How seemingly intelligent people do not/cannot view Prop 8 as discrimination is beyond me.
On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 11:47 AM, Michael Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well after reading this post I just had to say something. And I'm sure that > my comments are going to lead to gaining a few enemies. > > Let me preface my comments by saying I have absolutely no problem with two > consenting adults choosing to do whatever they like. I have about a half > dozen gay friends. One couple, Brian and Peter, have been together for close > to 20 years and I would consider them one of the closest friends of my wife > and I. I am not religious, and don't believe in intelligent design either. > That being said... > > If we draw our conclusions of what's "right" and what's "wrong" from > biology... the only proper "union" is between a male and a female of the > same species. Genetically there's a fail safe in place to ensure that what's > not biologically "normal" won't produce offspring. And in the instance of a > man and a woman from identical parents their offspring are generally doomed. > Evolution has made the determination of what's right and wrong. > Inter-species unions won't produce offspring nor will homosexual unions as > it's not part of the biological blueprint. > > Keeping that in mind, let's look at the root of marriage. Marriages (in the > traditional sense) get certain tax breaks and legal advantages because the > assumption is that people get married, have children and help grow the > populace and therefore strengthen the country. Remember that when marriage > laws were originally created it was assumed that 1) all married people > strive to have children and 2) people don't have children out of wedlock. > > So since there is zero chance of a gay marriage producing more Americans, > why extend tax breaks and advantages to such a union? > > I think many people mix up tolerance and acceptance for normality. > Biologically same sex couples aren't the rule, they're the exception. > Tolerance and acceptance should be exercised to ensure they aren't > persecuted. But from a biological stand point same sex couples have the same > genealogical success rate as a zebra and an elephant. And if we say that all > relationships are "normal" and deserve the same marital rights then why > shouldn't brothers and sisters be allowed to marry as well? > > ok, now everyone can attack me and call me a pinhead. Just know that I > honestly don't judge homosexuals or think they should be persecuted. However > I don't think gay couples should be entitled to the same economic status as > straight couples. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:280727 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
