France legalizes gay marriage despite angry protests

[thorin13]

dsgrue3 said:

thorin13 said:

im from iceland, and you say bullshit i assumed that was foul language in english perhaps im wrong if so appologies. my reasoning has been explained marriage is a binding of masculine and feminine coming together as one and has been so for many years it is special to me and has meaning, perhaps you are from the new world where tradition and history arent relevant but to me my peoples history and tradition is important and worth defending, people are gay yes this is true in many walks of life but they are different as are many in life, so why not allow them to have their own version with their own vows ect what is so awfull about this, 

You're entitled to your opinion, but emotional arguments don't carry any weight I'm afraid. Homosexuality is a natural occurance and is found in the animal kingdom. 

Your definition of marriage seems to be born of religion and misses the underlying point. It's a cultural ritual to signify a partnership between two people until death do them part. 

There is simply no need to redefine a perfectly good term. If religious people want to differentiate themselves, they can call it something else that pertains to their religion. It isn't a religious exercise, it's a cultural and legal one.

that is your opinion and i respect that i have mine also, glad to have a civilized conversation with you instead of the mostly hatefull ones ive seen in this post, farewell