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My sexual orientation and my positions on gay rights
Fran:
Straight female
I support gay rights (including gay marriage).
Wayne:
:D Yay! It's Gay Rights Day here at the Twist Family Bible Study! ;)
letxa2000:
My positions are:
Marriage is the union between a man and a woman. This is the traditional and historical understanding of what marriage represents, both religiously and in a civic sense. There should be no pressure or expectation to change this time-honored institution, and no explanation beyond that should be necessary.
Civil unions are acceptable only at the federal level. I do not believe individual states should pass laws that institute the concept of civil unions, but I think it would be reasonable for the federal government to do so with a constitutional amendment--as long as that amendment also specifically states that marriage is only to be between a man and a woman.
Wayne:
Unnh?! >:( :laugh: :P
CellarDweller:
--- Quote from: letxa2000 on September 22, 2008, 06:29:27 pm ---Civil unions are acceptable only at the federal level. I do not believe individual states should pass laws that institute the concept of civil unions, but I think it would be reasonable for the federal government to do so with a constitutional amendment--as long as that amendment also specifically states that marriage is only to be between a man and a woman.
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So in other words, you are ok changing the Constitution with an amendment that will discriminate against a whole segment of society.
--- Quote from: letxa2000 on September 22, 2008, 06:29:27 pm ---Marriage is the union between a man and a woman. This is the traditional and historical understanding of what marriage represents, both religiously and in a civic sense. There should be no pressure or expectation to change this time-honored institution, and no explanation beyond that should be necessary.
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Traditionally, the marriage vows also state "foresaking all others until death you do part". It's not gay people who want to change the definition of marriage. It's the straight people who keep cheating on each other and divorcing.
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