Same sex marriage

[VictorCharlie]

This is such a non-issue to me. Marriage is a religious institute that the government has co-opted. The government needs to get out of the marriage business all together. Leave marriage to the religious institutions. There should be no reason why two consenting adults cannot enter into a contractual public union so the government sees them as a single entity regarding taxes and legal matters.

[Gandalf]

I am not religious, but I am married and for me marriage has nothing to do with religion.

I'm all for anyone that wants to spend their life with someone else and gender is irrelevant to that. If you love each other and are willing to commit, then that is enough. Male/male, male/female, female/female. They are all perfectly fine IMO.

[Dia bando]

I remember in school learning to read, Janet and John book 1 Simple, same sex marriage why talk
about it all of us on this forum, are here from a Male and Female mating simple.!

[Master]

No big issue let them do what they want to show their commitment, it also helps them when someone dies as there are legal rights within the marriage that couples living together do not have.

[Mars_ax]

No big issue let them do what they want to show their commitment, it also helps them when someone dies as there are legal rights within the marriage that couples living together do not have.

"Marriage" is between a man and a woman, they can call it a legal union or whatever, but it's not a marriage.

[killersheep]

No big issue let them do what they want to show their commitment, it also helps them when someone dies as there are legal rights within the marriage that couples living together do not have.

"Marriage" is between a man and a woman, they can call it a legal union or whatever, but it's not a marriage.

In a legal sense all a marriage is, is a financial contract. I don't think that churches should be forced to allow gay marriage, but I also don't believe that they should be prevented from doing so either. I really don't see the issue you have with it. Being gay is not a disease or an addiction, some people are born that way. If a church determines that marriage to them is between two consenting adults, then what's the problem?

[Mars_ax]

No big issue let them do what they want to show their commitment, it also helps them when someone dies as there are legal rights within the marriage that couples living together do not have.

"Marriage" is between a man and a woman, they can call it a legal union or whatever, but it's not a marriage.

In a legal sense all a marriage is, is a financial contract. I don't think that churches should be forced to allow gay marriage, but I also don't believe that they should be prevented from doing so either. I really don't see the issue you have with it. Being gay is not a disease or an addiction, some people are born that way. If a church determines that marriage to them is between two consenting adults, then what's the problem?

I'm not trying to debate this, but for the most part the gay lifestyle is a choice, and it's also a psychosomatic form of schizophrenia. The problem I have is they want special rights, and to be seen as "normal", and they're not. Furthermore, if they'd keep that happy horseshit to themselves, there wouldn't be a problem, but no, they've got to stick it in everyone's face.

[Mars_ax]

I am not religious, but I am married and for me marriage has nothing to do with religion.

I'm all for anyone that wants to spend their life with someone else and gender is irrelevant to that. If you love each other and are willing to commit, then that is enough. Male/male, male/female, female/female. They are all perfectly fine IMO.

If we were talking about "legal unions" here I couldn't care less what they do, but that's not enough for them.

[Kev]

This is such a non-issue to me. Marriage is a religious institute that the government has co-opted. The government needs to get out of the marriage business all together. Leave marriage to the religious institutions. There should be no reason why two consenting adults cannot enter into a contractual public union so the government sees them as a single entity regarding taxes and legal matters.

This is exactly my view. From a legal and right's point of view I am in favour of everybody having the same legal rights.

But 'marriage' is a religious ceremony and it should be entirely up to each religion to conduct ceremonies according to their own beliefs.

I don't see how homosexuals can marry in any Christian sense though, it's clearly forbidden in the Bible and even if the ceremony is carried out it's not valid.

I also don't understand why a man marrying another man is somehow acceptable in the eyes of most whereas a brother marrying his sister, or another brother would not be. The same with a man taking two wives, or even a man marrying a goat.

They are all as weird as each other imo.

[Dia bando]

This is such a non-issue to me. Marriage is a religious institute that the government has co-opted. The government needs to get out of the marriage business all together. Leave marriage to the religious institutions. There should be no reason why two consenting adults cannot enter into a contractual public union so the government sees them as a single entity regarding taxes and legal matters.

This is exactly my view. From a legal and right's point of view I am in favour of everybody having the same legal rights.

But 'marriage' is a religious ceremony and it should be entirely up to each religion to conduct ceremonies according to their own beliefs.

I don't see how homosexuals can marry in any Christian sense though, it's clearly forbidden in the Bible and even if the ceremony is carried out it's not valid.

I also don't understand why a man marrying another man is somehow acceptable in the eyes of most whereas a brother marrying his sister, or another brother would not be. The same with a man taking two wives, or even a man marrying a goat.

They are all as weird as each other imo.

What's wrong with goat's, I no they are not as nice as black faced sheep OO Lovely.