On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 1:36 PM, Michael Grant [Modus IS] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Scott, how is it bigotry when it's defined as "between a man and a woman." > Always has been. Check the oxford dictionary. This isn't a matter of me > interpreting it differently than its original intent. If we rewrite marriage > to allow gay union, should we also rewrite it to accommodate polygamy? > Should we also rewrite it allow for multiple couples in swinger > relationships to have a single union? You'll no doubt say that's ridiculous, > but why is it any different. If you are gay it's "the way you were born," > well the urge to have multiple wives or group relationships may also be "the > way you were born." I just don't think it should be changed.
It's bigotry because it is based on an irrational prejudice and discriminates against people for no good reason other than "we've always hated people that way". And yes, marriage ought to be allowed in situations of more than 2 people. I, myself, am polyamorous and I know many happy families that have more than 2 adult partners. If three people, say, love each other and two of them want to work full time and one stay home and take care of the kids, is that not the sort of healthy, responsible situation that we want to support and encourage as a society? I do not respect your opinion Michael because it is substantially ill informed and you cling to it in spite of all logic and evidence to the contrary. At that point it is not an opinion, it is dogma and I do not respect dogma. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:280917 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
