North Carolina passes same-sex marriage ban

[firstdown]

For the people who do not understand the opposition to gay marriage are you not religious at all, atheist, or what? I'm neither but I understand the opposition.

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Let's not start generalizing

I made the clear distinction of "why does it seem", and not a "why are all".

No generalizing was done here.

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by firstdown

For the people who do not understand the opposition to gay marriage are you not religious at all, atheist, or what? I'm neither but I understand the opposition.

The problem here is that this amendment or any of the legislation being passed isn't asking if you agree with homosexuality. It's asking if you agree to give them equal rights. That's the problem here. By voting against it, it doesn't mean you are in favor of homosexuality.

If you were to ask most of the people voting for it, they were probably voting for it for the wrong reason and were "proving their morality" by denying gays rights. This is where I think ignorance plays a part. It's learning to find out what the real issue here is, and what am I really voting for and does that in some way change my morality. Most people went into it thinking "I do not believe in homosexuality, so therefore I'm voting in favor of anything against homosexuality, regardless of what harm it causes." Instead of saying......."I'm voting against anything that would restrict the rights of a fellow human being even though I do not agree with homosexuality."


According to the Bible, we should stone gay people. People of different religions should not marrying. Divorce is not a option.

So how about those beliefs? You want me to believe that they are voting because of their religious beliefs, yet they choose to ignore those other requirements set forth by their own religion. This isn't about their beliefs, it's about using their beliefs as a means to hate and discriminate against.

God is against pornography. (porn is one of biggest business on internet) This value is ignored.
God is against divorce. ....yet divorce rate is well above 50%. This value is ignored.
God is against crime. Crime rates are high. This value is ignored.
God is against destroying your body. (obesity rates sky high, smokers, drinkers) This value is ignored.

God is against gays. OMG WE MUST HOLD TRUE TO OUR VIRTUES AND MORALITY.


Yeah guys, we aren't really going to hold to our morality ground unless it involves gay people!! THEN we'll make a stand!!

[skinsguy]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

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Why does it seem all the conservative + religious people are stupid as hell?


It's amazing how many people think that homosexuality is a choice.

You have no room to talk after that comment.

[Chico23231]

House rejects Thorne-Begland for judgeship as social conservatives prevail | Richmond Times-Dispatch

House of Delegates embarrassing again.

[RedskinRat]

Originally Posted by firstdown

For the people who do not understand the opposition to gay marriage are you not religious at all, atheist, or what? I'm neither but I understand the opposition.

Was that directed at me?

For clarity, I'm opposed to any and all religions. Not exactly an Atheist, more anti-theist.

If you're neither religious nor Atheist are you an Agnostic? That always seems to be a bizarre position.

More clarity: Marriages are formal union within a religion between a man and a woman, recognized by law. This means to me that religion and religious groups have the right to say no to gay marriage. This also means that anyone should see that there is an inherent flaw (but this is just one of many) in religion.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by RedskinRat

Was that directed at me?

For clarity, I'm opposed to any and all religions. Not exactly an Atheist, more anti-theist.

If you're neither religious nor Atheist are you an Agnostic? That always seems to be a bizarre position.

More clarity: Marriages are formal union within a religion between a man and a woman, recognized by law. This means to me that religion and religious groups have the right to say no to gay marriage. This also means that anyone should see that there is an inherent flaw (but this is just one of many) in religion.

It was not directed at anyone I was just curious. One of the main reason marriage was originally formed was for procreation. Last time I checked two women nor two men can have children on their own so I'm not sure thats a flaw.

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by skinsguy

You have no room to talk after that comment.

How so? Or did you put words/meaning into my statement that isn't there. I'll break this down for you on the key words in that sentence so there is no confusion.

Why does it seem

[RedskinRat]

Originally Posted by firstdown

One of the main reason marriage was originally formed was for procreation. Last time I checked two women nor two men can have children on their own so I'm not sure thats a flaw.

You don't need to be married to procreate, so that's clearly not true.

[firstdown]

[QUOTE=RedskinRat;917181]You don't need to be married to procreate, so that's clearly not true.[/QUOTE

We do see that and with the tearing down of the family clearly we see the results of single parent families on society and children today.

[mlmpetert]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

I made the clear distinction of "why does it seem", and not a "why are all".

No generalizing was done here.

Smootsmack probably never went to college, youll have to forgive him.....



Come on man! You cant just remove the most important adjective of the sentance in trying to make your point. Its:

"why does it seem all" vs "why are all"

Both are generalizations.

[mlmpetert]

Originally Posted by RedskinRat

I'm continually appalled by college graduates who have credentials and no common sense, no social graces and a fundamental lack of rational thought process.

"Well Educated" Crazy Woman On Metro North Train...

[RedskinRat]

Originally Posted by firstdown

We do see that and with the tearing down of the family clearly we see the results of single parent families on society and children today.

That's just bad parenting, not a lack of religion.

We, as a race, have tried 'more' religion. It didn't work.

