(March 19, 2012 at 7:08 pm)StatCrux Wrote: No, I simply want the definition of marriage to remain and not be redefined. Can you cite any instance of same sex unions historically being defined as marriage?
Roman Empire for one. Emperor Nero and Emperor Elagabus are referred to as marrying one of their male slaves.
Ancient Greece is another.
You did NOT invent marriage. Stop pretending your religion did.
Also, stop avoiding the questions posed, it makes you appear shifty.
Why do you believe your religion should have precedence over the state religion.
Do you demand that your religion is the only one whose views should be taken into consideration on the matter.
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If you’re going to watch tele, you should watch Scooby Doo. That show was so cool because every time there’s a church with a ghoul, or a ghost in a school. They looked beneath the mask and what was inside?
The f**king janitor or the dude who runs the waterslide. Throughout history every mystery. Ever solved has turned out to be. Not Magic. ― Tim Minchin, Storm
