> The gay marriage ban in Tennessee passed by 81%.
Hell yeah! Now we just have to ban "marriage" from our legal system, period. You never did tell me what you thought of my actual solution.
> Meaning 81% of the state's voting population are against gay couples having the same rights given to straight couples,
Um, no. I voted Yes to ban it, because I believe the definition of "marriage" is the union between a man, and a woman. As you've seen in my journal entry, that has absolutely nothing to do with anyone's rights. Marriage belongs in a social/cultural function, not in a legal system.
> a rationale that basically boils down to "the Bible said so, now let's force it on everyone else".
Good job, blame somebody. That helps a lot, doesn't it? Doesn't it make you feel so much better?
Maybe 1) people don't want to change the definition, or 2) simply don't like gays (an opinion to which they're perfectly entitled.)
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Date: 2006-11-11 01:37 am (UTC)Hell yeah! Now we just have to ban "marriage" from our legal system, period. You never did tell me what you thought of my actual solution.
> Meaning 81% of the state's voting population are against gay couples having the same rights given to straight couples,
Um, no. I voted Yes to ban it, because I believe the definition of "marriage" is the union between a man, and a woman. As you've seen in my journal entry, that has absolutely nothing to do with anyone's rights. Marriage belongs in a social/cultural function, not in a legal system.
> a rationale that basically boils down to "the Bible said so, now let's force it on everyone else".
Good job, blame somebody. That helps a lot, doesn't it? Doesn't it make you feel so much better?
Maybe 1) people don't want to change the definition, or 2) simply don't like gays (an opinion to which they're perfectly entitled.)