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Old 20th May 2008, 07:22 AM   #1
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Default Same-Sex Marriage No Threat to Society

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...7151497.column

We need more people like this writing columns in every newspaper in the U.S.!
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Old 20th May 2008, 07:38 AM   #2
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That was probably one of the best GLBT articles I've ever read, considering that it was written by a straight man. Plus, I mean that had to take alot of guts.

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Old 20th May 2008, 07:38 AM   #3
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awesome read and yea i wish more people wrote stuff like that
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Old 20th May 2008, 07:41 AM   #4
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I like his writing style:
"As a formerly married man, I probably did more harm to the institution than any gay couple ever could."

hehe...some good common sense there.
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Old 20th May 2008, 07:53 AM   #5
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Wish more people would write like that

Hopefully some idiot religious/social fanatics read it -.-
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Old 20th May 2008, 07:55 AM   #6
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As such, how dare other people tell two adults that they can't marry? How dare other people, who it just so happens aren't gay, decide that those who are get relegated to secondary social status?
I like the sound of that...

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Old 20th May 2008, 09:08 AM   #7
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Thank you sir. :nods:
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Old 20th May 2008, 09:19 AM   #8
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Heh, I don't see any threat to society. Let them marry and have a good life.

The threat to society is actually the crimes and the wars!

(And even animals like male penguins sometimes have their male partner! And life partner!! Could have said that they are 'married' too.)
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Old 20th May 2008, 12:27 PM   #9
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This was a great article. It's exactly how I feel. What's the harm? What damage is likely to occur? There isn't a really solid argument to continue to deny it, other than people are 'uncomfortable' with the idea.

Get over it!

Thanks for sharing this Becky!
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If gay marriage is against God's will, let him handle the punishment. Why should mere mortals be the ones dispensing the judgment?
I want to marry him.
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Old 20th May 2008, 04:19 PM   #11
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If God created us, nothing should be against God's will, unless God is a control freak.
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Kudos to you Dana!

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That was glorious. I'm totally going to raise some of the points he made next time that debate arrises. :3
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yay! that was great!
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That was a really great article.
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That was really good. I loved it.
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I love it, and I've saved it.
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Wow that is one amazing article.
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i actually heard someone argue that gay marriage would like be bad for the economy.... even if that is true which i highly doubt, how can u put the economy over constitutional rights
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