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Re: The Tyranny of the Majority
Clearly the issue is not sexual preferences since those exist in any case. The issue is: who gets to share the benefits of the institution of civil marriage? Again, gay and lesbian relationships exist (and yes, they are dissolved, just like straight relationships). Even if you hate gays and lesbians (and I hope you do not), there should be a legal ...
Posted to Jurisprudence by PipoNYC on November 8, 2008
The Tyranny of the Majority
With so many causes worth fighting for in this country, I was ashamed and disgusted to see so many people take up, as a legitimate cause, the fight against gay marriage. Was not their goal, after all, to strip a minority group of a constitutionally upheld civil right? The fervor with which some religious groups prayed for the passage of ...
Posted to Jurisprudence by PipoNYC on November 8, 2008
For those opposing gay marriage...
Some important points for those of you who oppose gay marriage: 1) This is not about religion. California's decision to permit gay marriages does not mean gay people are getting married in your church. Your church has every right to continue to prohibit gays from getting married. This is about the government granting gay couples rights such as ...
Posted to Jurisprudence by voxpop78 on June 18, 2008