Poll: Gay marriage- your thoughts?

[Aschenkatza]

just don't raise children

Why?

because a young child's mind is more impressionable than you can possibly imagine. if a child is raise in an environment where there are nothing but flamboyant men, for example, they are going to truly believe that not only is gay marriage a universally acceptable practice, but even the RIGHT practice. If they are exposed to nothing but homosexuality from a very young age, they will grow to believe that heterosexuality is incorrect

This is ridiculous. Yes children are impressionable, but your talking about extreme situations which have never happened to my knowledge. The parents would have to actively show the children that being anything other than homosexual is wrong; which is what some heterosexual parents do if they are homophobic, i.e. show their children that being homosexual is wrong. [AKA: No one takes children away from heterosexual parents based on their sexual preferences...]
To immediately suggest that a homosexual couple will manipulate their children to believing heterosexual activities are wrong shows an irrational fear. It's just stupid.

 

[fontlas]

So long as they don't rub it in my face and try to make me follow them, they can do what they want.

Yet, we all know that that is likely to happend, like when the atheists tried to take the word god of the the "pledge of allegiance".

Yeah, a lot like Christians had the big war a long time ago.

 

[BLOONINJA 503]

So long as they don't rub it in my face and try to make me follow them, they can do what they want.

Gay assholes I meet everyday make me happy its not allowed nationally yet...

But seriously, Hardcore Christians arent gonna let homo's use the word marriage.

It just to offensive to them some how.

 

[Mr0llivand3r]

just don't raise children

Why?

because a young child's mind is more impressionable than you can possibly imagine. if a child is raise in an environment where there are nothing but flamboyant men, for example, they are going to truly believe that not only is gay marriage a universally acceptable practice, but even the RIGHT practice. If they are exposed to nothing but homosexuality from a very young age, they will grow to believe that heterosexuality is incorrect

Gay people have been adopting for a while and that hasn't happened. Also all gay men aren't flamboyant and all gay men don't only associate with other gays.

well who's to say if it has or hasn't happened. all i'm saying is that a child's mind is very capable of being manipulated, even unintentionally. it's definitely possible and very likely.
imagine if you will, being fed only broccoli and other somewhat nasty vegetables since birth. you wouldn't really know that vegetables taste bad, since you've never had anything good tasting to compare it to, like ice cream. the same thing with gay child raising. a child who is in contact with nothing but gay people who raise them will think that that's the way it should be: two men or two women, because they've never had the influence of straight parents

You realize that that sort of situation is totally unrealistic right? Said child would most likely go to school, associate with other people, learn things from television, books, and the internet. He can't possibly grow up knowing nothing but 'gay stuff'. Shouldn't it be the same case for children who have stright parents? Shouldn't they think that heterosexuality is the only 'right' thing out there? If it was truly like that, we wouldn't have gays in the world.

Also veggies is a matter of taste. My niece has tasted every snack and every veggie young children are allowed to consume, She prefers veggies. Bad analogy.

you realize that that situation is hypothetical, even though in this liberal age children are exposed to more gay tolerance than ever. that coupled with having gay parents is drastic. and as far as not having gays int he world, most true gays always claim that they were "born that way" contradicting the idea of not having any gays in the world

and it's plain to see that you're they type of person who likes to play word games because you assumed that i was literally using something as insipid as vegetables as an argument. following psychology and the study of the mind, i was simply using a small example that relates to the mind not being able to differentiate positive from negative without having experienced both. A Yin without the Yang, if you will.

 

[kawligia]

I don't think the government has any business regulating marriage in the first place since its a religious ceremony.

 

[The Dark Fiddler]

Just as a statement; I'm for pretty much any type of love/marriage: homosexual, incestual, polygamistic...

Now, if somebody want to get married by a Christian priest, then they may be subject to Christian beliefs, simple as that, same for other religions.

That's how I feel at least.

