Connecticut Supreme Court Rules Same Sex Marriage Legal

You can still be married by a religion if thats all you care about, that doesn't mean the state is going to recognize it. Hell the reverse is true in many inter religion marriages, you are married by the state but your religions may shun you for marrying someone out of your faith. My mom is protestant and my dad is catholic, neither faith recognizes their marriage and so they live in "sin" although they are technically married. Do they care? No. If its just about love would it really matter? You can still cover your partner with your insurance, you can still will them your stuff, the only difference is a tax break (at least in NJ which I think allows gay marriage anyway now).

Also many straight couples just don't get married anymore as it is, the divorce rate is already climbing over 50% and people don't want to get bogged down in a money struggle if they decide to split up. The institution of Marriage is not the sacred right it used to be and is becoming outdated, there is really no negative association with a divorce anymore besides money.

Is this a fight to get married to prove you love your partner or is it a fight to prove something else? Or is it a fight to get the benefits of being married?


On a side note how hasn't this thread been locked? If Tommy posted it some of the very same people who are posting on this thread would have been screaming for it to be locked as it involves both politics and religion.

 

Maybe I am ignorant of the exact workings, or the laws in NJ work differently since they are civil union friendly, but I thought all of that was possible without being married. Ofcourse there are some nice monetary perks but I was under the impression you could perform the majority of functions associated with a wife/husband relationship without having that little slip.



Mostly I just found it amusing that some of the whistle blowers from other threads, that I felt walked the same line just as civilly, are posting on here. I guess its OK to "break the rules" if its something that is important to you. But I agree that those threads that are created just to freak out about the rules should go as well.

 

I watched that show "30 Days" where a southern anti-gay guy had to live with a gay man for a month. It was really eye opening. The Bible, which has been revised numerous times, can be construed many ways. I am sure according to the bible almost every single one of us in burning in hell anyway.

 

I have worked very closely with 2 gay men in my career and working with someone of a different life style certainly changes your perspective after a while. Ofcourse it could effect it in a negative way but it is still very interesting none the less. Not to mention the guild I was in during my time in WoW had a very large gay population (At least 50 out of 500 that I knew for sure, but probably more like 75) and you really meet some colorful people online hah.

I find myself no longer saying: gay/homo/geigh etc at all anymore in a derogatory way, its not even really part of my vocabulary. Its almost gotten to the point of the infamous "N Word" for me so that when someone else says it it kind of bugs me. I do however find myself laughing uncontrollably when someone is acting very flamboyant or over the top Like when Delawhere said: Girlfriend? PLEASE! last night in vent I almost broke my laptop in laughter.

People can do whatever makes them happy, as long as nobody hits on me or talks about their sexual escapades I am cool My mind is still scarred from the stories I heard at work...



note: this is not meant to be patronizing if it comes off that way

 

Women's Rites activists drive me insane. I have a lot of sympathy and compassion for many causes but that is one thing I can't stomach. I may be biased because I am a White Male living in the US, which is never considered the minority, but those man haters drive me crazy.

 

lmfao QFT.

I am not gay so none of this effects me...so I don't care.

 

If religion was truly separate from government, as it should be, then this would be a non-issue.

 

I would be ok if they truly wanted equality instead of: "equality with exceptions that benefit me"

Like in the military. Ex. OK you want to join the Citadel, a mens only school until recently, and join the military? You must shave your head and conform to the established rules and regulations. Why should the institution change to suit you when you are the one seeking to join it?

If you want to allow women to enter into male dominated sports and leagues then allow men to cross over into female leagues. Homogenize all the sports if you truly think women and men are equal. I know I would have kicked some ass on the softball team in high school!

Don't even get me into the economics of the whole Women's Rites situation... I wonder if people realize that before the movement households with 5 or 6 children could be supported by the income of 1 person working. By adding all the additional labor into the workface, ie. millions of women who want to do the same work at the same pay, you are now driving down the salaries of everyone who is working because there is less demand and a far greater supply. So now a small family needs to have 2 working parents just to survive.

 

Girls can do anything guys can do! With the appropriate handicaps and machinery ofcourse...