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22nd February 2004, 05:04 PM
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Reps: 14 (power: 0) | | | Segregation was different, black people could only marry black people and white people could only marry white people. Thus there were different rights for different people, not equal protection. |
22nd February 2004, 05:05 PM
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Reps: 1,411 (power: 16) | | Originally Posted by taedium I don't see this as an equal protection issue. Everyone has the right to marry another unmarried person of the opposite gender. The same rights and their corresponding protections apply to everyone.
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22nd February 2004, 05:11 PM
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I don't see this as an equal protection issue. Everyone has the right to marry another unmarried person of the opposite gender. The same rights and their corresponding protections apply to everyone.
And the Jews of Nazi Germany were not really discriminated against. They had every right to lie and pretend to be Christians but they chose to be honest and suffered the consequences. Segregation was different, black people could only marry black people and white people could only marry white people. Thus there were different rights for different people, not equal protection.
Thanks to segregation people of African decent were legally prevented form enjoying the same rights and benifits as those of European decent. They were denied equal protection under the law. |
22nd February 2004, 05:15 PM
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Reps: 1,837 (power: 0) | | | The only way a homosexual could marry a person of the opposite sex is to lie.
He/she would have to
Lie and pretend to be a heterosexual.
Lie and pretend they wanted to marry a person of the opposite sex.
Lie to the prospective bride/groom
Lie to their family
Lie to their friends
Lie to coworkers
Lie to prospective bride’s/groom’s family
Lie to whoever officiated the wedding
Lie to any children that resulted from this dishonest union
In fact they would have to spend their entire lives living a lie.
datan, you have stated often that homosexuality is a sin. Tell me why homosexuality is wrong but lying is not or at least better than being a homosexual. |
22nd February 2004, 05:19 PM
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And the Jews of Nazi Germany were not really discriminated against. They had every right to lie and pretend to be Christians but they chose to be honest and suffered the consequences.
Thanks to segregation people of African decent were legally prevented form enjoying the same rights and benifits as those of European decent. They were denied equal protection under the law.
Nothing is stopping a professed homosexual from marrying someone of the opposite gender.
That's segregation, which I mentioned was a case of not equal protection. Homosexuals aren't being denied rights and benefits. |
22nd February 2004, 05:20 PM
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22nd February 2004, 05:22 PM
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Reps: 14 (power: 0) | | | You do not need a gov liscence to marry either if you do so in Gods wittness & honor your vows God does recognize a marriage. I personally dont want goiv recognition of a Godly marriage to include sodomites. |
22nd February 2004, 05:32 PM
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Nothing is stopping a professed homosexual from marrying someone of the opposite gender.
That's segregation, which I mentioned was a case of not equal protection. Homosexuals aren't being denied rights and benefits.
I am married and have been for eight years. Alex and I are being denied the right to have our eight year marriage legally recognized. There are 1,400 civil rights and legal protections currently denied homosexuals in the United States. Pretending that this is not the case is just dishonest. |
22nd February 2004, 05:34 PM
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You don't have to lie to marry someone of the opposite sex, its just a government liscence. You don't need to be in love to get married.
Last time I looked traditional marriage vows included the promise to love honor and cherish. Saying “I do” is agreeing to this. To say this to someone you do not love is lying. |
22nd February 2004, 05:39 PM
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Reps: 14 (power: 0) | | Originally Posted by Volos I am married and have been for eight years.
Alex and I are being denied the right to have our eight year marriage legally recognized.
There are 1,400 civil rights and legal protections currently denied homosexuals in the United States. Pretending that this is not the case is just dishonest.
There are polygamists in Utah who I'm sure are arguing the same thing. However the SAME rights are being applied to everyone in the case of marriage. | | |
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