 

[redeemer09]

wow by looking at the this i can tell you ppl are grade A kiss ass's

 

[Mr0llivand3r]

just don't raise children

Why?

because a young child's mind is more impressionable than you can possibly imagine. if a child is raise in an environment where there are nothing but flamboyant men, for example, they are going to truly believe that not only is gay marriage a universally acceptable practice, but even the RIGHT practice. If they are exposed to nothing but homosexuality from a very young age, they will grow to believe that heterosexuality is incorrect

This is ridiculous. Yes children are impressionable, but your talking about extreme situations which have never happened to my knowledge. The parents would have to actively show the children that being anything other than homosexual is wrong; which is what some heterosexual parents do if they are homophobic, i.e. show their children that being homosexual is wrong. [AKA: No one takes children away from heterosexual parents based on their sexual preferences...]
To immediately suggest that a homosexual couple will manipulate their children to believing heterosexual activities are wrong shows an irrational fear. It's just stupid.

that's under the impulse that the gays are INTENTIONALLY telling their children, "Johnny, straight people are bad. the right way to be is gay. If you are straight we will disown you. you better not be straight" that's nonsense!! of course that's not what i'm talking about, although a parent who says anything like that to their child at a young age should be taken out and beaten. But little Johnny seeing something as small as seeing Daddy and Daddy kissing is enough to make them think, "Well Daddy and Daddy love each other. I guess that's how it's supposed to be." This is prolonged behavior and exposure which takes a few years to manifest itself. And just because you haven't heard it doesn't mean it hasn't happened, giving how long ago that practice even became a debatable issue

 

[Ushario]

Marriage is between a Man and Woman in every religion.

Sure give them the same legal status as a married couple, but don't flog it off as marriage when it clearly isn't. If they really wanted to be married they could find someone of the opposite sex.

 

[sneakypenguin]

My 2 cents, personally I don't see why states even regulate marriage, I think it's a personal decision and the states should stay the heck out. Why give married people tax breaks or benefits why not just treat everyone the same? You would just need some sort of residency/partnership laws for things such as deaths/wills/ other legalities though.

Though since I'm a Christian I think it's sin, but whatever it's not my job to regulate morality, I can say your wrong and disgusting but if it's not hurting me then I shouldn't ban you from doing whatever.

EDIT I agree with mr olliver about the children thing.

EDIT: also since marriage isn't a "right" I also think it's well within reason to regulate it under existing laws.

 

[L.B. Jeffries]

F*** it, why not? Let the gays find out what a pain in the ass only having sex with one person for the rest of your life really is just like everyone else.

 

[BLOONINJA 503]

Marriage is between a Man and Woman in every religion.

Sure give them the same legal status as a married couple, but don't flog it off as marriage when it clearly isn't. If they really wanted to be married they could find someone of the opposite sex.

Since when did "because everyone else is doing it..." makes it set in stone, fact???

It not really ANYONES place to tell anyone else who they can and cant marry when they are adults.

 

[Talendra]

I really do hope that gay marriages are allowed some time soon. There are alot of advantages you get from being a married couple that you can't get otherwise. Also, while I don;t necessarily need marriage to show my partner how I feel about her, it would be nice and it is not like I am asking for a christian marriage, imposing on their beliefs, I am not christian, why would I want one?
Although I have been thinking of proposing regardless, there is no law that we can't be indefinitely engaged, and we can have a wedding of sorts if we wish, it would just be nice to have legally binding marriage. Oh well, here is hoping it won't be too far away.

 

[redeemer09]

gay ppl have so much rights it mind blowings.they make shows about them they have everything and they ***** you say one bad thing about them everybody has to love them or your called a raceist its bullshit i say

 

[Gerazzi]

So long as they don't rub it in my face and try to make me follow them, they can do what they want.

exactly my position.. only I may add don't bring it up to me, because I don't care if ANYONE's getting married. I kinda just see it as a spite for me and a wondrous happiness for them, them being every couple in existence that makes me want to hit their head over with a proverbial pipe of concentrated hatred.
Mostly because of the jealousy that comes with being single and straight and having to deal with it.

