How would gay marriage affect your life?

[Orekoya]

By that logic allowing children to be murdered halfway across the world should be okay ethically as it doesnt disturb you.

I'm more inclined to wonder why you think the same logic of the question would lead to debates of laws of one region should be determined by how they affect the populace of another region not even remotely close when this is a question more regarding the notion of how any one particular person is affected by the laws that govern it. The intention behind the question is to show that if it has no negative impact on any one particular person by those govern for it to be illegal then there is no logical reason to have it be illegal. I digress since that's not why I started the thread.

Edit:

On topic but a bit away from the quoted part, How does it work in teh US, is it just church marriage thats not legal on some/all states or is it relegion-less legal marriage as well?

In most states any type of legally binding domestic partnerships between same sex couples are illegal.

 

[MGlBlaze]

Gay marriage would not have any negative impact on my life whatsoever, and I fail to see how it would negatively impact anyone else who was not a controlling over-sensitive tosser.

 

[Diligent]

How would it affect your life? It wouldn't at all, but that's not what the gay marriage argument is really about. Marriage is an old religious institution about the union of a man and a woman and the consecration of a new family - which can't happen if both partners are the same sex (adoption doesn't count because that's not what it's about).
No religion should be under obligation to legally change their traditions because it doesn't fit into the world view of a minority. The church is what it is, and it is their business what they want their ceremonies to be about.

Can you tell I was sort of playing the devils advocate?
I personally have nothing against gay marriage or homosexuals, but unfortunately those are the facts.

 

[the rye]

well firstly children would EXPLODE randomly in the street
communists would invade America on bear cavalry
lepers would rape babies
women will stop making sandwiches

but in all seriousness nothing would change except for a bunch of butt hurt homophobes.

 

[Kizna]

It wouldn't affect my life in any way at all, except by allowing me to go to more weddings. Huzzah!

Maine almost passed a law allowing same-sex marriage. I was really sad and disappointed when it was repealed.

By that logic allowing children to be murdered halfway across the world should be okay ethically as it doesnt disturb you.

I'm more inclined to wonder why you think the same logic of the question would lead to debates of laws of one region should be determined by how they affect the populace of another region not even remotely close when this is a question more regarding the notion of how any one particular person is affected by the laws that govern it. The intention behind the question is to show that if it has no negative impact on any one particular person by those govern for it to be illegal then there is no logical reason to have it be illegal.

Also, this. ^

 

[OManoghue]

I don't understand why it's illegal in some places. It's legal as far as I know here in Canada.

As for a marriage. I guess if my Dad somehow came out after all these years I suppose that'd make me a bit uncomfortable, but if one of my brothers or friends married a guy. Who cares? Let'em be happy.

 

[ZelosRaine]

Rhetorical question is rhetorical. However, I can say that I would get to go to, like, three weddings within the month that it was legalized, and, as weddings are sweet opportunities for me to drink free punch/alcohol and eat cake, that sounds like a personal win for me.

 

[Nejira]

It would be strange waking up next to another man every mourning... and a bit sore if I lost the coin toss the night before.

Lmao, good one On topic one could hope that gay marriage would affect my life in such a way that everyone should stop talking about it already. The non-sarcastic part of my mind never could see the allure of discussing other people´s sex habits.

 

[ShadowsofHope]

How would it affect your life? It wouldn't at all, but that's not what the gay marriage argument is really about. Marriage is an old religious institution about the union of a man and a woman and the consecration of a new family - which can't happen if both partners are the same sex (adoption doesn't count because that's not what it's about).
No religion should be under obligation to legally change their traditions because it doesn't fit into the world view of a minority. The church is what it is, and it is their business what they want their ceremonies to be about.

Can you tell I was sort of playing the devils advocate?
I personally have nothing against gay marriage or homosexuals, but unfortunately those are the facts.

Marriage stopped being a religious institution when it was introduced to secular rights through entering the legal agreement. It has always and foremost been a political term, with the religious doing as they will in their own churches with it.

Many heterosexual marriages do not have children, cannot have children, or just simply do not want children.

