Joelcool7 said:
Well you see their is a religion that permits polygamy etc...etc... I think in such cases its up to the church and other religious organisations to recognize or not recognize those marriages. As you said marriage is a word. Also the clear definition of marriage is between a man and woman Biblically and according to the Quran and almost every other religious text if not all of them. Infact if a religion decided to marry a gay couple I wouldn't be that much against it because I am not from that faith and nobody is being forced to recognize it, nor will most churchs or religions do so. Mormon's have polygamist marriages all the time, infact they have under age marriages all the time as well. These marriages aren't recognized by the state or other faiths. We only get upset when under age children are used and abused. But you know what our Government and many others don't give a dang if the religious organisation marries a man to many wives, these marriages aren't recognized by the state and they shouldn't be. Theirs a case before our courts here in British Columbia Canada on whether polygamist marriage should be legal. The court actually tossed out the charges saying they were religious persecution. If a religious organisation wants to marry a couple and that organisation has no legal authority and is simply doing so before God. Then thats up to them. In the end polygamist marriages are pretty much legal here in Canada now. Again yah if a religious sect wants to marry a gay couple sure they can. I won't recognize it neither would almost every religious organisation and the state shouldn't recognize any marriage (They should just stay out of it). I'm just saying Marriage is a religious institution and should stay that way! |
A lot of the more liberal Christian churches would actually be happy to recognize and perform gay marriages. I agree with the idea that the government should not recognize any marriage - only civil unions - and marriages should be performed by whoever wants to perform it.
