Is marriage the right of each and every citizen?

[Kirameo]

Joelcool7 said:

Viper1 said:
Marriage, a legally binding union between 2 people, is a right of everyone that shouldn't require legislation to regulate.

I don't see laws or national founding documentation making it a right to be able to walk and chew bubble gum at the same time. Some things should just be common sense.

If marriage was simply a Government institution or civil matter then I would agree its common sense. However it is a religious institution who's meaning actually had to be changed to accomodate gays, beastiality and object fetishers. It's pretty insaine to change the definition of a word, force that change on the religious groups who made the word and the institution. Its insaine that its even considered a right.

What about going naked down the street, shouldn't that be my right I mean I'm not hurting anyone and its my free will to wear what I want. That should be a right should it not. Thats common sense isn't it?

In this case changing the definition of a word and then imposing that change on everyone is not a right in my eyes or the Constitution's or rights bills.

1. Meanings change with time. Religions change with time. There is not definite truth to what is "supposed to be".

2. Marriage is a passive state of being in a sense. Walking down the street naked is an activity which will unavoidably affect anyone in your near environment. If it is not pleasant to others and has no real value, it should not be done. It would be uncomfortable for me to watch a man naked walking down the street, but it would not be uncomfortable to know that two persons are married in an active sense. You may have a personal opinion, but then you could say that people wearing hats disturb you. It's quite a gray area.

3. Definitions of word vary as society moves "forward". The word gay is a great example. Now I will say that you are really gay, because you are happy. Is it not whatgay means?