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Originally Posted by JumpinJesus
As to why the term "bigot" is not used to identify those against polygamy and incest I would say: polygamy and incest are lifestyle choices. One is not born a polygamist nor an incesticist (I may have made that word up). There is evidence - thoughly hotly debated - that homosexuality is a genetic trait. Therefore, we are placing limits on what they may or may not do based upon something over which they have no choice. Marginalizing and castigating a group of people based upon a genetic trait is bigotry. Of course, many people firmly believe that homosexuality is a choice, so that makes the argument moot. Until there is definitive proof that homosexuality is either a choice or a trait, this argument will continue.
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The statement "You have no choice over whom you fall in love with" is a staple of the homosexual community's arguments for legalizing gay marriage. The simple fact is that two homosexuals falling in "Love" is no different than two family members falling in romantic love or man/woman falling in love with two different people of the opposite sex. It's absurd to reason that the "Love" which two homosexuals feel for each others is stronger and/or more real than the love anyone else can feel. Find a practicing polygynyst and ask him if he "Loves" his wives; Now find a practicing polyandrist and ask her if she "Loves" her husbands; Lasly, find an two people in a consenting incestral results and ask them if they "Love" each other. I'd be willing to bet any amount of money that they all feel an amount of uncontrollable "Love" for their partner(s). The only reason many things are outlawed is because society considers them taboo; Not because there's any good reason to do so.
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As far as putting it to a vote, the only issue I have with this is that rights are rarely granted to protect the majority. They are there to ensure that the politically powerless are not treated unjustly by the politically powerful.
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The politically powerless in this case (Homosexuals) aren't treated unjustly. There are a slew of laws aimed specifically created to protect homosexual's rights. People seem unable to realize that simply because homosexuals aren't allowed to mary doesn't mean they are being treated unjustly. In the United States, different social groups are allowed certain privileges which other groups are not.