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Cursive_Knives512 Donating Member (423 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-03-04 06:32 PM
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12 "Reasons" Why Gays Shouldn't Be Allowed To Marry
I hope this isn't a dupe, my friend sent this to me and I love it. No matter which side you're on, don't take it seriously, it's just for fun, but it does make some good points.

1. Homosexuality is not natural, much like eyeglasses, polyester, and birth control.

2. Heterosexual marriages are valid becasue they produce children. Infertile couples and old people can't legally get married because the world needs more children.

3. Obviously, gay parents will raise gay children, since straight parents only raise straight children.

4. Straight marriage will be less meaningful if Gay marriage is allowed, since Britney Spears' 55-hour just-for-fun marriage was meaningful.

5. Heterosexual marriage has been around a long time and hasn't changed at all; women are property, blacks can't marry whites, and divorce is illegal.

6. Gay marriage should be decided by people, not the courts, because the majority-elected legislatures, not courts, have historically protected the rights of the minorities.

7. Gay marriage is not supported by religion. In a theocracy like ours, the values of one religion are imposed on the entire counrty. That's why we have only one religion in America.

8. Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way that hanging around tall people will make you tall.

9. Legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior. People may even wish to marry their pets because a dog has legal standing and can sign a marriage contract. (My note: this one's my favorite! Whenever I bring up the "It's just love" factor in a gay marriage debate, that's always thrown at me, but now I have a response to it!)

10. Children can never suceed without a male and a female role model at home. That's why single parents are forbidden to raise children.

11. Gay marriage will change the foundation of society. Heterosexual marriage has been around for a long time, and we could never adapt to new social norms because we haven't adapted to things like cars or longer lifespans.

12. Civil unions, providing most of the same benefits as marriage with a different name are better, because a "seperate but equal" institution is always constitutional. Seperate schools for African-Americans worked just as well as seperate marriages for gays and lesbians will.
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The Katts Meow Donating Member (54 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-03-04 06:43 PM
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1. #8 Hanging around tall people will make you tall!
LOL!

Don't they realize by that logic that hanging around straight people would make gay people turn straight? Duh!

Scuse me, I have a sudden urge to marry my dog now. *sigh* see what *you people* made me do! ;-)
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