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Just what IS "marriage" anyway?

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burd said:
I was wondering. If I were to, say, go abroad for a while for work and return back home to my wife of 30 plus years and she lifted her skirt to show off a pair of big hairy balls and a tool to go along with, what would be the appropriate response?
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"Have you ever seen The Return of Martin Guerre?"
 
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leswp1 said:
The Supreme Court weighed in. California is now in.
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Saw that the state Supreme Court will lift the stay in 25 days and allow marriages to go forward again.
 
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unofan said:
9th circuit... not state supreme court.
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Gotcha.

I saw Nate Silver tweet that when that stay is lifted, 30% of Americans will live in a place with legal gay marriage as opposed to only 23% in Europe. We're about to become more progressive than the Europeans! :D
 
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Do you believe this?

“On an issue as sensitive as this, knowing that Americans hold a wide range of views based on deeply held beliefs, maintaining our nation’s commitment to religious freedom is also vital,” Obama said. “How religious institutions define and consecrate marriage has always been up to those institutions. Nothing about this decision — which applies only to civil marriages — changes that.”
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joecct said:
No.

I think that this administration is anti religion and will use any means possible to push its agenda down the non cooperating religions' throats.
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Anti-religion? I thought he was a Muslin intent on bring Sharia Law to America. Incidentally, what does Sharia Law say about homosexuals and their right to marry (or breathe)?
 
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joecct said:
No.

I think that this administration is anti religion and will use any means possible to push its agenda down the non cooperating religions' throats.
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That's a pretty pro-religion statement for a guy who is supposedly anti-religion....
 
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joecct said:
No.

I think that this administration is anti religion and will use any means possible to push its agenda down the non cooperating religions' throats.
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Curious how this pushes an agenda down a religion's throat. It doesn't require any religion to participate or condone it. It does not require any religion to abide by another religion's belief that marriage should not occur. What does it have to do with religion?

The founding father's wanted church and state separate. This is keeping it separate. I see it as religious neutral and takes religion out of the legal marriage. Church has no business dictating requirements for marriage. Which church do you decide is dominant? Should it be the Catholic version, the Hindu version, the Westboro Baptist 'Church' version, Islamic, Mormon, ELCA, Missouri Synod? My church does not think same sex marriage is wrong. Should we use only my Church's belief system? The answer is it should be up to the church to practice what it believes within it's walls. The secular world is on a different plane and should not need to abide by religious beliefs.

Many people (heterosexuals) never get married in a religious ceremony. Their marriage is legal. Why should this be different. When my in-laws got married in France they had it right. They go to the town hall and do the civil thing, process down the village street to the church and get married in the religious ceremony.
 
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How the SCOTUS ruling affects you

If You Are a Heterosexual Who Hopes to Eventually Marry:
This decision does not affect you in any way.

If You Are a Member of a Church That Performs Wedding Ceremonies but That Does Not Believe in Gay Marriage:
This decision does not affect you in any way.

If You Are a Religious Official Who Performs Wedding Ceremonies but Who Thinks Gay Marriage Is Wrong:
This decision does not affect you in any way.

If You Are an Individual Who Believes Gay Marriage or Homosexuality in General Is Wrong for Religious Reasons, and Wish to Continue Expressing Those Beliefs:
This decision does not affect you in any way.

If You Are an Individual Who Believes Gay Marriage or Homosexuality in General Is Wrong for Non-Religious Reasons, and Wish to Continue Expressing Those Beliefs:
This decision does not affect you in any way.

If You Are a Heterosexual Who Fears This Decision Adversely Affects Your Marriage or the Concept of Marriage in General:
This decision does not affect you in any way.

If You Are a Heterosexual Who Fears This Decision Negatively Affects You in Some Way:
This decision does not affect you in any way.

If You Are a Heterosexual Who Suffers Anger or Anxiety at the Thought of Gay Couples Getting Married as an Abstract Concept, and Believes the Only Cure Is to Legally Prevent Gay Marriage:
This decision will cause you some degree of anger or anxiety. Otherwise, this decision does not affect you in any way.
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leswp1 said:
Curious how this pushes an agenda down a religion's throat. It doesn't require any religion to participate or condone it. It does not require any religion to abide by another religion's belief that marriage should not occur. What does it have to do with religion?

The founding father's wanted church and state separate. This is keeping it separate. I see it as religious neutral and takes religion out of the legal marriage. Church has no business dictating requirements for marriage. Which church do you decide is dominant? Should it be the Catholic version, the Hindu version, the Westboro Baptist 'Church' version, Islamic, Mormon, ELCA, Missouri Synod? My church does not think same sex marriage is wrong. Should we use only my Church's belief system? The answer is it should be up to the church to practice what it believes within it's walls. The secular world is on a different plane and should not need to abide by religious beliefs.

Many people (heterosexuals) never get married in a religious ceremony. Their marriage is legal. Why should this be different. When my in-laws got married in France they had it right. They go to the town hall and do the civil thing, process down the village street to the church and get married in the religious ceremony.
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He can read Obama's mind...DUH!!!
 
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