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How would homosexual marriage, by its very existence, "turn upside down the very building block of our society"? Perhaps this is a better question: what do you mean by "turn upside down the very building block of our society"? What are the tangible results of such an occurrence?
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10-30-2006, 04:07 PM | #245 (permalink) | ||
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I'm not even sure what you're worried about. Homosexuals exist. Homosexuality exists. Homosexual sex exists, as do all of the heterosexual counterparts. The school isn't telling them about some secret that no one knows about. Nor are they advocating that everyone go try having gay sex with their classmates. If the school does anything, it's a variation of, "Sex can be dangerous. This is how you can protect yourself." They are being exposed to information, which is the whole point of going to school. You learn things and hopefully remember them and make decisions about them. "Imposing beliefs" is when you force someone to or prevent someone from expressing an opinion without regard for how they feel about it. Exposing someone to information is entirely different, and is done in a value neutral context. Schools don't tell people that sex is good or bad or that homosexual sex is good or bad. They tell kids that it EXISTS and if they CHOOSE to do it, it has consequences. It is the responsibility of the PARENT to provide the moral framework for the child to interpret these facts. Saying that schools shouldn't teach comprehensive sex ed programs because some parents dislike parts of it is as stupid as saying schools shouldn't teach the Napoleon Wars because some parents disagree with why they occurred. That's not the point of a school, it's not the point of a curriculum. Quote:
You CANNOT make the argument you just made without denying lots of straight people the right to get married as well. If you're comfortable with that, fine. If you're not, then that's not really the argument you're making. As an addendum, marriage was primarily created to transfer property, not for raising children. Marriage now has almost nothing to do with raising children. See: divorce with children, childless marriages, single parenting. You're making an anachronistic argument about an institution that really was only ever true in theory to begin with. Stop making it. Last edited by Frosstbyte; 10-30-2006 at 04:13 PM.. Reason: Automerged Doublepost |
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If they "already can get married" why are they not eligible for the same benefits under the Family Medical Leave Act? Inheritance law? Tax law? Not discriminated against? The examples are endless. And finally, Sorry, but I just dont see how an open discussion of sexuality is hypocritical, any more than discussion of Huck Finn or evolution, because it offends some parents. Why are you so afraid to educate and provide factual information to kids?
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10-30-2006, 04:29 PM | #251 (permalink) | ||
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That's an odd way to phrase it, considering that your scenario doesn't mention anything about "the very building block of our society" - which I assume is procreative heterosexual marriage - being turned upside down. Seems that people who want to participate in that building block would still be able to. And the people who don't... well, they already don't have to. Is it fair to say that, by "turned upside down", you mean "broadened with more options for only those who want them"? Or am I missing something? Quote:
Source for this fact? And assuming you provide a source... Reason for denying children same-sex parents simply because they're not optimal?
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You argue that people are imposing their beliefs on others, yet you seemingly have no quams with the school system to have "open dialogue" about a sexual preference practiced by a small % of genpop and that goes against many parents morals and values. Most people would call that hypocritical, but I assume that you and other liberals would call it something else. You have yet to connect this to the same-sex marriage debate, yet you keep bringing it up as if the connection were already made. I disagree with you here regarding imposing values via sex education, but that is a different debate.
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A: Marriage is for raising children (this is in part true, though this is not the only purpose or even the primary one.) B: Homosexual marriages can have children through extraordinary measures. The first is your assertion, the second is a fact that you concede in this post. The logical conclusion is that same-sex couples should be permitted to legally marry because they can meet the "raising children" condition.
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10-30-2006, 04:53 PM | #260 (permalink) |
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Were people not so narrow minded I'd suspect more gay couples would adopt children. What is extraordinary about adoption and how is it jumping through hoops?
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What, specifically, are the special rights that would come with same-sex couples marrying? Name them. Name some rights that a same-sex married couple would get that a heterosexual married couple would not. Answer: There aren't any. We don't want anything but to be treated equally, the same rights and responsibilities. Heck, if my wife and I were legally married, we'd actually be paying a good deal more in federal income tax. Quote:
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10-30-2006, 05:11 PM | #268 (permalink) | |
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You assert that a mother and a father are optimal and then point to 3000 years of mother-father child rearing to support it? This would surely show that mother-father is the traditional method of child rearing, but how in the hell does it show that it's better than father-father or mother-mother?
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10-30-2006, 05:14 PM | #270 (permalink) | |
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We're just going around in circles here. We just need to agree to disagree. I'm done with this thread. Well, at least for today
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Gods I love being ignored. At least I debunked the "children" thing.
Gilda, once again I am very happy for you and yours. It is about time!
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As I've stated before, it's the Abrahamic religons: Judism, Chsitianity, and Islam. That's where the idea of homosexuality being bad comes from in our society (that, and maybe from the evolution of stoic ethics in late Rome, but stoic ethics were obviously effected and formed greatly by the spread of Chsitainity...). Last edited by Willravel; 10-30-2006 at 05:19 PM.. |
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10-30-2006, 05:19 PM | #273 (permalink) |
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Homosexuals have been around for thousands of years. Only the Puritanesque seem to have a problem with it.
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Cite me a study that concludes that children raised by same-sex couples are harmed by that in comparison to either heterosexual couples, single parents, or especially to the foster care system. Quote:
However, let's assume that marriage is to provide a stable environment for children--don't the children of homosexuals and being raised by homosexual couples deserve the same protections as those being raised by heterosexuals? Why punish the children for their parents' orientation? Every argument regarding the rearing of children logically supports same-sex marriage.
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I laugh when people try to compare homosexuals not being allowed to marry to such things as the abolishment of slavery, women's suffrage or even the civil right's movement. Unlike slaves, you're not being subjugated and forced to live your life as inferiors nor are you considered the property of someone else; Unlike women before 1920's, you're not going to be jailed if you choose to vote (Or, in your case, have sex with a member of the same sex) ; And unlike minorities before the civil right's movement, you're not forced into government sanctioned isolation nor are you subject to public humiliation. In fact, you enjoy many protections which the latter groups simply did not have, yet you would rather scream discrimination because you're not allowed to marry? The fact is that you're trying to force others to accept your definition of marriage; The exact same thing you accuse those people who are anti-gay of doing. That's the fundamental difference between any movement of the past and the homosexual movement-- The desire to make people accept the way you choose to live your life. Quote:
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