Posted on 08/24/2004 5:25:14 PM PDT by wagglebee
How is it "supportive of his daughter" to support gay marriage? He wouldn't be doing his daughter any favors by encouraging her to get "married" to another woman -- and he definitely wouldn't be doing American society any favors by supporting such a perversion of a fundamental institution.
If my daughter was a lesbian, I still would not cave on the issue.
I think on this issue, he's between a rock and a hard place.
It's not a state issue becasue the federal government has pretty much bought up all of the states rights. Drunk driving at .08 is one of many many examples. There about 600 federal perks associated with marriage and one state does not have the soverignty to say no to all of that. This has to come from the federal government.
Nope.Just steer them to the nearest protestant church.It's all "good" with them.
People are overreacting to Vice President Cheney's remarks. Is it inconceivable for a father to show compassion to this daughter, regardless of her sexual preference? Absolutely not. Cheney is not advocating Gay Marriage. He is simply showing compassion to homosexuals, which does not involve having to accept their lifestyles as normal one way or the other. It is my view that most homosexuals are hardwired to be who they are and its high time we accept them for being who they are. I do, but that is not to say I don't find their lifestyle strange and do not think marriage is even applicable to gay couples. What is missed by both pro and con in the "Gay Marriage" debate is that marriage relates to the rearing of children and by virtue of who they are, this excludes gay couples.
Maybe we should outlaw any speech that contains the words "clearly states". ;)
OK. Tell us something we don't already know.
Unfortunately, just like the Supreme Court did with the sodomy laws in Texas, states' marriage laws can be struck down.
Additionally, if one state allows same sex marriage and a same sex couple then moves to another state which doesn't, that state is going to be forced to recognize the same sex marrige.
We need a constitutional amendment defining marriage between a man and a woman.
When you suggest marriage should be left to the states, what you really suggest is that it be left to the judges.
Thus, in this situation, an amendment would be the closest alternative to leaving it to the states.
See reply #'s 90 and 91.
Does that mean women who's time clock has run out shouldn't be allowed to marry?
Absolutely not. Marriage in the legal sense though is a frame work relating to child rearing. Be this through natural means, adoption, etc. It is my belief that there is something fundamental about child rearing that has to involve being raised by both a man and a woman. I don't think Gay couples who wish to adopt children appreciate that there are very subtle biological underpennings in the rearing of children by both sexes that are important to the healthy development of an individual.
I agree, and yet that isn't the case for a very large percent of children in the US, most as the result of divorce.
What I'm wondering, is why chose to take a political stand on gay "marriage" and not remarriage following divorce? The effects of divorce and remarriage are negative for the community, adults involved, and children. The Bible teaches that remarriage (except in a few specific instances) is adultery, and God considered that important enough to include in the Ten Commandments.
Well I can't speak to Christianity's traditional viewpoint, as I'm non-religious. But I couldn't agree more that divorce has an extremely negative effect on our society. I think the problem is people are selfish and unwilling to give and take in relationships these days. I also think that people rush into marriage, because the expectation is so high. Raising families and maintaining a marriage are serious matters and not be taking lightly.
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