[RedskinRat]

Originally Posted by mlmpetert

"Well Educated" Crazy Woman On Metro North Train With Subtitles [High Quality] - YouTube

I heard that was SS in drag, no evidence to refute it so far.

[skinsguy]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

The problem here is that this amendment or any of the legislation being passed isn't asking if you agree with homosexuality. It's asking if you agree to give them equal rights. That's the problem here. By voting against it, it doesn't mean you are in favor of homosexuality.

Christians believe that homosexuality is a sin. Voting against the Marriage Amendment would mean allowing the government to change the definition of marriage, and in turn, would mean that the Christian is agreeing to validating something that they believe is a sin; which in turn, that validation would be a sin within itself. It has nothing to do with Christians wanting to deny anybody rights.

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

If you were to ask most of the people voting for it, they were voting for it for the wrong reason and were "proving their morality" by denying gays rights. This is where I think ignorance plays a part. It's learning to find out what the real issue here is, and what am I really voting for and does that in some way change my morality. Most people went into it thinking "I do not believe in homosexuality, so therefore I'm voting in favor of anything against homosexuality, regardless of what harm it causes." Instead of saying......."I'm voting against anything that would restrict the rights of a fellow human being even though I do not agree with homosexuality."

Really? How did you come to the conclusion that MOST people who voted for the amendment stated your above mentioned reason? Do you have a list of all names that voted in favor of the amendment and a quote from each and every person?

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

According to the Bible, we should stone gay people. People of different religions should not marrying. Divorce is not a option.

You're obviously not a bible scholar. According to the Old Testament, under the Mosaic Law, it was called upon by God that ALL sin be punished by death. This isn't limited to homosexuality, but murder, adultery, robbery, rape, etc...we are no longer under THAT law according to the bible. Because Jesus Christ died on the cross for all sin, for all people, He bought salvation for humanity, so that all who come to Christ with a repentance heart has all sin forgiven. The bible also goes on to state that God was still a merciful God in those days after he spared King David's life when David committed sin. I don't remember you mentioning anything like that.

Secondly, the bible does state people from different religions should not marry because of being unequally yoked. I can tell you, for first hand experience, there are plenty of issues with that. Religion isn't just something people believe, it's a way of life, so having two people who are deeply rooted in their different faiths marry can be quite confusing to future children. Certainly you're not going to understand the importance, because you general seem to have a dislike for those of faith. I'm also not quite sure what this has to do with the thread anyway. And moreover, the divorce. If God puts two people together, let no one else separate. So, God hates divorce amongst His followers. The bible does state that divorce is permitted for reasons of adultery. So, if two people that God puts together divorce, that divorce is sin.

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

So how about those beliefs? You want me to believe that they are voting because of their religious beliefs, yet they choose to ignore those other requirements set forth by their own religion. This isn't about their beliefs, it's about using their beliefs as a means to hate and discriminate against

God is against pornography. (porn is one of biggest business on internet) This value is ignored.
God is against divorce. ....yet divorce rate is well above 50%. This value is ignored.
God is against crime. Crime rates are high. This value is ignored.
God is against destroying your body. (obesity rates sky high, smokers, drinkers) This value is ignored.

God is against gays. OMG WE MUST HOLD TRUE TO OUR VIRTUES AND MORALITY.


Yeah guys, we aren't really going to hold to our morality ground unless it involves gay people!! THEN we'll make a stand!!

Again, I want to know how many of those who voted in favor of the Marriage Amendment are divorcees, hooked on pornography, commits crime, and are heavy smokers, drinkers, and obese. Give me names, addresses, numbers, and your proof to back up what you claim. Otherwise, you're just spreading hate yourself. You haven't shown yourself to be any better a person than those you convict. I have no doubt there were some very ignorant people who voted for the amendment because of very ignorant reasons, but to sit there and say most people who voted for it does because of A, B, or C is ignorant in itself, because you don't know the reasoning that every person who voted for this thing had went through prior to voting day. You don't know their lives, you don't know their education, you don't know a thing about any of them, so don't sit there and be so smug in assuming you know people's reasoning as it pertains to this. It's all very opinionated assumptions, none of which were based on any facts at all.

Are there any ignorant people out there who use their Christian faith for the wrong things? Sure there are! Just like there are ignorant atheists, ignorant Catholics, ignorant Muslims, ignorant Agnostics, etc.... nobody is perfect! But to put each and every religious person under the same label of hate shows as much, if not more ignorance and hate on your behave. You, my friend, fall under the same label of intolerance as those who you convict. However, even despite all of that, I would still give my life to save yours and your family if it was called for me to do so. I have a general love for all people, even those that are quite tough to show a hand of fellowship to. The biggest thing you need to understand is Christianity is not defined by those small hate groups such as the Westboro Baptist Church for instance. Just like I'm sure you'd be object at the thought that all atheists are Satan worshipers who kill little children and animals. The smallest and most radical groups are usually the ones with the loudest voice. Just remember that the next time you decide to through out your hate to others.