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Omaha Steve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 07:54 PM Original message |
When it Comes to Marriage, Let the Religious Right Have It |
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PDJane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
1. Not quite there.......... |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 09:56 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. I concur, only if all unions are civil which relegates "marriage" to the religious. |
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PDJane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 10:27 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Yes. That's where I was heading. |
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Roosesvelte (85 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 04:16 AM Response to Reply #1 |
32. I Posted Something Similar In GD |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
2. No I do not agree |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 09:57 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. If all unions are civil unions and its supported at the Federal level, it will be fair to all |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 10:58 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Depriving Gay People of the Legal, Societal, and Moral Connotations of Marriage Is Bigotry |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 11:51 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Those would sacrifice equality over the use of a single word are very simple indeed |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 12:14 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Marriage Was a Civil Term LONG, LONG Before It was Co-opted By Religion |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 03:31 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Errr, not even close |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 09:35 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Mine Is a Equality View. |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 11:29 AM Response to Reply #16 |
22. Yours is a fixed view that ignores the larger picture and is fixated on one word |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 12:11 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Wrong. |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 01:23 PM Response to Reply #22 |
38. why are you here? |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 10:40 AM Response to Reply #5 |
19. What sounds simple linguistically is not simple legally. |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 11:19 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Actually you can legally declare them as words with equivalent meanings |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 04:59 PM Response to Reply #20 |
29. No, you can't. Legally they already have separate meanings. |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:27 AM Response to Reply #5 |
33. Religion doesn't own the word, or the institution |
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gleaner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
3. Many people who are in love ... |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
7. How Much More of This Uncle Tom, Bigot Appeasing Shit Are We Going to Be Subjected To? |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 12:01 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. There is a religious component you blithely ignore, which needs to be addressed, to kill it |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 12:11 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Marriage Is Not a Relgious Contract In This Country, Which YOU Blithley Ignore. |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 03:33 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. It still has overwhelming religious overtones |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 09:41 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. The Priest, Minister, What Have You Acts As An AGENT OF THE STATE |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 11:26 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Sorry you can't see the bigger picture and are hamstrung over a single word. |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 11:57 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Fine. I'm Done With You. Waste Your Time And Sabotage Real Equality With Your Horseshit. |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 02:58 PM Response to Reply #21 |
27. Many denominations will wish to preform same sex marriages |
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WillParkinson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 08:18 AM Response to Reply #21 |
34. I'm sorry I can't see your "bigger picture" either.... |
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ShadowLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
9. I think the article writer misses the point on what a gay marriage victory would mean |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
18. It's almost like the author is arguing in favor of brief encounters, tea rooms and bus stops. |
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cate94 (573 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
25. It is a fallacy to think that the religious right only objects |
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varun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 03:49 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. The domestic partnership bill in WA state is a good example |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
26. Nope. |
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t0dd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
30. It's more than just a title. |
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Tyo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:13 AM Response to Reply #30 |
35. Exactly |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 10:20 PM Response to Original message |
31. There is a lot of sentiment within our community along the same lines. |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 01:21 PM Response to Reply #31 |
37. I'd like to see a show of hands. |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 02:35 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. You ridicule our history as "baby steps". You should be ashamed of yourself. |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 03:18 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Get over yourself please |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 03:40 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Well said. |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 09:05 AM Response to Reply #41 |
43. grooviness |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
36. Absolutely, totally, completely disagree, without ifs ands or buts. |
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RetiredTrotskyite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 04:32 PM Response to Reply #36 |
42. The Bottom Line Is... |
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