Posted on 01/24/2014 4:44:08 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
Creates revenue with marriage licenses.
surrender
The homosexualists have to have the state involved in order to punish those who they know will always disagree them. The statists go along with it because they know it will help destabilize the culture, producing more broken people reliant on the state. Thus state approved serial civil divorce and now ‘gay marriage.’
Freegards
destroying the institution of marriage was their goal, looks like Oklahoma might give the nuts the win.
Bye bye civilization
No, I am absolutely on board with this.
Look, the SCOTUS IS going to rule against the family, regardless of what Kennedy specifically wrote in the DOMA decision. He is all gay all day and is going to try and force this upon the country.
The way we can actually win against the Gaystapo is threefold.
A) This gets rid of any state recognition of their union whatsoever. No getting sworn into the state senate with your butt-buddy etc.
B) It heads off future attempts to mandate churches to perform such unions
C) It strips out the benefits they crave. You can get any kind of marriage benefits you want to families without mentioning marriage directly, linking it to biological child-rearing for example.
We should get behind this effort before the Feds rule through the judges and force us to cave. Remember, this is only temporary. Once we take over the country, or parts secede (one of which is almost inevitable at this point). Once that happens, we can do as we wish.
destroying civil marriage was always the goal of the perverts
sounds like you are on their side
It’s a fascinating response to the grasping black-robed dictators.
Very similar to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
GeronL, I always though you were more of an independent thinker
I see this move as a plus, keeps the civil g’ment out of personal issues. This may force a whole new g’ment redefinition of civil society.
I see marriage as the bedrock of civilization, and yes, I expect government to honor the real definition of marriage. Not redefine it.
Government redefining things is the last thing we need.
The state will never allow itself to give up the ability to punish those who will never accept its ever-mutating definition of marriage. It provides too much control of the culture. Civilization and culture is therefore safe and doing fine.
Obviously Oklahoma is in the vanguard to destroy civilization. Surprising that the most liberal controlled states like Vermont and California aren’t the ones to attempt something like this first.
Freegards
That can be arranged. There’s a website “marryyoourpet” or some such. But they aren’t legally binding. I’m sure you remember the German postal worker who married his cat. But I don’t think it was legally binding. And they couldn’t get a clergy person to perform the ceremony so got an actress.
Atheists would gripe. They always do.
The first things the government is going to do is find a way to punish those who do not accept their dictates. Whether that be the IRS or denial of healthcare, who knows right now.
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I don’t see how government redefining things is “keeping government out of it”
Yes it does. Inheritance.
Given the way things are going with 0bama Care, you local vet could take care of you and your pet AND perform necessary ceremonies.
Screw the State. It's none of their business unless there is a conflict to resolve without violins.
Because some people in government are now hostile to marriage as God defined it, in order to protect godly marriage we must remove the power of the State to define and regulate marriage. Then anyone will be perfectly free to enter into whatever relationship they want. However, they will not be able to call upon the police power of the state to force me to recognize a “marriage” that I don’t want to accept.
Lesbians can marry each other, but they won’t be able to force me to sell them wedding cake or artfully photograph their “marriage”. They will be free to do as they please without demanding that I approve of it.
But clearly, homosexuals want to force me to approve of what they do, which I cannot do. And that is the thing that makes them so furious.
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