It's *primarily* a religious issue, because most of "moral outrage" aimed at the gay community comes from gross misinterpretation of bible. I think we've probably gone over this issue hundreds of times and the answer is simple.
Break the marriage down to a simple written contract for cohabitation between two people of consenting age. If someone wants a marriage ceremony, go to a church, the church has the right to refuse because it's no longer a government issue, otherwise go down to the courthouse and fill out the paperwork, or negotiate it with a lawyer. There's no such thing as pro gay curriculum any more than there is any such thing as pro straight curriculum, it's smoke and mirrors from the religious right, and paranoia on the part of those that believe it. It's strictly up to parents to teach children about being gay or being straight. the pros and cons of both and tolerance for either. I'm a straight man who simply doesn't care what goes on between consenting adults, if it works for ya and makes ya happy then have at it.. because it *doesn't effect me or anyone else* Mary Jo Sminkey wrote: >> And that's kind of the point: marriage in this country can be a completely >> secular, non-religious affair. So how can we possibly justify refusing it >> to any group of citizens for what is clearly and completely a religious >> reason? >> > > > Sorry but it's not that clearly a religious issue, although certainly most of > the strong support for a ban against gay marriage comes from the religious > right. But people often see it as a further erosion of the traditional > family, as something that will open the way for more pro-gay curriculum in > schools, etc. There is a very large segment of our population that doesn't > believe gays should be openly discriminated against...but does not want them > becoming mainstream either. It's a simplification of things to label it as > strictly a religious issue. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:282718 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
