Submitted by dolores cordell (not verified) on September 3, 2008 - 4:16pm.
Traditional marriage? Read your Bible. Biblical marriage was polygamous. (How many wives did King David have? Bunches.) Not to mention the numerous societies which had different forms of or essentally no marriage as we know it.
Also, having follwed the beliefs of the Christian Right for some decades, their biggest arguments against homosexuality was that homosexuals lead a "promiscuous lifestyle", e.g. bars, bath houses, one night stands, etc.
Now that the gay and lesbian community has said "hey - you're right. A stable family life is better" - you want to deny homosexuals the right to create the very lifestyle you claim to support. Do your really think Western civilization is going to collapse because Brian and Joe register at Pottery Barn??
Finally, I do agree that we shouldn't call the state-sanctioned relationship between a same sex couple "marriage" - because we shouldn't call such a relationship between a heterosexual couple "marriage" either. Let's call ALL state recognized relationships "civil unions." Marriage has a religious connotation for many people, and the sanctioning of a religious concept has no place in a secular society. If people want to be "married", go to a church.
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Traditional marriage? Read your Bible. Biblical marriage was polygamous. (How many wives did King David have? Bunches.) Not to mention the numerous societies which had different forms of or essentally no marriage as we know it.
Also, having follwed the beliefs of the Christian Right for some decades, their biggest arguments against homosexuality was that homosexuals lead a "promiscuous lifestyle", e.g. bars, bath houses, one night stands, etc.
Now that the gay and lesbian community has said "hey - you're right. A stable family life is better" - you want to deny homosexuals the right to create the very lifestyle you claim to support. Do your really think Western civilization is going to collapse because Brian and Joe register at Pottery Barn??
Finally, I do agree that we shouldn't call the state-sanctioned relationship between a same sex couple "marriage" - because we shouldn't call such a relationship between a heterosexual couple "marriage" either. Let's call ALL state recognized relationships "civil unions." Marriage has a religious connotation for many people, and the sanctioning of a religious concept has no place in a secular society. If people want to be "married", go to a church.
Dolores Cordell, Esq.