No, marriage should be defined as between a man and woman
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@BCJMLZT 3mos3MO
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If there are men who love men, and women who love women, they should be allowed to have the right to marry the one they love. If marriage is a union between two people who vow to spend the rest of their lives together, why deny others that opportunity just because it's between people of the same gender? If people are against it due to religion, it's not their right to prohibit this, as people don't share the same religious values. Everyone doesn't follow the same religion, so simply saying, "It's not what God intended", shouldn't apply to everyone.
@BCKG4F53mos3MO
I highly agree. The subject of who loves whom is incredibly ridiculous to argue about. Same sex marriage has been happening for thousands of years and isn’t anything new. If it doesn’t severely harm anyone or the nation, it shouldn’t matter who loves whom. Love is love and the argument of religion saying it’s a “sin” is unnecessary and devoid of any national importance.
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@BCK678S3mos3MO
God defines marriages as between a man and woman in Genesis 2. Humans cannot override God's definition.
@B9ZN7GX5mos5MO
Gay marriage, while against the religious morality of some Americans, the Bible should have no bearing on the legal system, as expressed in the 1st Amendment. If a religion were to outlaw interracial marriage, for instance, that would not justify its prohibition.
@Desmond-HawkConstitution5mos5MO
If the Bible had no bearing on the legal system, murder and theft would be legalized. Agreed that outlawing interracial marriage would be unjustified, but the reason it's unjustified instead of just unpopular is because God creates everyone with equal worth. Ultimately I don't think the government should even have a definition of marriage, but if it does, it shouldn't be encouraging harmful physical behavior like homosexuality.
@TBGP8COSSSocialist 1mo1MO
The bible was not the first authority that considered murder and theft wrong. Though the US founders may have made them illegal based on biblical beliefs, the overall moral belief came from before that. If God makes everyone with equal worth, then why are straight people the only ones deserving of having a happy marriage with the person they love? Also, why would homosexuality be harmful? It's simply two people who love each other and happen to be the same gender, and it isn't personally affecting anyone who doesn't agree with it, so I don't see why it would be an issue.
@kaithoff8888Independent 5mos5MO
Separation of church and state allows for other religions to exist in America. Not everyone is Christian. Being gay is not a choice and gay marriage should be allowed based on separation of church and state.
@Desmond-HawkConstitution4mos4MO
Homosexual lust may happen without a conscious choice, but acting on it is a choice. And that choice injures everyone involved. The State shouldn't be endorsing or promoting harmful practices.
@BBLDCR4 4mos4MO
@B9XBSM6 5mos5MO
Many people do not believe in God and even if they do, God also encourages to not hate love even when it's something different from yours.
@Desmond-HawkConstitution 5mos5MO
Whether or not someone believes in God has no bearing on reality, any more than what one believes about the shape of the Earth affects its actual shape. Good law is based on reality, not opinion. I don't see how it's "hateful" to disagree with someone's lifestyle, especially when that lifestyle is objectively harmful and biologically damaging to all involved. If you love someone, you tell them the truth before they hurt themselves.
@TBGP8COSSSocialist 1mo1MO
@BB75KZW4mos4MO
Not everyone in the US is a Christian so this statement goes against their beliefs. The church and state should always remain separate. You cannot tell someone what to believe and punish them for their lifestyles.
@Desmond-HawkConstitution 4mos4MO
Punishing homosexual people for their lifestyle and refraining from having a government definition of marriage that includes their behavior aren't the same thing. Nor does this constitute telling them what to believe. If separation of church and state meant that Biblical and U.S. law could never overlap, then murder and theft would be legal, because both the Bible and U.S. law outlaw them.
@TBGP8COSSSocialist 1mo1MO
Of course Biblical and U.S. law can overlap. It's just that law shouldn't be based on a text based on the beliefs of one religion. And not allowing same sex marriage is effectively "punishment." Imagine if only same-sex marriage was legal. How would you as a straight person feel being legally unable to marry the person you love?
@BBMNSZ64mos4MO
Who someone marries is honestly none of anyone's concern except themselves, their family, and their friends. It shouldn't matter who another person loves if it's not affecting you. Marriage is when two people love each other and promise to do so for the rest of their lives. It doesn't matter what gender they are.
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@BBVS87T 4mos4MO
People love who they love, and it's not a choice. People can't control their orientation. Gay people are no threat to straight people.
@BBVWK6L 4mos4MO
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@BBWZ8ZS4mos4MO
I 100% agree with these statements. As a gay man myself, I can't control who I choose to love any less than a straight person choosing who they love. We love who we love because that is how we are made. When people ask, "How do you know you're gay?' Well, "How do you know you're straight?" It's no different. Gay people are just like every other person in the world. We are just normal people living in this world in the most beautiful way possible.
@BC53JVS 3mos3MO
Why are you concerned what consenting adults are doing with their lives? It's not illegal to love someone. Gay people deserve the rights that any straight person has. There's no real reason for this argument other than simple homophobia, besides, there are way bigger problems to think about right now.
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@BC8GKB8 3mos3MO
Its people. They get married to people they wanna marry. That's how life goes. That's how its been forever. Let people get married. Gay people are gonna exist regardless of your efforts to get rid of them. It's something you're born into, not something you learn. Its depravity of basic human rights to try and "change" them. Grow up snowflake
@BCLHR9V 3mos3MO
I believe that marriage should between anyone who loves each other and strives to be married rather than specific gender or amount of married partners.
