Posted by nikkit2 on March 8, 2005, at 4:07:05
In reply to Re: marriage isn't religious.., posted by AuntieMel on March 7, 2005, at 17:49:48
rayww - you quite clearly indicated you thought a gay person would "harm" your children in some way. You also said "do you blame me?" at the end of it. Yes, I do actually, I cannot condone you thinking someone would hurt your child simply because they love someone of the same sex.
And rayww, you haven't told us yet why YOU think that a gay person is not equal to a straight person. You've told us that its due to your religion, but could you explain *exactly* why they are not equal. Take away the religious side of marriage and view it legally.. WHY is someone not equal to me, because they are gay?
Is someone who is black not equal to me?
Are women not equal to men?
Should interacial marriages be outlawed?By changing the subject to marajuana, child porn etc, you're not using similar examples.. I, personally, found your question about child porn to be rather strange - as if you were saying that people out there (other than a peadophile) would like to see this legalised?
1) Legalizing marajuana - all for it. Most definately. never seen anyone fight whilst stoned, but have seen hundreds fight when drunk. I, personally, think its a relatively safe drug compared to alcohol.
2) Legalizing prostitution - Yup, all for it again. It happens, we're not going to stop it.. So if we legalise it, atleast we can add a measure of safety and health into it.
3) Child pornograph - As mel said.. the children aren't old enough to make a decision. Porn of over 18's I have no problem with though.
4) Drinking for minors - well, what Mel said isn't actually correct. the legal drinking age in UK is 18, but from the age of 14 you can drink wine or beer with food (in restaurant or pub) if you're with an adult. Seems pretty sensible to me.. It also means that alot of the time a child is bought up having small amounts of alcohol, and its not seen as this bog "ooooh, alcohol, I'd better drink as much as I can".
Oh, and the age you can start learning to drive is 17 *s*
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