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RE: Two excellent reasons to OPPOSE gay marriage in the UK
May 27, 2013 at 10:59 am
I'd personally say it's immoral to deny all equal rights in society.
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RE: Two excellent reasons to OPPOSE gay marriage in the UK
May 28, 2013 at 1:45 am
How about no one gets government sponsored marriage, and everyone is happy. You can go to whatever group you want for your "purely ceremonial" marriage, and those groups have the freedom to turn down whoever for whatever moral, religious, etc views they have. Gays get equal marriage rights, and anti gay marriage proponents don't have to live with government sponsored gay marriage.
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RE: Two excellent reasons to OPPOSE gay marriage in the UK
May 28, 2013 at 2:46 am
Marriage is a legal contract between two parties ( time to lose all this "love" horseshit for a while ) with significant implications for property and custodial rights of any children for which the parties will seek redress in the courts.
It needs to be treated as a contract.
And anyone should be able to sign a contract as long as they are of age and competent mental status without worrying so much about what goes in what hole because of the bullshit written in some silly old books.
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RE: Two excellent reasons to OPPOSE gay marriage in the UK
May 28, 2013 at 11:04 am
Unfortunately for mo (whateverhethinks he is now) Min is correct.
Marriage is a legal contract (emphasis on legal) religion has no real legal binding. Funny about that. You can get married in a church/ mosque/ synagogue/ temple BUT IF you haven't lodged that marriage with the legal system of the country you are not married.
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RE: Two excellent reasons to OPPOSE gay marriage in the UK
May 28, 2013 at 11:25 am
In the United States you have to apply for a marriage license.
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