 

[Avatar Roku]

just don't raise children

Why?

because a young child's mind is more impressionable than you can possibly imagine. if a child is raise in an environment where there are nothing but flamboyant men, for example, they are going to truly believe that not only is gay marriage a universally acceptable practice, but even the RIGHT practice. If they are exposed to nothing but homosexuality from a very young age, they will grow to believe that heterosexuality is incorrect

Gay people have been adopting for a while and that hasn't happened. Also all gay men aren't flamboyant and all gay men don't only associate with other gays.

well who's to say if it has or hasn't happened. all i'm saying is that a child's mind is very capable of being manipulated, even unintentionally. it's definitely possible and very likely.
imagine if you will, being fed only broccoli and other somewhat nasty vegetables since birth. you wouldn't really know that vegetables taste bad, since you've never had anything good tasting to compare it to, like ice cream. the same thing with gay child raising. a child who is in contact with nothing but gay people who raise them will think that that's the way it should be: two men or two women, because they've never had the influence of straight parents

You realize that that sort of situation is totally unrealistic right? Said child would most likely go to school, associate with other people, learn things from television, books, and the internet. He can't possibly grow up knowing nothing but 'gay stuff'. Shouldn't it be the same case for children who have stright parents? Shouldn't they think that heterosexuality is the only 'right' thing out there? If it was truly like that, we wouldn't have gays in the world.

Also veggies is a matter of taste. My niece has tasted every snack and every veggie young children are allowed to consume, She prefers veggies. Bad analogy.

you realize that that situation is hypothetical, even though in this liberal age children are exposed to more gay tolerance than ever. that coupled with having gay parents is drastic. and as far as not having gays int he world, most true gays always claim that they were "born that way" contradicting the idea of not having any gays in the world

and it's plain to see that you're they type of person who likes to play word games because you assumed that i was literally using something as insipid as vegetables as an argument. following psychology and the study of the mind, i was simply using a small example that relates to the mind not being able to differentiate positive from negative without having experienced both. A Yin without the Yang, if you will.

Okay, you just destroyed your own argument. You say that they're born that way (and for the record, I agree). So therefore, wouldn't a heterosexual child be born that way as well?

Sure, why not - go for it. Don't see any problem with this. In fact I see this as a positive for two reasons:

1. It will really piss of religious crazies.
2. Same rights for everybody.

I see you have your priorities in order

In all seriousness, I might be able to take the people against gay marriage more seriously if they could just provide one reason why not.

 

[willgreg123]

If a drunk man and a stoned woman can get married at the drop of a hat, why does it gross Americans out at the idea of having two people who love each other with the same genitalia get married?

If some white trash couple in Atlanta living in a trailer can pop out kids by the dozens, why can't the gays adopt kids, who have little future otherwise? Do you know how miserable some of those children are in the boarding homes? They'd gladly get adopted by the boogie man, let alone two dads.

America just needs to freakin' grow up already! It's hurting our image as a free country, the homeless children and above all, the gays. And if we just stopped thinking gays would screw in the streets if they got married for one second, we'd all see it would help all said things greatly, and it would hurt no one!

EDIT: If anyone says that it's the same as letting someone marry their pet, I swear I will find you and take your brain out with an ice cream scoop to give it to someone who will actually use it.

 

[Mr0llivand3r]

just don't raise children

Why?

because a young child's mind is more impressionable than you can possibly imagine. if a child is raise in an environment where there are nothing but flamboyant men, for example, they are going to truly believe that not only is gay marriage a universally acceptable practice, but even the RIGHT practice. If they are exposed to nothing but homosexuality from a very young age, they will grow to believe that heterosexuality is incorrect

Gay people have been adopting for a while and that hasn't happened. Also all gay men aren't flamboyant and all gay men don't only associate with other gays.

well who's to say if it has or hasn't happened. all i'm saying is that a child's mind is very capable of being manipulated, even unintentionally. it's definitely possible and very likely.
imagine if you will, being fed only broccoli and other somewhat nasty vegetables since birth. you wouldn't really know that vegetables taste bad, since you've never had anything good tasting to compare it to, like ice cream. the same thing with gay child raising. a child who is in contact with nothing but gay people who raise them will think that that's the way it should be: two men or two women, because they've never had the influence of straight parents

You realize that that sort of situation is totally unrealistic right? Said child would most likely go to school, associate with other people, learn things from television, books, and the internet. He can't possibly grow up knowing nothing but 'gay stuff'. Shouldn't it be the same case for children who have stright parents? Shouldn't they think that heterosexuality is the only 'right' thing out there? If it was truly like that, we wouldn't have gays in the world.

