Gay Marriage Debate - Cockeysville, MD

[Emma Hoey]

The right to marriage doesn't need to be explained.

[Joseph Goebbels]

Gay marriage is basically the same thing as taking Jesus down off the cross and then urinating in his wounds.

[Joseph Goebbels]

Like I said, gay marriage is like urinating on Christ.

[Caroline]

Everyone has the right to be with who they love.

[Correction Please]

Emma Hoey wrote:

The right to marriage doesn't need to be explained.

Marriage is not a right.

[Correction Please]

Caroline wrote:

Everyone has the right to be with who they love.

I'm not aware of any laws preventing that.

[Richard Baldwin Cook]

Gay marriage is access to the courthouse for a government service - a marriage license. This is a matter of civli rights. There is no compelling governmental reason why consenting adults, who wish to join in a civil union should be barred from this. Couples of the same gender ought to be free to adopt children, share resources in common, devise property to one another as spouses, share pension benefits, file joint tax returns, etc. This is a matter of civil rights, not of church doctrine. No one is asking or expecting that churches change their rules re weddings but this has nothing to do with the right to access to governmental services. We must not maintain two categories of citizens, with one group having full and free access to the courthouse and another group who does not. This is not fair, or just.

[Liz Brown]

Richard, I couldn't have said it better.

Richard Baldwin Cook wrote:

Gay marriage is access to the courthouse for a government service - a marriage license. This is a matter of civli rights. There is no compelling governmental reason why consenting adults, who wish to join in a civil union should be barred from this. Couples of the same gender ought to be free to adopt children, share resources in common, devise property to one another as spouses, share pension benefits, file joint tax returns, etc. This is a matter of civil rights, not of church doctrine. No one is asking or expecting that churches change their rules re weddings but this has nothing to do with the right to access to governmental services. We must not maintain two categories of citizens, with one group having full and free access to the courthouse and another group who does not. This is not fair, or just.

[no big O]

Correction Please wrote:

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Marriage is not a right.

According to SCOTUS it is a basic civil right