01) Being gay is not natural. Real Americans always reject unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester, and air conditioning.
02) Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way that hanging around tall people will make you tall.
03) Legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior. People may even wish to marry their pets because a dog has legal standing and can sign a marriage contract.
04) Straight marriage has been around a long time and hasn't changed at all; women are still property, blacks still can't marry whites, and divorce is still illegal.
05) Straight marriage will be less meaningful if gay marriage were allowed; the sanctity of Britany Spears' 55-hour just-for-fun marriage would be destroyed.
06) Straight marriages are valid because they produce children. Gay couples, infertile couples, and old people shouldn't be allowed to marry because our orphanages aren't full yet, and the world needs more
children.
07) Obviously gay parents will raise gay children, since straight parents only raise straight children.
08) Gay marriage is not supported by religion. In a theocracy like ours,the values of one religion are imposed on the entire country. That's why we have only one religion in America.
09) Children can never succeed without a male and a female role model at home. That's why we as a society expressly forbid single parents to raise children.
10) Gay marriage will change the foundation of society; we could never adapt to new social norms. Just like we haven't adapted to cars, the service-sector economy, or longer life spans.
/sarcasm off
David - 14 years ago
This country was never a democracy and was not set up to be so. Please read the Constitution. This is a Republic if we can keep it.
I feel that one judge can not and should not go against the will of the people of the State of California. They voted on the Proposition and it passed.
The only ones shoving ideas down someones throat is the gays and lesbians. They want special privileges and recognition for their lifestyle. That is not fair to everyone else. We don't have to accept what criminals do because they break the laws of our country. Why should we be forced to accept the lifestyle of gays and lesbians.
Valdearg - 14 years ago
@Juan Hernandez:
Procreation has never, ever been part of the requirements for getting married. EVER. Heterosexual Couples can wed even if one or both are sterile. So there goes the second half of your argument. As for the first, the "Majority" is not always right. The "Majority" wasn't right when it came to slavery, The "Majority" wasn't right when it came to objecting to the right of women to vote, the "Majority" wasn't right when it came to objecting to Interracial Marriage, and the "Majority" is not right when it comes to discriminating against homosexuals. I'm glad the judge was logical enough to see that there is NO logical argument against allowing gays to marry. The vast majority of opposition to it is strictly bigotry and religious intolerance.
I can't wait to prove to the bigots out there that the world WON'T end if Gays get to marry and adopt. It will be spectacular to gloat.
@Ruth B.: Yes, 2 consenting adults can do whatever they want. But in this state of California, "We the people", have voted against on a couple of occassions. We don't want it. Can't people understand that?
Can people of the same sex make babies? The obvious answer is no. Where will our society be in 20, 30, 40, 50 years if no one is having babies?
Give it a rest. We don't want same sex marriage in California, Period.
Ruth B - 14 years ago
I live in the UK where if you are gay you can have a civil ceremony and then be entitled to the same rights as a married couple. The sky has not fallen down, society has not collapsed. After all if two consenting adults want to make a commitment to spend the rest of their lives together what difference does their sexuality make? Technically the UK is a Christian country and yet it is recognised that the law cannot be based on religious beliefs. I thought the state and religion weresupposed to be kept separate, it's in the constitution.
lil77, don't make this country look worse than it already does.
wrench - 14 years ago
@Lil77: Read my comment again, I never mentioned legality. You were talking about who determines morality and my point was that 'majority' does not always equal being right. As for the rest of your comment, it's a moot point because I'm not the sort of person who believes they have the right to take away the rights of others.
Lil77 - 14 years ago
@wrench - your argument fails because sexual acts with children are illegal. I didn't mention legal or not, I was talking about morality. So, if I can extrapolate your last sentence above, you believe that despite what a majority of people vote for, it means nothing? What would your argument be if you were in the majority of an issue or election that was open to voting, and someone came along and said, "Pfft, doesn't matter. Majority rules is just BS."?
wrench - 14 years ago
By Lil77's definition, if a group of pedophiles moved into a neighborhood, child molestation would suddenly become moral. Thanks, but no thanks, I have no desire to be ruled by either the irrational cowardice or the willful stupidity of the voting 'majority'.
Lil77 - 14 years ago
A homosexual lifestyle is immoral. Who determines what's moral? The citizens of the region in question. How many people voted Yes on Prop 8? More than those who voted No. The majority didn't want gays to marry. The majority deemed it immoral. Having a "right" to do something does NOT mean it is a the correct thing to do.
trent - 14 years ago
@atrueamericanpatriot - I could not agree more. Stop shoving your fundamentalist religious beliefs down all of our throats. This is a democracy, not a theocracy.
atrueamericanpatriot - 14 years ago
this country was meant to be a democracy. stop shoving your beliefs down other people's throats!
