You know, sometimes on controversial issues here on FR, we sometimes resort to the very human thing of shooting from the hip, name-calling, and all. I know. I have probably done it myself, much to my regret. I sincerely appreciate the passionate, yet dignified way that you state your thoughts, without personal amimus. We all care about this deeply; it’s just that some of us are approaching things from other angles.
I have thought about ALL those possibilities that you mentioned. And probably a few that you didn’t.
Here is what I am looking at these days. I am trying to force myself to read some of the arguments that are being made in court, both IN favor and AGAINST in the Prop 8 case in CA, for example. I have a ways to go before the cases brought in other state. I started with CA because Ted Olson is a party to this and he used to be on our side. These are long, boring legal arguments, but I am doing my best to get through them.
I believe it is important to know upon what grounds these new “rights” are being argued and its what I am trying to do. That is the only way, I believe, that we are going to be able to come up with defending our traditional position.
To illustrate this:
Just a “for instance” here is this argument: The notion that gay couples should have to go to the expense of legal documents to secure rights that others already have, is proof of the violation of the equal protection clause. That is one of their claims. I continue to read more of this stuff and promise to report what I find. You can’t fight the other side, unless you know their game plan. It’s the reason why everyone else is watching Hannity, etc. that I make sure to roll over to MSLSD to see what those kooks are saying.
So that is what I am doing now.
THAT IS PURE UNADULTERATED BULLCRAP!
Your understanding of the Equal Protection clause is as silly as your gay marriage pimping.
Gay people, be they single or couples have the same rights as everyone else. They can marry people of the opposite sex who are not immediate family members and who are not already married to someone else.
A Lesbian can marry a homosexual man. Then guess what? THEY ARE THEN A LEGALLY MARRIED GAY COUPLE! Nobody is stopping gay people from legally marrying people of the opposite sex. Every American has that right.
If a gay man marries a lesbian, they then have all the rights and priviledges (AND RESPONSIBILITES) accorded every other married couple. They can have children. They can adopt children.
The whole purpose of having a legally acknowledge marital status in this country and throughout the civilized world is TO PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF CHILDREN. Certainly the system does not work perfectly, but there is NO LEGITIMATE PURPOSE to be served by recognizing a marital status that HAS NO POSSIBILITY OF PRODUCING NATURAL OFFSPRING!
Now, if you want to continue to spout this nonsense, then I suspect your posting days here are numbered. The gay agenda is not welcome here. If you don't already know that, then maybe your ought to read some of Jim Robinson's many pronouncements.
If you want to post one of their arguments to find out how to shut it down, then that's just great. If you promote such arguments, I suspect the next time I click on your forum page I expect to see that you have been suspended or banned.
Happy Father's Day.