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Originally Posted by CShine
And how does allowing them to marry "force their beliefs on the rest of the population"? Seems to me that our open acknowledgement of their right to be "perverts," as you put it, has led to their beliefs being a regular part of what we see, read, and talk about, even if the marriage question had never come along. Gay beliefs are already widely-discussed in America. How does legalizing same-sex marriage "force their beliefs" on the rest of us when their beliefs are already out there for everyone to see. If two guys get married, how does that force anything on YOU?
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I'll take this one.
Once gay marriage is legitimized through the public arena (ie, the govt), everything associated with it will be shoved down our throats. It'll start in the public school system with sex ed. They'll be teaching about gay sex to our kids.
Next, will be the churches. You think it's gonna sit well with the gay intifada that some churches will not permit them to marry in their particular church? And with the legitimization from the govt, the churched won't have too much to stand on.
Then of course will come the change in Title VII, which will now include sexual orientation and thus, even more lawsuits.
I could go on and on, but you catch my drift. Look, I'm not opposed to having safeguards in place for life partners when it comes to hospital visits, estate issues, ect.. Most people aren't. The fact that this would change thousands of years of Western culture bothers me. Most people really do not think through this issue and thus dismiss prematuraly; saying why do people oppose something that won't affect their own lives.