do you believe in gay marriage?
442280
Yes. Other people's preferences don't affect my life at all, why would I care who they married?
937742
In all seriousness, I know a lot of gay people that believe marriage is meant for man and woman, but believe they should at least have a civil union. they both contribute to each other except of course the reproductive aspect.
1094771
I think it's a great idea.\n\nThe only real problem I have with homosexual marriage is that once you change the definition of marriage the freakshows will start coming out and demanding their right to marry animals and shoes and pieces of land ... how do you make the legislation so that consenting adults can marry but they have to marry other people. You know that as soon as you allow homosexual marriage but say it has to be between two people some guy is gonna sue for his right to marry a hole in a watermelon. The madness will never stop.
978890
Yes, it's way more important to have love. I'm a straight woman that is engaged to a fabulous man. I am also roman catholic. However, I support gay marriages. Why? Being gay, although considered a sin, isn't a big enough sin that god wouldn't forgive. God loves his worshipers! There are gay people who happen to be very religious. God will forgive their homosexuality and open the gates for them in the long run as long as they believe in & respect him, as he will with all his believers that respect his wishes.\nI don't understand why there is such a negative focus on gay marriages. People should be more concerned with the percentages of straight marriages that are ending up in a divorce!\nAnyway, god never said we couldn't love. And, I believe love comes in all shapes, sizes, races, and sexes.
257002
It's here to stay, weather we accept it or not.  Personally, I'm opposed to gay marriage but not a gay union.\nI believe gay people are entitled to the same benefits and perks as any other citizen, as long as they're paying their way they should get entitlement.\nThe one area I find confusing is when a gay man will sell himself as a heterosexual for the purpose of marriage with a heterosexual female.  I have had two female acquaintances who have fallen into this trap and found out after tying the knot that their husbands were gay.  In both cases, the marriages ended most ricky- tick.  This was a traumatic experience for both women, one they would never forget!\nSociety is more accepting of homosexuality, today.  There is no logical reason for a homosexual to do this to an un-suspecting person.  Women beware!!!!!
183286
I'm not gay.  I'm not liberal, either.  If they want to get married, that's fine.  How did I develop this idea?  I know some.  One in particular holds a place of laughter in my memory; and that is a very good thing.
817838
Do you believe in God?
1160673
Marriage is what you make of it. If you make it sacred, it will be sacred.\n\nI think most people have made a mockery out of what is supposed to be a very special thing.\n\nI also do not think allowing homosexuals to marry will "ruin" the sacred bonds of marriage. We straight people have already done that.
121341
I'm not really sure if marriage is a federal issue right now.  It will be a federal issue if the right-wingers get their way and change the Constitution.\n\nIt will be legal on a state by state basis when enough people realize that the only real argument against it is of a religious nature and that there is a constitutional separation of church and state.\n\nThink about it, gay people should have the same rights as every other American and allowing them to be legally married would harm no one!
903786
I am against gay marriage.  Committment ceremonies are fine. But marriage- no.
953253
You can't make decisions based on if you know someone involved or not.  You have to be empathetic or not to gay marriage regardless.  If one of your family members is gay, that doesn't change whether it is right or not for gays to be married.
1114971
Wow Marcell, You have really demonstrated what is wrong with conservatives. So I assume you mean that giving gays like myself the right to marry is a "special right" because we didnt have that right before. Wow. I think its likely you would be quoting mythology in all your arguments. My firmly held belief is that you cannot explain things rationally to people who believe in an invisible man in the sky who sees everything they do and is waiting to smite them if they step out of line. Its just nonsense, and the sooner more people reject this mythological hysteria about virgin babies and magic boats that hold millions of animals and prophets falling from the sky, the sooner people will adopt reason in its place. But whether or not people are willing to question their dogma, I'm still going to fight for a womans right to choose, for full rights and inclusion for gays, etc. I'm not going to let someones silly mythologies and superstitions stop me...
1162240
No Jackson. Not only should President Bush not support gay marriage, neither should anyone else. If the gays and lezbo's want to play house, then they can just simply live together and pretend. \n\nI do not believe it is fair to straight (normal) couples who believe in the religious sanctity of marriage to have it defaced and demoralized by the irregulars. \n\nFurthermore, I blame the media for allowing this concept to become "acceptable" behavior.  If it wasn't splattered all over our TV, cramming it down our throats in sit-com's, they would all still be in the closet.
1131282
I wish I had a nickle for every time I've answered this question in the last few months.\n\nFor it.\n\nI'm not fond of the idea of gay marriage.  I won't marry my boyfriend even when the government recognizes gay marriages.\nI just don't need a piece of paper or a ceremony to validate my love.\n\nI do, however, believe that Equal rights means equal rights.  Gay people are getting married.  In christian churches and other religious venues all across the land.  One state already recognizes gay marriages.  A few others are attempting to equalize the situation by granting equal rights under a different name.\n\nWhen a group of people decide that because of THEIR beliefs and opinions, another group of people can't have the same rights and protections as they do, I have a problem with it.\n\nDiscrimination is wrong no matter what reason you want to give for it.  Equal rights isn't something gay people made up to annoy straight people.  Equal rights was thought of by the founding fathers of our great nation because far too often, when people obtain power and influence, they use it to supress other people.  Our founding fathers, understanding human nature, took steps to make sure that doesn't happen here.\n\nI don't want to marry my boyfriend.  I want the right to do it, and have the same protections straight people have when they do it.\nThere is no reason the government should set aside the intent of our founding fathers just because SOME people don't like us.
325316
Not at all! All these people who don't believe in same sex marriages are looking at the wrong things. If they're happy, than let them be together to be happy. We wouldn't want someone getting in the middle of our marriages if we really loved someone! I would never marry someone of my gender, just based on the fact that I'm not lesbian. But some people are, and this is a country where we can all be free to marry whoever we want, as long as they aren't our immediate family. Let them be, because once you stop being judgemental and look at who they really are, you'll see that they have feelings too and they just want to be able to express love the way straight people do
973194
I do!  Do you believe in God?
211612
Yes, of course I do. I don't particularly agree with marriage so it would make no sense for me to disagree with premarital sex.\nWhatever floats your boat.