RE: "Jesus would rather kill, not marry, gay people" - Franklin Graham
July 17, 2018 at 2:44 pm
(This post was last modified: July 17, 2018 at 2:46 pm by RoadRunner79.)
(July 17, 2018 at 2:27 pm)The Gentleman Bastard Wrote: RR seems to be arguing that gays have never been denied the right to get married. That they've always had the right to marry as long as it was to someone of the opposite sex. Which is kinda like a clerk in a clothing store telling you that you can buy any shirt in the store. Except for that one. Yeah, the one you really like and actually want to wear.
I don't believe that I have gotten to anything like that yet. I've just been arguing for equal rights for single people.
(July 17, 2018 at 2:40 pm)Simon Moon Wrote:(July 17, 2018 at 1:38 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote: However if sound, then shouldn't we be fighting for the rights of the single person to be married (or a person and their toaster if that's their preference)?
Sorry, but there is no slippery slope to be found with letting gays to marry.
Marriage, at least in the US, is a legal contract. Can a toaster consent to enter into a legal contract?
Why shouldn't 2 consenting adults of the same sex be allowed to enter into a legal contract with each other?
The legal contract portion of marriage is completely separate from the religious ritual of marriage.
Only the legal contract portion is necessary to get married in the US. The religious ritual is completely optional.
If churches, temples or mosques do not want to marry people of the same sex, I completely support their decision.
Why can't we just re-define things to include the toaster (or not.... it's really based on preference)?
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