Thanks, Cedar. I don't know; maybe I'm missing the point.
I just don't understand why so many FReepers think that they have the right to invade the bedrooms of their neighbors, or to force other adults to conform to their views of sexual morality. My opinion is mine alone, and I'd rather be shot than turn into someone so arrogant, so drunk on my own "holiness" as several of the posters on this thread are.
"Conservative" position, Hell!
The only real conservative position on sexual behaviors between consenting adults is to get the government out of them-- off our backs, out of our bedrooms, and out of our wallets.
Maybe you misunderstood my point.
If marriage is not defined (as it has been since the beginning of time) as ONLY between one man and one woman, then the door is open for any type of "joinings" being considered "marriage" --- maybe 3 people want to get "married" to each other and have a "trio marriage." What would happen to the basic, moral boundaries?
What if some perverted mother wants to "marry" her son? Or a twisted father "marry" his daughter?
If gay people want to shack up with each other, then no one can stop them (except God, of course).
But no one wants the definition of marriage (both morally and legally) changed for their "lifestyle."
Surely you can understand this point, yes?