[BobL]

I guess I’m now an oddity on this site, but I LIKE the government promoting marriage, and ONLY opposite-sex marriage, for I think that this the basis of a healthy and strong country.

I don’t think that I’m wise enough to second-guess centuries of history, but others may be smarter than I.

I would also like my kids to grow up in a country that at least somewhat resembles the one that I grew up in, but I guess a lot of people here would rather have the ‘change’ involved in turning relationships into free-for-alls.

Oh well, perhaps there are other sites committed to family values...I shall look.

[svcw]

The government being involved in marriage licensing, is a relatively modern construct, before that churches performed the marriage ceremony because marriage is a religious issue.

[Why So Serious]

I would also like my kids to grow up in a country that at least somewhat resembles the one that I grew up in, but I guess a lot of people here would rather have the ‘change’ involved in turning relationships into free-for-alls.

The country that you grew up in had Catholic priest molesting children and then quietly being moved to other parishes so that they could again do it to other children. The country you grew up in had a Penn State coach molesting boys in the shower for 30 years while others looked the other way and pretended it was not happening. Is that what you want your kids growing up in. A country where we "pretend" that this sick stuff does not happen. Look son, everyone that you see together is a man and a woman. Oh, and if you see anything else it is just a figment of your imagination. I do not need the state to deny basic rights of survivorship in order to teach my kid what is right and wrong.

[two134711]

I guess I’m now an oddity on this site, but I LIKE the government promoting marriage, and ONLY opposite-sex marriage, for I think that this the basis of a healthy and strong country...Oh well, perhaps there are other sites committed to family values...I shall look.

FR is supposed to be the premiere site for conservatism--fiscal AND social--but that doesn't mean all the posters agree with the owner. Issues like this are what drive me to (and away from) this site.

Sad that the Democrats can all unite & rally around their social values, but the Republican platform is just out there to placate the "religious rubes." They publicly say one thing, but privately believe another. But as we see on this thread, they're starting to get public with their true intentions. When will social conservatives get the message that their votes are wanted, but their opinions are not?