SamuelRSmith said:
marioboy2004 said:
Well getting married is a privilege and responsibility not a right...not every adult is in a state where he or she can bear the burden and responsibilities of married life (those in prison, being without financial means,being mentally unstable , etc). Getting married is a privilege one has in society and in marriage one makes a vow to be faithful to another person. Those who have children out of wedlock and refuse to raise their own children obviously don't subscibe to marriage as an endowed right.
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Freedom of association is an essential human right under most philosophies including the natural law, which is the basis of the U.S Constitution. Calling that association whatever you want is also an essential human right under most philosophies including the natural law, which is the basis of the U.S Constitution.
Both of these are actually codified in the First Amendment:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
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Yeah I agree that freedom to associate with whomever one wishes is a right but my point was that marriage has benefits and responsibilities. People can associate with whomever they want, but if I lose my job because I hold to a traditional definition of marriage then I feel that is crossing a thin line. Should an atheist be neglected the right to work at a Christian institution then and be forcefully fired?
