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Originally Posted by Infinite_Loser
Edit: But, you see, we have an accepted status quo which is the result of thousands of years of practice. Unfortunately for many homosexuals, the prevailing attitude throughout many, many cultures is that homosexuality is a gigantic "No no". Even in the United States, when votes are taken on the issue of legalizing gay marriages, you usually receive a resounding "No" vote. It might not be "Fair" but, then again, many things in life rarely are.
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So, here is one vote for "tyranny of the majority".
It wasn't fair that blacks were discriminated against. They should have just learned that their status as second class citizens was just life not being fair.
"If ten million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing."
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Originally Posted by infinite_loser
No benefit is being taken away from then, since they never had it in the first place.
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Their rights as a citizen are being diminished. They are being excluded from the benefits of marriage that are accorded to citizens as a whole, through no other reason than bigotry.
There is no sound reason to limit someone's rights in this manner in a secular society.