"Jesus would rather kill, not marry, gay people" - Franklin Graham

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You're intolerant of same-sex couples being able to get married. 

No, in my opinion, the definition should not be changed. By my definition, the CAN'T get married. 

You're intolerant of homosexual activities, if not homosexual people (although, I've never bought the "hate the sin, not the sinner" claptrap).  And, intolerance isn't just limited to opinions or beliefs, but people. 

Nope. God is intolerant. Someone's sin is between them and God. Every single person every day sins--I don't care. If I don't care, I cannot be intolerant. 

I know you love that dictionary.com definition (it pops up as my first search result, too), but Merriam-Webster has one that's more complete:


Your performance in this thread has been exactly that, demonstrated by your insistence that the definition/institution of marriage should not change, while supplying only appeals to authority and tradition as justification.  I mean, you haven't even acknowledged the fact that marriage in the United States is ultimately just a secular arrangement between couples and the government.  

It's, frankly, an embarrassing display.

It is my opinion that the definition should not change. I NEVER INSISTED that it not change. IT WAS CHANGED!!! Read more carefully!

No, marriage in the US is not ultimately a secular arrangement between couples and the government. That's ridiculous for several reasons--the main one being that most jurisdictions did not require marriage licenses until the late 19th century. Were those millions of married couple mistaken? Secondly, a marriage license is the government only intrusion into the institution of marriage. How does a marriage license do any more than keep a record and make sure you are not marrying a minor?

Read what I posted from dictionary.com. Read it carefully. Think on it. Maybe, just maybe, you'll see why marriage isn't the sacrosanct thing you describe.

Then again, you're bigot colored glasses will probably get in the way.