Unless your a religious zealot or homophobic why would you care enough to prevent them from getting married.

i dont care if people are gay but i dont think they should call it marriage because marriage is between a man and a woman

should be allowed everywhere love is love!

It doesn't affect me if gay people want to get married. If it makes them happy then why the hell not? I am a Christian and I believe in love not hate and intolerance. I am also in a heterosexual marriage. I am not threatened by gay love, I think gay people can truly be in love, and all love is beautiful. Don't use God or Christ in your crusade for hate, God loves us all and hates evil and there is nothing evil about being gay. End of story!

Not my place to judge.. my motto " live... and let live"

Marriage is a church created union, so if churches don't want to marry two men or two women, then they shouldn't have to. Gay people can already get "married", they just cant call it "marriage" officially. They can have a "domestic partnership". What should happen is this: Every partnership should be considered to be a "domestic partnership" regardless of its validity in the church. That means no more discrimination or complaints of it. Gay people should have to get divorced just like everyone else.

LOL leave it to canada to be gay.

Na im jus teasing its whatever. The bible says screw gay stuff but as long as they dnot hit on me im fine with it.

So whats the question? Thoughtt this would be a quiz? People gonna do what they wanna do. Course if they allow socalled same sex marriages, so their "partner" will have same
legal rights as a different sex spouse , then people out shacking should get the same benefits if they want them,, or at least sign some kind of paper rather than put out the money, etc. that some states require to be "legally married". Jesus still loves them all,
not their sins of course.

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One problem is that many people today think that there should be something equal and opposite to everything. And in this case, it could be traced back to the origin of the word "homosexual" itself. Close to the turn of the 20th century, a psychologist came up with the word to describe a certain type of person with (at the time considered) a mental condition. Then a few years later the word "heterosexual" was coined.
Of course they prefer to call themselves "gay" because it sounds better, but note the term that they use for the opposite - "straight" -- which, according to the dictionary, comes from Matthew 7:14 "Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leads unto life, and few there be that find it."

Some people say, "they were born that way." Everyone since the children of Adam and Eve have been born wanting to feed their carnal appetites. Homosexuality is just one of the 9 sins listed in 1 Cor. 6:9&10. It's not better or worse than the others. We have to fight those temptations. We can't do it by ourselves, but with God's help it is possible.

The U.S. was founded on biblical principles. Now after 200 years, liberals think they know better than the Word of God?

This is already legal in all 50 state...but I'll try not to cry about it.

In case you couldn't tell from my other posts, I'm for it.

Legalizing doesn't hurt anyone. Making it illegal hurts a lot of people. That's all I need to give it the green light.

If it doesn't involve you then it don't concern you!! More power to them

You cannot repeal the laws of biology here. Marriage is about a man and a woman.

I really dont care care. if hotos want to get married, they should be allowed to. i dont think it's right; but i also dont think its any of my business wut people do with there life.

This is in the "don't give a damn" category for me. If they want to, fine. I don't see the problem. I don't see why gays shouldn't have the chance to be as miserable as straights. They too can learn the joys of arguing about who takes out the garbage or leaves the toilet seat up...


And spare me all the righteous lectures please.

If two people love each other, let em' at it.

Now, my opinion is that what right does the govt have to tell us who we fall in love with. They pulled prayer from the school, the fact that kids can't have a bible with them, they can't pray in gathered groups, yet we hear the govt preach about its not in the bible. Now I am a christian, but I guess I am a modern christian. It may not be for me, but I know several same sex couples, and they are happy, so why can't they show their love and devotion through marriage.

I dont have a problem with what gays do behind closed doors. I am traditional when it comes to marriage tho, and think it is a sacred vow between man and woman.

This issue is a really hard one for me to pick a side on. First of all, it doesn't affect me, so in the end, I really don't care. I don't care who someone else loves, and I don't care what they do with that person. I am not really a religious person, so religion does not really form my opinions on these issues, I do look at things from a moral view though, and I haven't really decided where my views fit in that light.

I am definitely for same-sex couples having the rights that heterosexual couples have, such as, being able to adopt, hospital visitation, decisions on health care in the case that one partner is unable to consent, basically all of the things a married couple can do.

The thing that I am conflicted over is the tradition of it all, I mean, if I were to get married, to a guy, I'm not sure I would even get married in a church--just because I don't go to church. Also, my parents got married at the courthouse, by a justice of the peace, and they have been married for 28 years--and there have been a lot of hard times, but they are still together, so to me, I don't see marriage or love being about what building you get married in or the piece of paper you have. So I guess I can't see what the big deal is, and why same-sex couples would even want to have a traditional wedding, I don't even think I would want that, unless maybe if I was marrying someone who was very traditional and they really wanted that.

