I realize many people believe homosexuality is both strange and immoral. That's basically what most threads about gay marriage targets. What I want to know is what bad do you believe could come out of gay marriage? How will it hurt us or this country?

The reason why I'm asking this question is because I believe if no harm can come out of gay marriage then why not make it legal?

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I don't issue many ultimatums. Ever.

But...

Gay marriage will only hurt, if anything, the 'feelings' of absolute jackasses.

To those who have hurt feelings: kiss my libertarian ass, get the hell out of my country, turn in your passports when you go.

Golly, I sure hope that's clear.

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It won't hurt anybody, at all. Sure some guys might not like seeing guys kissing, but I don't particually like seeing old peoplekissing-I'm not going to stop them.

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There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare. - Art of War, Sun-Tzu, Chapter 2, Paragraph 6

"An eye for an eye makes everyone blind"-Gandi

Hurt someone? Only those reactionary minds who can not cope with other people being happy without asking those reactionaries for allowance.

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When the Nazis came for the communists I remained silent, I was no communist.
When the Nazis came for the Unionists I remained silent, I was no Unionist.
When the Nazis came for the Social Democrats I remained silent, I was no Social Democrat.
When the Nazis came for the Jews I remained silent, I was no Jew.
When the Nazis came for me, there was no one left who could protest.

It hurts no one individually.

It causes serious damage to any stable society/civilization. Claims that it doesn't are lies only excusable by ignorance. Educate yourselves before blowing your horns ladies and gentlemen.

Why don't you tell us how gay marriage would damage any society? Repeating it doesn't make it true.

Thats BS, it does no harm at all to society. Just because you outlaw gay couples, does not mran they do not exist. Giving them the chance of being officially a pair, gives them legal security, when it comes to heritage, the own home etc. By that the society as a whole even benefits.

But please educate us and open our eyes if you can.

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When the Nazis came for the communists I remained silent, I was no communist.
When the Nazis came for the Unionists I remained silent, I was no Unionist.
When the Nazis came for the Social Democrats I remained silent, I was no Social Democrat.
When the Nazis came for the Jews I remained silent, I was no Jew.
When the Nazis came for me, there was no one left who could protest.

Umm hmm.

Claiming something is "bullshit" doesn't make it so.

It's not my job to educate you. Educate yourself. If you aren't interested in the facts, go with what you know I guess. The ignorance of others isn't my problem.

OP: How does gay marriage hurt you?
CT: It hurts society as a whole.
Hafke: Can you explain how it hurts society as a whole?
CT: You're ignorant and you hate knowledge! I'm taking my toys and going home.

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-Thomas Jefferson

or:

ct: You calling it bullshit does not make it bullshit, but my declaring it fact is good enough for anyone. Anyone disagreeing with me is a stupid mofo.

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-Woody Guthrie

Captain Trips, I do believe you are the only person on this forum that believes gay marriage will hurt society. Since the rest of us agree that it won't, shouldn't you try to explain to us how it will? Can you please present some FACTS, not opinions, on how it would be detrimental to society?

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I see no problems with same sex couples having the same legal rights as straight couples. That being said I, for one, do not think homosexuality is by any means natural or 'normal'.

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There can be no bystanders in the battle for survival. Anyone who will not fight by your side is an enemy you must crush.

We are at war with forces too terrible to comprehend. We cannot afford mercy for any of its victims too weak to take the correct course. Mercy destroys us; it weakens us and saps our resolve. Put aside all such thoughts. They are not worthy of those in the service of country.

I don't think anyone would or could argue that it's normal. "Natural", on the other hand, is vague and subjective enough to be like describing something with words like "pretty" or "unpleasant".

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"Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have... The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases."

-Thomas Jefferson

Whether it's natural or normal (it is neither) isn't the issue.

It is whether an entire civilization should equate "gay relationships" with hetero relationships by calling them the exact same thing when they simply are NOT and CAN not be the same thing. To think they are is insanity.

Well, if it were up to me, they wouldn't be called the same thing. They would, however, have the same legal rights as everyone else.

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There can be no bystanders in the battle for survival. Anyone who will not fight by your side is an enemy you must crush.

We are at war with forces too terrible to comprehend. We cannot afford mercy for any of its victims too weak to take the correct course. Mercy destroys us; it weakens us and saps our resolve. Put aside all such thoughts. They are not worthy of those in the service of country.