This thread boils down to: If you don't support redefining the word marriage, you're a homophobic asshole.
Started by: Scalia is a homophobic asshole because he didn't think Kennedy should have used the court to label half the country as bigots over a States right issue the supreme court had no business dealing with. Is that about right? . On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 11:46 AM, Vivec <[email protected]> wrote: > > The argument comes down to the word : Marriage, it seems. And whether gays > and lesbians should be allowed to use that word. > > Sam believes the word must be reserved for a man and a woman. > > Gays and Lesbians, and heterosexuals can all use Civil Union if they want > to, but not Marriage. > > I don't agree. I think the word Marriage also encompasses homosexual unions > as well as heterosexual. > No one religion, or morality , has ownership of the word Marriage. > > That said, from reading past definitions, it would be a change of > definition in most dictionaries. > > However most authorities on the english language have already made this > ammendment. > > - the formal union of a man and a woman, typically as recognized by law, > by which they become husband and wife:*she has three children from a > previous marriage* > - *[mass noun]* the state of being married:*women want equality in > marriage* > - (in some jurisdictions) a union between partners of the same sex. > > > - 2a combination or mixture of elements:*her music is a marriage of > funk, jazz, and hip hop > ** > * > > As we know, the english language constantly evolves with society and its > developments. > > On 1 July 2013 11:05, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 11:41 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Yes it does. Why are you insisting they do? If you want to play the > > > > > > separate but equal route, why not redefine hetro-sexual/homo-sexual > > since > > > > they are separate but equal. If you don't want any identifiers don't > > use > > > > the term gay or even same-sex marriage. I'm not sure why your hung > up > > on > > > > defining marriage as between a man and a woman. If you think using a > > term > > > > that identifies a person as gay is offensive then that is the issue > you > > > > need to address. Why are you ashamed of them, why do they have to > hide? > > > Or, > > > > do you just think if other peopel know they're gay they will hate? > > > > > > > > > > I am insisting they don't mean the same thing, you are insisting they > > are. > > > > > > > I forgot the "not", Should read: > > I'm not sure why your hung up on not defining marriage as between a man > > and a woman. > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:365069 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