So for me, like I said, this isn't an issue that I have a defined position on--I do believe people have a right to be with the person they love, and definitely have all Marital rights of a straight couple. So maybe I do believe in same-sex marriage.

The only thing that bothers me about this debate is the fighting on both sides, it is absolutely horrendous. Yes, we all have opinions... and that is great, but we should respect each other and debate them nicely, not by running into churches and throwing around pamphlets and yelling obscenities.

Also, since it's related, the way I feel about Prop 8 is, I don't understand why it was put on the ballot in the first place, I believe it's just the government trying to divide people more. They already made same-sex marriage legal, so they should have just let it be. That being said, people have a right to their opinions, and they have a right to vote how they feel--and if I'm not mistaken, Prop 8 actually passed with a bigger percentage than Obama did in California, so that leads me to believe that a lot of people who voted for the so called tolerant agent of change, also voted to ban same-sex marriage. That was actually a big shock to me.

As for that, if I was a California resident, I don't think I could have voted for Prop 8... I think I would have thought through the issue, but in the end I don't think I could have in good conscience taken away a right that just a few years ago was given to people.

I have faced a lot of really rude people, who hated me for who I am (or at least I felt that way...), so I have sympathy for that, even though I can't honestly understand where they are coming from, since I'm not in their shoes.

The government should not get to regulate who has the right to be together.

Marriage should be between a man and woman

since when should the government tell people what to do with their lives???

its your life

I Dont think it matters what sex you are, if you're in love, want to share everything, want to raise a child, or do whatever... sex has nothing to do with it.

Gays should never be allowed to get married.  A civil union is one thing, but a marraige is between a man and a woman.  It is a disgusting thing to destroy the sanctity of marraige.

I think that each state has the say on this one. The people on a state by state basis can decide what marriage is and is not ,however, it appears the courts are not going to let this process happen, a sad note on the lose of the peoples right to decide issues on a more local level.

Voted against every time it has come up on a state ballot whether it's a state constitutional amendment or not.

Absolutely not.

Gross! Abnormal, unnatural, an abomination, sad and sick!!!!! This country is doomed.....a failed experiment. Too bad.

pshh, GO AARON!

It's actually legal here in California, at least for another three weeks. It means more families. Families are good.

I'm fine with it. Who cares about what gays do, it's their business.

I'm fairly indifferent on this issue, however the logic people go through to conclude that same sex marriage amazes me. "God says it's wrong," well technically the bible says it's wrong therefore it's wrong. Alright well the bible also says to burn the witches (I know it's a misprint) do we still do that? I also believe the bible says to strike your child with a rod, that's no longer acceptable. We know that's wrong so we don't do it, or at the very least it isn't accepted, so doesn't that mean that many ideas are outdated? Well maybe that one is to.

My initial reaction is "who gives a crap?" Beyond that, I think this proposition on the ballot here in Arizona is junk. We don't need to define marriage in our constitution and as I've said elsewhere, you can't legislate morality.

It is an abomination and an insult to the basic morals and ethics of mankind. The aberration promoted and defended by the neolib movement is a sure sign we are disintegrating as a civilized and progressive society. All great nations and empires have falled from within when the cancer of immorality and decadence has corroded the basic institutions. America is the next in line.

why should stright ppl be the only ones who endure marriage?

I am 100% against this...

They're people too, and if they are in love, who are we to tell them otherwise?

There can be absolutely no rational or defenseable opposition to this idea, so, there should be no argument.  The Constitution, the cornerstone of our American values and way of life, guarantees equal rights and protections under the law, irrespective of your race, creed, gender or any other indentifying classification.  To deny gay people the right to co-ownership, extended spousal health benefits and life insurance, or any of the other rights and protections heterosexuals enjoy in this country is simply discriminatory, illegal and unAmerican.  Simple as that.  Any attempt to refute this is weak-minded verbal flatulence.  And don't be wheeling out that tired old canard: "Well, my religion says that..."  In the realm of public policy, the true and essential American ethos,and practical matters, religion has absolutely no bearing.  So, take your gutter religion and shove it up your a**.

im for equal rights or Gays, but lets not change the definition of marriage, thats all

None of anyone else's business.

a union is a union! you marry a soul and a heart not a sex!

really none of my business

what business is it of the churches or government who I spend the rest of my life with? in fact - what business is it of anyones?

I don't think that anyone should be denied the right to love and express that love through marriage. Traditional definitions are only that...tradition. things change...get over it..

as long as its not me i could care less

god made man AND woman for a reason

But don't stop there! Take a hint from Robert Heinlein on marriage...

100% should be legalized because you can't help who you fall in love with, and if it's same sex attraction...then just let it be, and stop hating on gay, leasbian, bi, transgender because we're all equal