Also veggies is a matter of taste. My niece has tasted every snack and every veggie young children are allowed to consume, She prefers veggies. Bad analogy.

you realize that that situation is hypothetical, even though in this liberal age children are exposed to more gay tolerance than ever. that coupled with having gay parents is drastic. and as far as not having gays int he world, most true gays always claim that they were "born that way" contradicting the idea of not having any gays in the world

and it's plain to see that you're they type of person who likes to play word games because you assumed that i was literally using something as insipid as vegetables as an argument. following psychology and the study of the mind, i was simply using a small example that relates to the mind not being able to differentiate positive from negative without having experienced both. A Yin without the Yang, if you will.

Okay, you just destroyed your own argument. You say that they're born that way (and for the record, I agree). So therefore, wouldn't a heterosexual child be born that way as well?

Sure, why not - go for it. Don't see any problem with this. In fact I see this as a positive for two reasons:

1. It will really piss of religious crazies.
2. Same rights for everybody.

I see you have your priorities in order

In all seriousness, I might be able to take the people against gay marriage more seriously if they could just provide one reason why not.

i said claim. Claim to be born that way. that doesn't mean i think they are

 

[fontlas]

just don't raise children

Why?

because a young child's mind is more impressionable than you can possibly imagine. if a child is raise in an environment where there are nothing but flamboyant men, for example, they are going to truly believe that not only is gay marriage a universally acceptable practice, but even the RIGHT practice. If they are exposed to nothing but homosexuality from a very young age, they will grow to believe that heterosexuality is incorrect

Gay people have been adopting for a while and that hasn't happened. Also all gay men aren't flamboyant and all gay men don't only associate with other gays.

well who's to say if it has or hasn't happened. all i'm saying is that a child's mind is very capable of being manipulated, even unintentionally. it's definitely possible and very likely.
imagine if you will, being fed only broccoli and other somewhat nasty vegetables since birth. you wouldn't really know that vegetables taste bad, since you've never had anything good tasting to compare it to, like ice cream. the same thing with gay child raising. a child who is in contact with nothing but gay people who raise them will think that that's the way it should be: two men or two women, because they've never had the influence of straight parents

You realize that that sort of situation is totally unrealistic right? Said child would most likely go to school, associate with other people, learn things from television, books, and the internet. He can't possibly grow up knowing nothing but 'gay stuff'. Shouldn't it be the same case for children who have stright parents? Shouldn't they think that heterosexuality is the only 'right' thing out there? If it was truly like that, we wouldn't have gays in the world.

Also veggies is a matter of taste. My niece has tasted every snack and every veggie young children are allowed to consume, She prefers veggies. Bad analogy.

you realize that that situation is hypothetical, even though in this liberal age children are exposed to more gay tolerance than ever. that coupled with having gay parents is drastic. and as far as not having gays int he world, most true gays always claim that they were "born that way" contradicting the idea of not having any gays in the world

and it's plain to see that you're they type of person who likes to play word games because you assumed that i was literally using something as insipid as vegetables as an argument. following psychology and the study of the mind, i was simply using a small example that relates to the mind not being able to differentiate positive from negative without having experienced both. A Yin without the Yang, if you will.

So you think tolerance is a bad thing then? I bet there were people like you who said that kids were getting exposed to too much African-American tolerance back in the thirties.

 

[Escapefromwhatever]

gay ppl have so much rights it mind blowings.they make shows about them they have everything and they ***** you say one bad thing about them everybody has to love them or your called a raceist its bullshit i say

There are so many things I want to say about that, but I think I'll just say this. HOMOSEXUALS ARE NOT A DIFFERENT RACE!