10 Reasons Why Gay Marriage is Wrong
01) Being gay is not natural. Real Americans always reject unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester, and air conditioning.
02) Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way that hanging around tall people will make you tall.
03) Legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior. People may even wish to marry their pets because a dog has legal standing and can sign a marriage contract.
04) Straight marriage has been around a long time and hasn't changed at all; women are still property, blacks still can't marry whites, and divorce is still illegal.
05) Straight marriage will be less meaningful if gay marriage were allowed; the sanctity of Britany Spears' 55-hour just-for-fun marriage would be destroyed.
06) Straight marriages are valid because they produce children. Gay couples, infertile couples, and old people shouldn't be allowed to marry because our orphanages aren't full yet, and the world needs more
children.
07) Obviously gay parents will raise gay children, since straight parents only raise straight children.
08) Gay marriage is not supported by religion. In a theocracy like ours,the values of one religion are imposed on the entire country. That's why we have only one religion in America.
09) Children can never succeed without a male and a female role model at home. That's why we as a society expressly forbid single parents to raise children.
10) Gay marriage will change the foundation of society; we could never adapt to new social norms. Just like we haven't adapted to cars, the service-sector economy, or longer life spans.
/sarcasm off
This country was never a democracy and was not set up to be so. Please read the Constitution. This is a Republic if we can keep it.
I feel that one judge can not and should not go against the will of the people of the State of California. They voted on the Proposition and it passed.
The only ones shoving ideas down someones throat is the gays and lesbians. They want special privileges and recognition for their lifestyle. That is not fair to everyone else. We don't have to accept what criminals do because they break the laws of our country. Why should we be forced to accept the lifestyle of gays and lesbians.
@Juan Hernandez:
Procreation has never, ever been part of the requirements for getting married. EVER. Heterosexual Couples can wed even if one or both are sterile. So there goes the second half of your argument. As for the first, the "Majority" is not always right. The "Majority" wasn't right when it came to slavery, The "Majority" wasn't right when it came to objecting to the right of women to vote, the "Majority" wasn't right when it came to objecting to Interracial Marriage, and the "Majority" is not right when it comes to discriminating against homosexuals. I'm glad the judge was logical enough to see that there is NO logical argument against allowing gays to marry. The vast majority of opposition to it is strictly bigotry and religious intolerance.
I can't wait to prove to the bigots out there that the world WON'T end if Gays get to marry and adopt. It will be spectacular to gloat.
@Ruth B.: Yes, 2 consenting adults can do whatever they want. But in this state of California, "We the people", have voted against on a couple of occassions. We don't want it. Can't people understand that?
Can people of the same sex make babies? The obvious answer is no. Where will our society be in 20, 30, 40, 50 years if no one is having babies?
Give it a rest. We don't want same sex marriage in California, Period.
I live in the UK where if you are gay you can have a civil ceremony and then be entitled to the same rights as a married couple. The sky has not fallen down, society has not collapsed. After all if two consenting adults want to make a commitment to spend the rest of their lives together what difference does their sexuality make? Technically the UK is a Christian country and yet it is recognised that the law cannot be based on religious beliefs. I thought the state and religion weresupposed to be kept separate, it's in the constitution.
I can't believe that we've voted on that issue a few times and each time the vote of the people gets overturned.
gay rights are human rights
lil77, don't make this country look worse than it already does.
@Lil77: Read my comment again, I never mentioned legality. You were talking about who determines morality and my point was that 'majority' does not always equal being right. As for the rest of your comment, it's a moot point because I'm not the sort of person who believes they have the right to take away the rights of others.
@wrench - your argument fails because sexual acts with children are illegal. I didn't mention legal or not, I was talking about morality. So, if I can extrapolate your last sentence above, you believe that despite what a majority of people vote for, it means nothing? What would your argument be if you were in the majority of an issue or election that was open to voting, and someone came along and said, "Pfft, doesn't matter. Majority rules is just BS."?
By Lil77's definition, if a group of pedophiles moved into a neighborhood, child molestation would suddenly become moral. Thanks, but no thanks, I have no desire to be ruled by either the irrational cowardice or the willful stupidity of the voting 'majority'.
A homosexual lifestyle is immoral. Who determines what's moral? The citizens of the region in question. How many people voted Yes on Prop 8? More than those who voted No. The majority didn't want gays to marry. The majority deemed it immoral. Having a "right" to do something does NOT mean it is a the correct thing to do.
@atrueamericanpatriot - I could not agree more. Stop shoving your fundamentalist religious beliefs down all of our throats. This is a democracy, not a theocracy.
this country was meant to be a democracy. stop shoving your beliefs down other people's throats!
Democracy is not majority rule!
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