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Originally posted by 123dsa
For thousands of years marriage has existed as an instituion in which children can be raised. It has always implied a relationship between a man and a woman. (Although often more than one woman per man.) The idea that people get married in order to be able visit each other in the hospital or receive health benefits or as a public demonstration of their committment is bogus. It is an argument that gays use to try to make my heart bleed with compassion. If people want to be in same-sex relationships let them do it like it has always been done-hidden from the mainstream. Lets not legitimize the deviency of a SMALL minority of our population. In short two people of the same-sex cannot marry because marriage is by definition between a man and a woman. It's commonsense.
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Guess I have none, then, because I really don't understand how anyone, other than die-hard religious nuts, can say that with a straight face in this day and age.
Marriage is a man-made institution of Christian origin that to me is a union of two people who love each other. I married my wife because I love her, and marriage to many means commitment, it means a promise. I see no reason to deny this from any two people that love each other.
While I would not agree with opinions to the contrary based on any arguments that I have heard so far, I would respect them. However I find it difficult to respect an opinion such as yours that is based on ignorance and prejudice.