Posted by rayww on November 9, 2008, at 9:40:49
In reply to Re: Marriage definition » rayww, posted by seldomseen on November 9, 2008, at 8:59:01
> I personally think that marriage should be defined as an oath of fidelity to another person of consenting age.
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> I think it should be defined irrespective of sex/gender.That might have been true before our day, but if you think about it, marriage between two of the same sex makes a mockery of what it was intended.
So, why not wear it on your sleeve?
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> I certainly do not think the decision to have children should be incorporated into marriage, as I think reproduction is not part and parcel of marriage.For those who think it is, it's meant for the protection of little children who are vulnerable to the world's ideas, and are taught them at a very young age. A child learns many basic things as he or she opens their eyes to the world and sees things for the first time. Granted, there are a lot of losers on both sides of the fence that really screw up parenthood. That's not the issue. (God commanded/suggested/begged) "Be one" "Multiply and replentish the earth".
When you replentish something you make it fertile and grow. If we replentish the earth with same sex marriage, it will stop. (duh)
I didn't find out there was such a thing as same sex attraction until in my teens. It didn't hurt me not to know about that disorder. Why would I want my grandkids educated to that before their puberty? As if it were a choice and they were free to make it, like I sit down and make a decision in my childhood about my sexual orientation, go and experiment a bit, see what I prefer, and then I'm stuck in the pattern.
In my culture we try to keep our children from dating until age 16, and then try to keep them in groups. They start pairing off later, but that alone does much to protect our youth from experimentation when they are young.
Some are born with sexual orientation confusion, but most others develop the habit, and once a habit is developed, it's yours for life. Even the habits I have broken are still there trying to get out. I'll bet you have some too. Like alcoholism, once you stop drinking, a little slip up will bring you back to it.
> Further, I can not understand how the extension of even the label of marriage to homosexual couples in any way detracts from your committment to your spouse. Can you help me with that?You are twisting something and spinning it, please...
As far as I am concerned people may do what they choose, as long as they don't mess with the system. Let them invent their own ceremony, call it whatever they may, but my gosh, if everything invented by everyone had to be legalized, wouldn't we be in a royal mess legally. It would be a lawyer's dream. Oh, my, we already have that, don't we....
rayww
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