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04-23-2012, 07:25 PM
Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem.
Ronald Reagan
We could say they are spending like drunken sailors. That would be unfair to drunken sailors, they're spending their OWN money.
Ronald Reagan
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04-23-2012, 08:13 PM
Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem.
Ronald Reagan
We could say they are spending like drunken sailors. That would be unfair to drunken sailors, they're spending their OWN money.
Ronald Reagan
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04-23-2012, 08:31 PM
With all due respect, it's doesn't make a solid argument simply to argue for or against something on the basis that it doesn't affect you personally. It probably wouldn't affect you if a man wanted to marry two or more women, his sister, or even if he wanted to marry an underage girl or boy. Now I'm not necessarily arguing on either side of the issue. And not all misgivings about same sex marriage arise strictly out of a religious sense. I understand the libertarian viewpoint and it has its upside, but I'm not sure if that's your foundation, or if it's because you're coming from a liberal bias.
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04-23-2012, 08:31 PM
Hey everybody, I'm the left. Well, sort of. Anyway, I'm for allowing gay marriage.
Is there anybody here who is in the dark about that? Anybody confused about that? No? Okay, good.
Now, let's talk about the so called "marriage" amendment.
"Vote for marriage" is deceiving.
I'm all for marriage. I'm actually traditional on this subject in sense that I think that marriage should be between two unrelated people (cousin marriages allowed in some states. Gross), and I actually think the two people should stay together until death do they part. If you have the attitude that it's cool to get married now and then get a divorce later, then you need to stop right where you are.
I'm so much for marriage, that I think gay people should be allowed to join the club. Now, what's the worst thing that happens if gays are allowed to marry? Can they force churches to accept their union? Absolutely not. How about force churches to perform the ceremony? Absolutely not. The Roman Catholic Church not only doesn't accept gay marriage, but they also do not accept divorce and remarriage. Unless a divorced person gets an annullment through the church, the church will refuse to perform a new marriage ceremony and will even not allow a member to take communion if they're remarried. That's because their marriage isn't accepted in the eyes of the church. The law accepts it, but not the church.
So this idea that religious people would somehow be forced into accepting gay marriage as legit just because the law does is an invalid argument. You can still tell them their marriage isn't valid. You can still tell them that their soul is in danger. You can still claim their somehow a threat to your family. Your right to act like an idiot on this subject will stay in place. You do not have to accept gays or gay marriage just because it's legal.
Now, let's discuss the so called "marriage" amendment in NC even further. It says that marriage between a man and a woman will be the only domestic union. This means there is no room for common law marriages for heterosexuals in the future. It also puts a damper on domestic violence laws. Right now, our laws protect unmarried couples living together, people who live together in general, people who date, people who used to date, people who share a child, etc. Now, so called marriage proponents say we're being deceitful with that. However, experts from the UNC School of Law says it's true.
http://www.law.unc.edu/documents/fac...reportnov8.pdf
This would:
invalidate domestic violence protections for all unmarried partners;
undercut existing child custody and visitation law that is designed to protect the best
interests of children;
prevent the state from giving committed couples protections that help them order their
relationships, including the right to
o determine the disposition of their deceased partner’s remains;
o visit their partner in the hospital in the event of a medical emergency;
o to make emergency medical decisions for their partner if their partner is
incapacitated; and
o to make financial decisions for their partner if their partner is incapacitated.
Furthermore, if courts interpreted it in a far-reaching manner, the Amendment could even:
invalidate trusts, wills, and end-of-life directives by one partner in favor of the other.
First, if you still think this can't happen, know it did already happen in Ohio.
http://newyorklawschool.typepad.com/...upreme-co.html
This happened in 2007. Know when Ohio passed this so called "marriage" amendment? 2004.
It took three years for Ohio to get it together in regards to this amendment and DV laws, and how they are applied.
http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/03/...e-focuses.html
North Carolina can perhaps learn from Ohio, which amended its constitution to include a same-sex marriage ban in 2004. Almost immediately, defense attorneys across the state tried to have criminal domestic-violence charges against their clients thrown out on the grounds that the new law meant opposite-sex unmarried couples were no longer protected.
The ensuing confusion left conflicting decisions by judges throughout Ohio for two and a half years, until the state Supreme Court settled it by ruling the domestic violence laws and the constitutional amendment were not in conflict.
Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/03/...#storylink=cpy
You can make a will saying who gets what, but it can take months to apply a will.
Power of Attorney? Better keep that piece of paper with you at all times. Even then, somebody could try to challenge the validity of it.
So, I usually make my point and go. Not this time. I'm asking, more like begging people, including people here who might live in NC to vote against this amendment. Don't do it for gays. Do it for your own family. Do it for the people you know who could be affected by this. Do it for them. Gay marriage will still be illegal, and the chances of it ever being made legal here in NC is very very slim. The federal government would have to get involved. No way would gay marriage come here to NC on a state level.
So, I'm actually being bold enough to ask people here to vote against it. And yes, I know which board I'm on.Last edited by Lanie; 04-23-2012 at 08:34 PM.
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Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem.
Ronald Reagan
We could say they are spending like drunken sailors. That would be unfair to drunken sailors, they're spending their OWN money.
Ronald Reagan
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04-23-2012, 08:42 PM
If Amendment One does not get passed, gay marriage will still be illegal. After pushing for an amendment against gay marriage being allowed, I highly doubt the state will try to pass any laws or amendments allowing it. So, gay marriage is not a "threat" here unless the federal government steps in.
If Amendment One does pass, it's going to hurt a lot more people than just homosexuals. It will hurt heterosexuals too. Are people willing to live with those consequences?
Also want to stress that you don't have to accept homosexuality just because gay marriage is legal. Imagine if divorce and remarriage became illegal because the Catholic Church didn't approve of it. You can still have your exclusive meetings, clubs, contracts, or whatever.
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04-23-2012, 08:49 PM
Good idea. Let's see what Jesus has to say about marriage.
http://matt1618.freeyellow.com/divorce.html
In Luke 16:18 Jesus says:
Every one who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.2) Mark also records Jesus thoughts on the issue, Mark 10:2-12:
2 And Pharisees came up and in order to test him asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?" 3 He answered them, "What did Moses command you?" 4 They said, "Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce, and to put her away." 5 But Jesus said to them, "For your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment. 6 But from the beginning of creation, 'God made them male and female.' 7 'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, 8 and the two shall become one flesh.' So they are no longer two but one flesh. 9 What therefore God has joined together, let not man put asunder." 10 And in the house the disciples asked him again about this matter. 11 And he said to them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another, commits adultery against her; 12 and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery."
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04-23-2012, 08:53 PM
Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem.
Ronald Reagan
We could say they are spending like drunken sailors. That would be unfair to drunken sailors, they're spending their OWN money.
Ronald Reagan
R.I.P. Crockspot
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