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Gay Marriage
| May 24th, 2015 at 10:08:40 AM permalink | |
| Face Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 61 Posts: 3941 |
I don't get the outrage. Guy adopted another guy because they couldn't marry. He did it to gain benefits he couldn't get otherwise. Now that gay marriage is recognized, they dropped the sham and did it legit. He gamed the system, sure. But this is totally using adoption in an unintended way. Be bold and risk defeat, or be cautious and encourage it. |
| May 24th, 2015 at 10:09:45 AM permalink | |
| rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18762 | The abuse of marriage, why take Anna Nicoles Smith marriage to a nearly incompetent billionaire. Nothing new about using marriage in wacky ways. A Florida court revoked a polo tycoon's adoption of his girlfriend, a scheme that aimed to funnel her millions of dollars as he battled lawsuits that Also. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/man-adopts-girlfriend/ You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
| May 24th, 2015 at 10:20:39 AM permalink | |
| Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 |
You don't get it because you're not part of the Stupid Opposition(*) (*) Look up Manicheism in "The Devil's Dictionary" by Ambrose Bierce. Or just copy the previous sentence and Google it. You know, for an Atheist, I make a lot of religious references ;) Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
| May 24th, 2015 at 11:28:16 AM permalink | |
| Dalex64 Member since: Mar 8, 2014 Threads: 3 Posts: 3687 | And that adoption happened years and years ago, when they were certain that gay marriage would never happen. So legalizing gay marriage now led to an adoption over a decade ago? "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts." Daniel Patrick Moynihan |
| May 24th, 2015 at 12:00:55 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 | There's only one thing more boring than regular marriage, and that's Gay marriage. The only people who love marriage are young people, and that's because they have no idea what they're getting into. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| May 24th, 2015 at 1:56:17 PM permalink | |
| AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18209 |
At least the people got to vote there. Here they vote and it doesn't matter. The President is a fink. |
| September 4th, 2015 at 2:41:00 PM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 | Sorry to wake up an old thread, but does anyone on the forum support Kim Davis? If you don't recognize the name, she is the Kentucky clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to gay couples and chose jail over doing so. I don't wish to discuss gay marriage in general. What I don't get is if you believe that signing such licenses is a "heaven or hell" decision, then you should resign from your position. It is stealing to collect a paycheck for a job you refuse to do. I get and can respect that she feels that her oath to god supersedes her oath to country. However, I believe it says in the bible somewhere that you can't serve two masters. Given that, choose between god and your job. You can't have your cake and eat it to. FrG, what is your take on this? Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
| September 4th, 2015 at 3:06:57 PM permalink | |
| FrGamble Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 67 Posts: 7596 | That is a good point Wizard. If the company you work for is doing something you don't like you can quit or go on strike, but I don't think you can just refuse to do a part of your job that you think is objectionable. I think she is instead trying to make a point or evangelize and I don't think it is the time or place for that. “It is with the smallest brushes that the artist paints the most exquisitely beautiful pictures.” ( |
| September 4th, 2015 at 3:11:13 PM permalink | |
| Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 |
The wacko right often believes belief in their god is a shield for bigotry. Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
| September 4th, 2015 at 4:03:29 PM permalink | |
| terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11791 |
Seems most reasonable people agree Kim Davis is wrong The majority in the country is ok with gay marraige Some conservatives also dont support her such as morning joe and our Ronc What is sad is there are Republican presidential candidates that support Ms Davis and dont get seperation of Church and State I read about the Judge that put her in jail He is deeply Christian and personally against gay marraige. He respects the Supreme Court and he took an oath He totally gets it :-) Her lawyer is a tool Instead of just saying the licenses issued today are not valid He throws gas on the flame by saying they are not worth the paper they are printed on He has also given terrible advice to Ms Davis Its a money grab, donations are up because she is in jail Thats exactly where the orginazation that pays the lawyer wants her Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |