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bouzane on 26 July 2012
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happydolphin said:
bouzane said:

You seem to be under the impression that having the government recognize same-sex marriage means that they force people to perform same-sex marriages. This is not the case, at all. I can understand your concern now considering that you were misinformed. This pretty much renders the rest of the argument moot as nothing is being taken away from "Christians" and their rights are being left perfectly intact. Stop calling me unfair to the religious community, you're making a lot of baseless assumptions about me. I just want the big, obtrusive, totalitarian Church to stay out of government affairs and the lives of people who don't want their involvement. That's it, simple as that. No need for mislabeling me or making a little straw man to represent me.

@bold. Not at all.


"I believe that if a minister does not want to marry two people of the same sex it should really be left up to him and should NOT be seen as a violation of human rights, but a respect for the religious rights of the minister."

Why even mention this if it is not an issue?

Again, "Christians" lose nothing, they don't have to perform same-sex marriages. The only thing that changes is that the government recognizes these unions as legitimate and it forces insurance companies and various other corporate entities to provide the same benefits. That's it, equality for an often marginalized group of people. Again, I'm sure this would be Christ's intent. I'm sure he wouldn't be concerned with "traditional" marriage (again, that's been dead for a long time anyway) but instead the well being and happiness of others.