rationally justified in having the views which you embrace. But, as has been shown, your side is not the most tolerant of opposing views and opinions.

You do understand that nobody here is demanding you be silent, right? I mean, the thread is, what, fourteen pages of people jousting back and forth over this issue, I don't think that implies a lack of willingness to have these beliefs out there.

What I will do, however, is point out the inconsistencies in your reasoning, if I feel that they're there. Which is all I've done here.

[A Theist]

Our bodies aren't constructed to function that way. Only men and women are physically equipped for each other.

A penis enters the orifice of a vagina. A penis enters the orifice of an anus. a penis enters the orifice of a mouth. An orifice is an orifice. Therefore, men are equipped to be as sexually active with men just as they are with women.

An orifice is an orifice.

A lot of things have orifices. Are you saying that just because a guy has a penis he's equipped to be sexually active with anything that has an orifice?

[Foxaèr]

A lot of things have orifices. Are you saying that just because a guy has a penis he's equipped to be sexually active with anything that has an orifice?

Do not be obtuse.

[Heywood]

Perhaps - but the reality of the situation is that in this country, marriage is very much a matter of civil law - and as long as that is the case, it is the duty of the government to ensure that all persons have equal treatment under the law.

Not always. There are exceptions. A state may discriminate when there is a legitimate government reason for enactment of a discriminatory law. When the judge claimed no rational reason for the law, he was saying it didn't satisfy a rational basis review.

The rational basis is this: Heterosexual unions offer the most value to the state therefore the state has a reason to incentivize heterosexual unions by granting them a special status.

[Losty]

Oh please, tell me how mean and horrible I am. There's no need to be tolerant of intolerant people. You are a bigot because you think your opinion should be enough to take away someone else's basic rights. Being 'intolerant' of a bigot doesn't make me a bigot.
You are an asshat, because your argument against same sex marriage is about as great as the infamous "god made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve" argument. It's childish and asinine.
just look at the parts they don't even go together

[A Theist]

Hey, same here. I tolerate you as well for having the views that you embrace, which also means I don't have to like or agree with your views either....same as with me, it doesn't mean I have to be silent when we disagree, (a fact you better get used to in life because not everybody is going to toe the line with your world view)....and that means as well that you're not going to be automatically rationally justified in having the views which you embrace. But, as has been shown, your side is not the most tolerant of opposing views and opinions.

You do understand that nobody here is demanding you be silent, right? I mean, the thread is, what, fourteen pages of people jousting back and forth over this issue, I don't think that implies a lack of willingness to have these beliefs out there.

What I will do, however, is point out the inconsistencies in your reasoning, if I feel that they're there. Which is all I've done here.

You do understand that nobody here is demanding you be silent, right?

No. I never said that. I just think some of you guys need to be reminded every so often that there's others who have different view points from the ones some of you have. The jousting back and forth is fine, but when debates deteriorate to personal attacks and name calling over differences of opinions no one can claim tolerance. If you disagree with me that's fine. There's no way that I expect my views to be accepted by the majority here. That's the nature of this forum. I have no problem with it. I do think we could debate issues without a lot of the hostility over disagreements though. But, I can handle that too.

[Elskidor]

I support marriage between a man and woman, only.

I suspect the majority of theists agree with you. Yet, I do wonder if it is possible for the majority of theists to sway their opinion in years to come, because weather they like it or not gay marriage is only going to continue to be more and more accepted.

[Heywood]

Our bodies aren't constructed to function that way. Only men and women are physically equipped for each other.

A penis enters the orifice of a vagina. A penis enters the orifice of an anus. a penis enters the orifice of a mouth. An orifice is an orifice. Therefore, men are equipped to be as sexually active with men just as they are with women.

Not all orifices are the same. A vagina has muscles structures and a lubrication system that helps it withstand the rigors of sex. The anus doesn't have these structures which is why anal sex often causes ass tulips(rectal prolapse).

Its obvious the male form evolved to have sex with the female form and the female form evolved to have sex with the male form. Its debatable(and I am being gracious by giving it that much credit) that the male form evolved to have sex with the male form.

[A Theist]

A lot of things have orifices. Are you saying that just because a guy has a penis he's equipped to be sexually active with anything that has an orifice?

Do not be obtuse.

Oh, I'm sorry. I thought you were joking when I read your previous post. You mean you were actually serious?

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I support marriage between a man and woman, only.

I suspect the majority of theists agree with you. Yet, I do wonder if it is possible for the majority of theists to sway their opinion in years to come, because weather they like it or not gay marriage is only going to continue to be more and more accepted.

Time will tell if gay marriage continues to be accepted or not. Abortion at one time was pretty much accepted but new polling now indicates that a majority of Americans is turning against it.