Comments on: What’s Their Real Problem with Gay Marriage (It’s the Gay Part) http://themoderatevoice.com/21733/what%e2%80%99s-their-real-problem-with-gay-marriage-it%e2%80%99s-the-gay-part/ An Internet hub for moderates, centrists, and independents, with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, and right Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:32:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ekaraj http://themoderatevoice.com/21733/what%e2%80%99s-their-real-problem-with-gay-marriage-it%e2%80%99s-the-gay-part/comment-page-1/#comment-221157 Ekaraj Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:09:34 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/society/homosexuality/21733/what%e2%80%99s-their-real-problem-with-gay-marriage-it%e2%80%99s-the-gay-part/#comment-221157 I already diged this my firend.<br><br>regards<br>kailis<br>______________________________________________<br><a href="http://www.oforu.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">aion gold</a> | <a href="http://www.eing.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">aion kina</a> I already diged this my firend.

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]]> By: JohnBisceglia http://themoderatevoice.com/21733/what%e2%80%99s-their-real-problem-with-gay-marriage-it%e2%80%99s-the-gay-part/comment-page-1/#comment-127408 JohnBisceglia Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:08:37 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/society/homosexuality/21733/what%e2%80%99s-their-real-problem-with-gay-marriage-it%e2%80%99s-the-gay-part/#comment-127408 The Spiritual Arrogants simply MUST have someone or something to feel morally superior to; otherwise how will they know they are "Good Christians"?<br><br>Intelligent people know that there are NO arguments against Marriage Equality (granting all humans civil marriage) that are rational and independent of religious beliefs. So why is our THEOCRACY in control of Civil Marriage? And why are LGBT Americans taxed by this Theocracy that denies them civil rights? Some of us have had enough, and are protesting our government's immoral, unjust laws against our families. GAY TAX PROTEST The Spiritual Arrogants simply MUST have someone or something to feel morally superior to; otherwise how will they know they are “Good Christians”?

Intelligent people know that there are NO arguments against Marriage Equality (granting all humans civil marriage) that are rational and independent of religious beliefs. So why is our THEOCRACY in control of Civil Marriage? And why are LGBT Americans taxed by this Theocracy that denies them civil rights? Some of us have had enough, and are protesting our government's immoral, unjust laws against our families. GAY TAX PROTEST

]]> By: Chino_Blanco http://themoderatevoice.com/21733/what%e2%80%99s-their-real-problem-with-gay-marriage-it%e2%80%99s-the-gay-part/comment-page-1/#comment-127404 Chino_Blanco Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:19:36 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/society/homosexuality/21733/what%e2%80%99s-their-real-problem-with-gay-marriage-it%e2%80%99s-the-gay-part/#comment-127404 Considering that <a href="http://ProtectMarriage.com">ProtectMarriage.com</a> has decided NOT to appeal the ballot language, what chance do you really see for Prop 8 to pass? I just don’t see a majority of Californians voting YES on a proposition titled ELIMINATES RIGHT OF SAME-SEX COUPLES TO MARRY.<br><br>Once the churches realize that Prop 8 is an almost guaranteed loser, are they going to do the right thing and let their members know?<br><br>If not, what happens after Prop 8 loses by 40-60 (or worse), and then the members find out that the church leadership was privy all along to internal polling that predicted a crushing defeat? Do the members get their money back?<br><br>Or do they get stuck paying for ads that were run by a campaign that knew it was going to lose but ran them anyway! Considering that ProtectMarriage.com has decided NOT to appeal the ballot language, what chance do you really see for Prop 8 to pass? I just don’t see a majority of Californians voting YES on a proposition titled ELIMINATES RIGHT OF SAME-SEX COUPLES TO MARRY.

Once the churches realize that Prop 8 is an almost guaranteed loser, are they going to do the right thing and let their members know?

If not, what happens after Prop 8 loses by 40-60 (or worse), and then the members find out that the church leadership was privy all along to internal polling that predicted a crushing defeat? Do the members get their money back?

Or do they get stuck paying for ads that were run by a campaign that knew it was going to lose but ran them anyway!

]]> By: pacatrue http://themoderatevoice.com/21733/what%e2%80%99s-their-real-problem-with-gay-marriage-it%e2%80%99s-the-gay-part/comment-page-1/#comment-127403 pacatrue Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:30:46 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/society/homosexuality/21733/what%e2%80%99s-their-real-problem-with-gay-marriage-it%e2%80%99s-the-gay-part/#comment-127403 It's a very nice analysis. To boil it down further, I would say there are two main reasons people oppose gay marriage:<br><br>1) Homosexuality just icks them out. I know that sounds stupid, but I think it's true. In the end, they just don't like the idea on an emotional level. This is manifested in all of the things the blog post talks about such as protecting children, homosexuality as disease, etc. But ultimately it's a gut feel that doesn't go away.<br><br>2) A true conservative reaction that isn't in the political sense of the word at all. To many millions allowing people of the same sex to marry sounds like a risky thing to allow. They just want to go slow with this.<br><br>Of course, you will find other reasons out there such as, perhaps, a position on judicial philosophy and governance, but I'd be surprised if such sentiments account for more than 5% of the people. It's a very nice analysis. To boil it down further, I would say there are two main reasons people oppose gay marriage:

1) Homosexuality just icks them out. I know that sounds stupid, but I think it's true. In the end, they just don't like the idea on an emotional level. This is manifested in all of the things the blog post talks about such as protecting children, homosexuality as disease, etc. But ultimately it's a gut feel that doesn't go away.

2) A true conservative reaction that isn't in the political sense of the word at all. To many millions allowing people of the same sex to marry sounds like a risky thing to allow. They just want to go slow with this.

Of course, you will find other reasons out there such as, perhaps, a position on judicial philosophy and governance, but I'd be surprised if such sentiments account for more than 5% of the people.

]]> By: Chino_Blanco http://themoderatevoice.com/21733/what%e2%80%99s-their-real-problem-with-gay-marriage-it%e2%80%99s-the-gay-part/comment-page-1/#comment-113990 Chino_Blanco Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:19:36 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/society/homosexuality/21733/what%e2%80%99s-their-real-problem-with-gay-marriage-it%e2%80%99s-the-gay-part/#comment-113990 Considering that <a href="http://ProtectMarriage.com">ProtectMarriage.com</a> has decided NOT to appeal the ballot language, what chance do you really see for Prop 8 to pass? I just don’t see a majority of Californians voting YES on a proposition titled ELIMINATES RIGHT OF SAME-SEX COUPLES TO MARRY.<br><br>Once the churches realize that Prop 8 is an almost guaranteed loser, are they going to do the right thing and let their members know?<br><br>If not, what happens after Prop 8 loses by 40-60 (or worse), and then the members find out that the church leadership was privy all along to internal polling that predicted a crushing defeat? Do the members get their money back?<br><br>Or do they get stuck paying for ads that were run by a campaign that knew it was going to lose but ran them anyway! Considering that ProtectMarriage.com has decided NOT to appeal the ballot language, what chance do you really see for Prop 8 to pass? I just don’t see a majority of Californians voting YES on a proposition titled ELIMINATES RIGHT OF SAME-SEX COUPLES TO MARRY.

Once the churches realize that Prop 8 is an almost guaranteed loser, are they going to do the right thing and let their members know?

If not, what happens after Prop 8 loses by 40-60 (or worse), and then the members find out that the church leadership was privy all along to internal polling that predicted a crushing defeat? Do the members get their money back?

Or do they get stuck paying for ads that were run by a campaign that knew it was going to lose but ran them anyway!

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