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<blockquote data-quote="trplnkl" data-source="post: 938518" data-attributes="member: 13254"><p>Josh Powell was a mentally ill person and that has little if anything to do with sexual orientation or preference, but that is a good example of a comparison that is invalid. </p><p> </p><p> You're right. men can not marry minors, yet. Right now, in most states, men can't marry men and women can't marry women...very valid comparison. There was a time that same gender relationships were considered on the same level as Nambla by probably the majority of Americans. Now the debate is about if gays should be allowed to be married. 50-60 years ago the suggestion of gay marriage would have been tossed out as an outlandish concept that would never be considered. </p><p> Most of the gay people I know are very decent people and would kill to protect children from abusers. That is hardly the point or objection. </p><p></p><p> Here is what I think should happen:</p><p> The government should adopt a new law that replaces the words marriage, husband, wife and spouse in all laws and replace them with civil union and partner. Along with this the need to pass a law that requires a civil union between two people that want the privileges and RESPONSIBILITIES of now married couples, regardless of gender. Then if a man and woman wants or needs a marriage to satisfy their religious beliefs they can go to their pastor (or whatever title they have) and be married by them. This gets the government out of marriage but still offers their "protection of fairness" in the legal matters of couples bound to one another.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trplnkl, post: 938518, member: 13254"] Josh Powell was a mentally ill person and that has little if anything to do with sexual orientation or preference, but that is a good example of a comparison that is invalid. You're right. men can not marry minors, yet. Right now, in most states, men can't marry men and women can't marry women...very valid comparison. There was a time that same gender relationships were considered on the same level as Nambla by probably the majority of Americans. Now the debate is about if gays should be allowed to be married. 50-60 years ago the suggestion of gay marriage would have been tossed out as an outlandish concept that would never be considered. Most of the gay people I know are very decent people and would kill to protect children from abusers. That is hardly the point or objection. Here is what I think should happen: The government should adopt a new law that replaces the words marriage, husband, wife and spouse in all laws and replace them with civil union and partner. Along with this the need to pass a law that requires a civil union between two people that want the privileges and RESPONSIBILITIES of now married couples, regardless of gender. Then if a man and woman wants or needs a marriage to satisfy their religious beliefs they can go to their pastor (or whatever title they have) and be married by them. This gets the government out of marriage but still offers their "protection of fairness" in the legal matters of couples bound to one another. [/QUOTE]
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