>But marriage is supposed to be a more intense obligation and it can only be this if someone watches over it< Errr, what?! The ONLY thing that enforces greater commitment and obligation between 2 people is the the morals of the 2 people; government, laws, paperwork has nothing to do with it. You can argue till blue in the…
i love political rants esp when mixed with beer. 2 points back to marraige argument. 1- 2 parent families are not always best IMO. My parents broke up when i was a teenager, and they were alot happier after (the quality of parenting was no better or worse, they were jutst happier and that has a big effect on kids), yeah…
the fundies are acting like their this powerful force to be reckoned with becuase they got bush elected but look at the DaVinci Code and any company that supports gay rights, they aren't hurting despite the fundie boycots. There was a huge concerted effort to get all the fundies to go see "over the hedge" on opening day…
I dont watch the news anymore because I cant stand to hear how far America has come from the principles that it was made on. The government was designed to protect the people from being killed and keep things civil. It was formed because people didnt want to get pushed around and told what to do and how to live their…
I personally think people should be allowed to make their own choices.Your body is your body and how you live your life should be up to you as long as it harms noone. Ive had the fortunate freedom of living in a country like Holland where lots of freedoms you cant find in the U.S are available. Going from Texas to…
The whole point of these polarizing issues, as mentioned in that "secrets from the White House" thread, is to distract the public attention from political decisions noone agrees with. Want to make cuts to the educational system? People will read about that and complain. What to do? Plan something outrageous that roughly…
people should do what they want , and i mean adults, allowing drugs and shit like that would simply fuck up the lvies of loads of teenagers that think that drugs is looking cool ( there were lots of those at my school, right now three are homeless and one died of overdose, just because they wanted to show theyr friends how…
[ QUOTE ] The whole point of these polarizing issues, as mentioned in that "secrets from the White House" thread, is to distract the public attention from political decisions noone agrees with. Want to make cuts to the educational system? People will read about that and complain. What to do? Plan something outrageous that…
The thing is the only reason that marriage is a part of gov is because at the end of the Roman Empire it became a Christian state and they wanted to ensure everyone was being good little Christians so that those who werent they could hunt down and kill. After that it became a money thing as govs found out that they could…
[ QUOTE ] Well, they are still better arguments than the counter-argument that gay marriage "destroys the sanctiety of marriage". [/ QUOTE ] Do you want to turn another thread into a religious debate? As you would see if you would read what I wrote, my arguments were based on thought about the practical advantages of gay…