question: anyone here actually oppose gay marriage?

[morgan2]

I can't understand how anyone with any semblance or rational thought could give a shit whether or not gays marry.. I'm just wondering what peoples rationale behind it are.

The whole "sanctity of marriage" argument seems to just be that if gays are allowed to marry my marriage won't mean as much. Seems pretty ridiculous to me.

[RebelOne]

1. Really, I could care less about the whole issue.

I only agree with it for legal reasons, such as property, children, etc.

[morgan2]

2. thats pretty much the whole issue

[Racenut20]

3. Don't you know????

Gays would marry, adopt orphans and "convert" to a life of sin and debauchery..Heard this from a "Bible Thumper". Maybe it is in the Healthy Woman's manual they want to help create with your 1.5 billion.

[Spentastic]

4. I do

Why would gays want to fuck their lives up by getting married?

But since marriage is predominantly a legal institution everyone should have the right to have a shit load of their stuff stolen by their partner when they split up.

Ban marriage!

[morgan2]

6. so you oppose marriage in general

that doesn't mean you shouldnt allow others to marry...

[Spentastic]

10. I was kidding

I just don't think marriage is anything more than creation of the ideal consumer unit.

I'm surprised that corps are not kicking Bush for making it more difficult.

[daveskilt]

5. gay marriage will destroy my hetero marriage

As soon as it is legal I will simply no longer be able to help myself. I will rush out in my feather boa and proclaim my gayness from the highest tower. Once it is legal there will be nothing stopping Dennis Hastert, Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter from going out and marrying men!

Having sat in an ethics class or two with a bunch of MBA's - The right wing equate legality with morality. If it is legal then it must be ethical in their view. So if gay marriage is made legal they then will be afraid of the big gay boogyman walking with impugnity and gayizing their kids. bloody silly arguement.

[murielm99]

9. Do they still give away toasters

to every new convert?

[Buns_of_Fire]

12. Times have changed. I've heard that they now give away microwave ovens.

:-)

[Cannikin]

15. And trips to Fire Island for recruiting 10 or more school children...

(Edited for clarity)

You know, since we 'promote our agenda' in public schools.

[daveskilt]

18. not microwaves....no flames

[foreigncorrespondent]

17. Toaster ovens...

...and steak knives. ;)

[markus]

13. Ann Counlter - lol n/t

[daveskilt]

7. maybe they are afraid this will happen...

http://www.theonion.com/news.php?i=1&n=1

[BruinAlum]

8. It will lead to beastiality

according to Falwell. :eyes:

[Silverhair]

11. 20% of DUers opposed gay marriage in a DU poll a few weeks ago.

Of course those polls aren't scientific by any means, yet it was a very surprising result.

[Rebel_with_a_cause]

14. It's strange Arnold "eating isn't cheating" Schwarzenegger cares

when he doesn't hold marriage in high esteem at all.

[Cannikin]

16. Where did the DU straight or gay poll go?

I never saw any of the later results..the last time I looked, 18% of DU'ers responded 'gay'....

[Beetwasher]

19. Anyone Who Opposes Gay Marriage and Supports the Amendment is a Bigot

Plain and simple.