RE: "Jesus would rather kill, not marry, gay people" - Franklin Graham
July 23, 2018 at 9:32 am
(July 23, 2018 at 9:21 am)SteveII Wrote:(July 23, 2018 at 8:49 am)polymath257 Wrote: On the contrary, people *did* argue that it was *logically* impossible for two races to marry, just as it would be *logically* impossible for humans to marry chimps (that was the argument).
The *definition* of marriage is 'a societally recognized bond used to form a family unit'. There is *no* reason that can't be applied to gay marriage. And, to deny it, is a form of bigotry.
Interracial marriage 'illogical'? That's ridiculous. Here's the obvious proof: you don't have laws against things that are illogical!! You go to another jurisdiction and as soon as you cross the line and it's legal for interracial marriage it magically becomes logical??? That was/is absolutely no one's position.
There is a reason that people legitimately think that marriage should not be applied to a gay union--it is not the definition of marriage. Again, I don't care what your opinion is, I am correcting the shitty logic that objections to the changing of the definition entails bigotry. It is indefensible. Stop trying.
Hmmm...you cross a line today and gay marriage is legal. Seems quite similar to me.
And yes, indeed it *was* the view of *many* people at one time. They even supported their views with quotes from the Bible.
Again, the *relevant definition* of marriage is 'a bond between people that is societally recognized to form a family unit'. There is NOTHING in that definition that requires opposite genders. And this is a *universal* definition that has worked in *all* cultures.