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@BCLL9723mos3MO
I totally agree. The typical argument that is used to go against gay marriage is religion. I support if you believe a certain religion, but it is not mandatory to force your beliefs onto other people just because they don’t 100% align with what you believe in. Religion should never get in the way of love.
@BCMWH963mos3MO
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@BC9YQD4 3mos3MO
Why? Your religion? That should not affect other people. Gay marriage being legal does not force you to do or not do anything, it just allows other people to be happy. L ragebait
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@BBW5YKH 4mos4MO
It's inhumane and outdated. If a set of adults want to be married, they would do no harm to anybody else and would have their lives improved in being permitted to do so.
@BBVWK6L 4mos4MO
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@BBXFSF74mos4MO
I agree whole heartedly. Marriage between two consenting adults has never been an issue and no one can seriously say that it’s physically harmed them. Marriage is about love and certainty of spending the rest of your life with that person. How can anyone possibly have a problem with someone else’s love life?
@BBX3KFX4mos4MO
If two men want to get married that has nothing to do with your life so why would you care? Marriage is a beautiful thing and if two people really love each other they should have that opportunity just like any other couple. Just 'not liking it' shouldn't be a reason for it to be outlawed. Gay marriage doesn't hurt anybody.
@BBXT4R2 4mos4MO
People can love who they wanna love, it’s not a choice. Gay people is not a threat to the straight people
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@B9RPKMR 5mos5MO
Marriage, is a documented union between two people that love each other unconditionally. Men and women aren't the only people capable of loving one another.
@B9SK5885mos5MO
No gay marriage should not be allowed. I believe marriage should stay between man and women the way we were made to be. It doesnt stand in Gods word to marry the same gender as it is a sin.
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@B9SDPWF5mos5MO
Marriage is a commitment of love and civil responsibility, and excluding a group of people based on gender not only violates the principle of fairness but also overlooks the true nature of the bond between human beings.
@BBK6GL3 4mos4MO
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@BCTB4B9 2mos2MO
Homosexual marriages and straight marriages should not have a difference how they show and continue their progress in their relationships. There is no reason to differentiate the marriages other than religion reasons which would violate the separation of church and state if it were illegal.
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@B9LCFDH 5mos5MO
Culture is a spectrum. People have different cultures, values, and beliefs. Just because you don't like that someone has the right to marry the same sex does not mean you can take that right away. Gay marriage does not affect your day to day life so why worry about it so much. Let people live their lives. We are all different, but we are all human.
@B9NQL9W 5mos5MO
Everyone should have the right to marry who they want regardless of gender/sex. Separate the church from state.
@BB8QMB2 4mos4MO
You cannot help who you love and the government has no place in the determining of the legality of love.
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@B9D4HV4 6mos6MO
you cant help who you fall in love with and want to marry. only believing that heterosexual marriage is the only way marriage should be, is based on religion. religious beliefs should not have anything to do with human rights.
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@BCYMWCJ 2mos2MO
America is the land of the free, and everybody should be able to do whatever they want with whomever they want if both parties consent. (Besides obvious criminal cases such as suicide or the like)
@BCYSKQ72mos2MO
the idea that as long as it's consensual and doesn't harm others, the government shouldn't interfere.
The "land of the free" sentiment is a powerful motivator for many who support marriage equality, as it frames the issue around individual rights and equal protection under the law. Sharing that perspective can definitely help shift the conversation toward those shared values of liberty and autonomy.
@BCX5S7R 2mos2MO
Homosexuality has been in existence since creation. The government or any entity has no right whatsoever to dictate who one wants to marry. Anyone against it should be considered racist.
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@BBC2S2X 4mos4MO
The United States is not a theocracy, and should not make decisions based upon religion due to separation of church and state. Other arguments against gay marriage are similarly invalid. Gay marriage does not reduce the “sanctity” or value of marriage. Gay marriage is not a slippery slope to degeneracy; gay people have and always will exist, and there are no objective moral arguments against them. Research purported to show that a child needs both a mother and a father has widely been debunked and is false from even basic common sense.
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@BB8YGLG 4mos4MO
The United States has this thing called the separation of church and state, so if this has to do with religion I would like to inform you now that if would go against our own laws as a country to impose our own religion on others via laws. I would also like to ask you if you could force yourself to have romantic feelings for someone of the same sex as you. If you can't, why would a queer person be able to? Another question I have is, can you yourself stop having romantic feelings towards someone as if you had a switch to turn those feeling off? No? How about simply turning off all romant… Read more
@B9GFDGQLibertarian 6mos6MO
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@B9XXFC9Progressive 5mos5MO
Civil marriage is a legal institution, not a religious one; the government's role is to provide equal protection under law. This includes marriage between two citizens of the same sex. Allowing gay marriage doesn't take away rights from heterosexual couples; it simply extends the civil liberties to ALL citizens of America. In a pluralistic society, personal or religious beliefs have no right to determine who the state recognizes as family, a principle affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court in Obergefell v. Hodges, which held that marriage equality is a constitutional matter of liberty and equality.
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@BC5866ZProgressive 3mos3MO
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