Equality

[etherial]

I have this friend Sean. Many of you know him. He is a tough, hard-assed, and shrewd logical thinker. Everything he believes is firmly entrenched in logic. He's also a Conservative Christian, and doesn't like "gay marriage." Needless to say, this has been a topic of debate between the two of us for some time.

A month ago, I was going to make a post about how we were debating the issue, and for the first time in a long time, I felt like I had held my ground. That was an important day for me, because I get a bit touchy when my friends and family fail to see the logic against them.

Yesterday, the issue came up in conversation again, and he conceded. So long as there is a legal institution of marriage, it has to be applied equally to all couples seeking it. Regardless as to whether or not they're dirty homo queer fags.

This is my 300th post.

Comments

Nope.

[etherial.livejournal.com]

Those arguments are irrelevant and false.

1) There are no legal stipulations relating children and marriage. Couples that are too old or infertile are allowed to mary.

2) It is a poorly designed species that cannot handle change. It is a ridiculous notion that children "require" male and female parents because PEOPLE DIE.

But most importantly, there is no excuse for a law that discriminates based on gender. And a law that restricts who you can marry based on your gender is WRONG.

Re: Nope.

[evan712.livejournal.com]

1) That could be considered a flaw in the law.

2) People can reproduce through rape too, but that doesn't make it ok.