No one is telling the church they have to marry gay's. Legalizing gay marriage does not force the church to perform the ceremony, only allows couples in secular society to actually get married, finally. Like everyone else.

Set. Game. Match?

communists would invade America on bear cavalry

That would actually be fucking awesome to watch. Granted, from a view on the sidelines as not to be overtly fucked by the bear charge, that is.

 

[Sporky111]

Well, as a Canadian gay man I have to say that allowing gays to marry has a very significant affect on my life (if you didn't know, Canada is one of the few countries that only acknowledges, but has legalized, gay marriage).

But if you're not gay, it doesn't affect you in the slightest. In fact, the only thing I can potentially think of is that some of you might get a polite invitation to a fancy wedding where there happen to be two grooms.

The fact is, most of the people fighting gay marriage in the states are doing so because of bigotry. And in other countries around the world (most of the first world doesn't even acknowledge gay marriage or just pussy-foots around the issue with "cohabitation", as shown here [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:World_homosexuality_laws.svg]) it's more of a political thing. Politicians likely don't bring it up for fear of starting a big fuss like they see in America from time to time. So it just gets ignored and the minority is marginalized just because nobody has the balls to bring about change.

 

[_Cake_]

We already have gay marriage here in Canada. I think I noticed a change in one line on my taxes where they added something to make it sound more politically correct. Earth shattering I know -_-

 

[The Funslinger]

It wouldn't. I'm not gay, so therefor it wouldn't. If anyone can think of any valid reason why gays shouldn't marry, I'll give them a cookie. ("God hates it" doesn't count, because I'm an atheist, and "God" is supposed to be all loving.)

Seriously, this argument is even dumber than the judge who wouldn't let an atheist and agnostic couple adopt a baby, because, and I quote: "No person should be deprived of the opportunity to worship the supreme being." I've no issue with religion, though.

Even loadsa different animals are gay, so its not a disgrace against god in anyway seeing as they are created that way by nature..

all male giraffes have bisexual tendencies. ALL OF THEM.

 

[Atmos Duality]

It would do jack shit to my life.

 

[kuyo]

For me, it be just like if they legalized pot: On of my least favorite conversation topics would disappear.

 

[Something Amyss]

It would be strange waking up next to another man every mourning... and a bit sore if I lost the coin toss the night before.

Pssh. Like there's sex within marriage.

 

[faralar]

Allowing gay marriage would only affect the people who choose to enter into an actual gay marriage, every suggestion to the contrary is ridiculous. Some people claim that it would be economically disastrous because gay people could then claim benefits for their spouses but this doesn't apply unless you also agree that all form of marriage is economically unsound. The idea that marriage is meant to be between a man and a woman is also a fallacy since gay marriage has existed in different forms throughout history and is by no means a new idea.

This then leaves us woth the old "its against god" but I just find it silly that the arguably fictional accounts of a galactus type superbeing and his pacifist son should run the lives of millions. that's what religious extremists do, the rest of us live in the real world and should act accordingly.

 

[newfoundsky]

Aris would unleash beaver tailed babies straddled by leprechauns from the west if Gays got married!

Cookie for reference, but in all seriousness it wouldn't affect anyone at all, ever, and I defy one to prove that it would. Family values my ass.

 

[The Funslinger]

How would it affect your life? It wouldn't at all, but that's not what the gay marriage argument is really about. Marriage is an old religious institution about the union of a man and a woman and the consecration of a new family - which can't happen if both partners are the same sex (adoption doesn't count because that's not what it's about).
No religion should be under obligation to legally change their traditions because it doesn't fit into the world view of a minority. The church is what it is, and it is their business what they want their ceremonies to be about.

Can you tell I was sort of playing the devils advocate?
I personally have nothing against gay marriage or homosexuals, but unfortunately those are the facts.

Marriage stopped being a religious institution when it was introduced to secular rights through entering the legal agreement. It has always and foremost been a political term, with the religious doing as they will in their own churches with it.

Yeah, and marriage lost all form of meaning and sacredness when McDonald's invented Mcweddings.

and hell yeah, bear cavalry!