I respect people who are against on same sex marriage. Although other people criticizes so badly, and instead of getting mad, I pray for them that soon they can accept gays and lesbian.

Do you think all preist can go to heaven? and all gay and lesbian will go to hell ?

I agree strongly!!!Peace

Thank you for your candor. Do You lable all marriage relationships between a teens and an Adults a pedophile relationships ? I said nothing about kids because teenagers are not kids, they are young adults. Yes we agree that kids should never marry. However Laws against marriage to a person who loves another are automatic persecutions to that person inside and out. I do not support arranged or forced marriages but I am demonstrating that our western laws on marriage are equal opportunity discriminators. One man with one woman has always been exclusive.

I have been told that the prophet Muhammad was probably married to some young people. Could you also adress marriages between teens and other teens. Thousands of teens are getting married every day all across the world without their parents permission. Why have the right to abort and not to marry?

I have had many friends married to teens when they were over the age of 18. My current best friend married his first wife when he was 22 and she was 14. I had an aquantence named Wallace (a female) who married a 20 year old soldier at age 13 in the 50s. They stayed together untill 2003 when he died. For groups in love who want to marry how do you slice who one is from what they do?

Please comment on teen marriage

Gays are “persecuted” and “discriminated” against because of who they are AND what they do? Pedophiles, Johns or polygamists are “prosecuted” exclusively because of what they do. People don’t bash, condemn or lynch people who have sex for money…but if you’re gay?! Ask Matthew Sheppard.

I was born a polygamist, but that won’t get America and the rest of the Western world to Legalize polygamy. Polygamy is recognized in many countries and it has a long history of being legal in societies world wide. As far back as I can remember I have always desired multiple women. It is in my genes and it is natural. Why can’t polygamist get the narrow definition of marriage changed? Prostitution is called the worlds oldest profession. There are ancient traditions of temporary marriage which worked like prostitution. Folks who like to pay for sex also are discriminated against in most of America because prostitution is illegal in most states. These folks also like variety it also might be in there genes.

Teenagers also cannot marry without their parent’s permission, so this too restricts marriage. Many adults prefer virgins. Western society once praised virgin marriage. If teens can get abortions without parental permission why can’t they marry without parental permission? This forbidding of young marriage leads to more out of wedlock pregnancies. Additionally, why can’t adults marry high school students without parent’s permission? Why should homosexuals get their marriage definition change before these other groups? Are no those who enjoy paying for sex, polygamist, teens and other folks who want to marry virgins all equally, as deserving as same sex couples?

Same sex couples are part of a long list of groups of people who cannot marry. What makes them more discriminated against than teenagers, polygamist, and those who want to pay for sex.

Seriously: why can’t we have equality? If the state sanctions marriage and you are a citizen of the state/nation, then the laws should provide equal rights to ALL citizens of that nation – slam fucking dunk!

My religious tenets or lack thereof should not be the basis of determining what other people with other tenets, practices, beliefs, inclinations or orientations get to do. The only foundation that the secular state should provide is a level playing field. If the government sanctions marriage, then marriage should be for ALL CONSENTING ADULTS. And if you want to marry your sister, I don’t give a fuck! (One of the most asinine arguments against gay marriage I’ve heard)

My quibbles or comfort, or somebody else’s phony religious doctrine should not enter into it. That shit is between you and your God and me and my therapist. AND, people’s rights should not be auctioned off or voted on by the ignorant majority; that is a recipe for prejudice, blindness and rank stupidity to reign free.

Nobody who has responded here needs to love or like gay people, gay sex or gay marriage in order for justice, in order for law to dictate that marriage cannot be Jim Crowed. Muthafuckas don’t like your black ass and you didn’t like it when they legislated against you; how the fuck can your pretzel logic fail to note the same thing here?!

And I’m sorry for those kneegroes who don’t like Civil Rights metaphors being drawn between gay and black rights. But King said it himself: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” How the fuck are black folk – of all people – gonna say “you can’t use my experience in the same sentence with gay rights”?! Back in the day, we were likening our experience to Moses, talkin’ ’bout being the lost sheep and how a chariot was coming for to carry us home.

How could we compare our experience in America to those stories detailed in the Bible?! How dare WE?! Because, when you are under the gun and need some inspiration, need some help, you look for similar experiences and similar struggles that will provide more ammo to your cause.

I’m tired of our bullshit hypocrisy. I’m tired of the “our shit don’t stink” mentality that many of us bring to this debate, as if niggas aren’t gay as hell ourselves.

Don’t get me wrong: Asa is on point when he points out that we SHOULD be wary of white folks – gay, straight or pin striped. But we need to grow the fuck up. We have to have more maturity, more discernment, put some of that personal voodoo aside and recognize that we don’t live in a jive ass theocracy…yet, though we know that “they” use religion to do exactly what its being exhibited here – blind people to their commonalities in order to keep them divided. And controlled

To quote ‘Zel: “the games chess NOT checkers muthafuckas.” Stop allowing your asses to get checkmated by your own dumb moves.

Marriage is for procreation as far as the Bible is concerned. So, why not have a civil ceremony that addresses hospitalization visits and property disbursement for the couple. I don’t have a problem with civil ceremonies, and I don’t see where religious groups should have a problem with it. Gay people pay taxes even if you won’t allow them in your houses of worship.

Civil unions are financial bonds, and sooner or later, when the cash drawers start filling up because of these unions, local governments will declare it is a state’s right to allow gay unions that are much more like marriages.

However, I support gay marriage and support all minorities if they face discrimination. What good is it for me not to help them?

In my opinion (actually it’s a fact) sexuality isn’t in the Constitution and that’s the only thing that should govern, not our religious beliefs because we all have different religious beliefs.

Some of the most blatant racism I have had the unfortunate first hand experiences with have been people of Middle Eastern decent and white gay people. I once lived down the street from a gay man who was such a closed minded bigot that he would make Chip Saltsman, who distributed the Barack The Magic Negro CD to his Republican Party associates, look open minded from a racial perspective.

Some people simply refuse to understand the ugliness of the racial discrimination that plagues the black community. How many times have I heard people dismiss racism in employment practices by telling the story of how their grandpa couldn’t find a job for a couple of months back in the depression of the twenties?

Peace

As a lesbian, people seem to be surprised that i am one, and even become more careful that they shouldn’t discriminate me.