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Because they are both violations of the paradigm of genuine marriage. Like it or not. Cannoli Send a noteboard - 21/10/2012 05:49:32 AM
as if they are on the same page of topics?

Homosexuality is not chosen, it just is or is not.
If they can't control what they do with their bodies, they should be rounded up and treated like animals, because that's all they are. It might be an innate inclination, but it is still a choice to accept and act on that inclination. The moral options for a sincere heterosexual man are maybe a hair more expansive than for a homosexual, but his innate sexual inclination is never considered an excuse for stepping outside those boundaries.

Debate whether or not the choice they make is moral until the cows come home, but desist this farce of pretending the choice is not being made.

Polygamy is a choice, 100%. No one wakes up as they are coming into themselves in their teens and thinks "OMG I'm a polygamist!!"
And that is the only acceptable way to realize that? This is absolute nonsense, and reveals a preference for, and idealization of, the homosexual cause. Marriage is a private arrangement between two people and the extent of the feelings and interests of the people involved therein are not for another to pass judgment on. The legal status of marriage, on the other hand, is a public issue, because of the explicit meaning given to the institution by tradition. Extending legal rights to other forms of marriage forces people who do not recognize those parameters to treat them as such, in violation of their own beliefs.

It is as absolute as a belief in a god, that marriage has a specific and explicit form, and you have no more right to force a person to treat a same-sex couple as a marriage or a polygamous relationship as a marriage, than you have to force them to attend a religious service or perform a religious ritual. If you can't force me to recite a patriotic pledge to my country or tolerate people praying to a different god in a public school, than you sure as hell can't force me to recognize an aberrant relationship as a marriage.
Cannoli
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For all you supporters of Gay Marriage: What about polygamy? - 20/10/2012 12:02:06 AM 1315 Views
Legal rights. - 20/10/2012 12:14:10 AM 719 Views
It almost sounds like you are saying... - 20/10/2012 12:31:40 AM 692 Views
That is what I'm saying it. - 20/10/2012 01:07:50 AM 673 Views
Technically, privileges, not rights. - 20/10/2012 04:16:45 AM 678 Views
Sure - 20/10/2012 12:35:53 AM 606 Views
All for it... For adults over the age of 18. *NM* - 20/10/2012 01:18:04 AM 367 Views
What about it? - 20/10/2012 01:21:17 AM 682 Views
+1 *NM* - 20/10/2012 01:51:25 AM 394 Views
+2 *NM* - 20/10/2012 11:18:39 AM 350 Views
should be legal, would be nice for poly people. should include polygyny and polyandry. *NM* - 20/10/2012 03:29:05 AM 347 Views
poly people? - 20/10/2012 12:44:01 PM 645 Views
Government needs to stop legislating morality. So yes *NM* - 20/10/2012 03:36:37 AM 343 Views
That's a huge chunk of what government does. - 20/10/2012 04:35:45 PM 649 Views
That's not what I'm saying - 21/10/2012 03:21:08 AM 668 Views
So you're opposed to abortion and gun control then? Welcome aboard! - 21/10/2012 06:14:14 AM 618 Views
Why do you keep talking about gay marriage and polygamy in the same sentence.. - 20/10/2012 03:58:26 AM 694 Views
Get a grip. Your response is just what I tried to avoid. - 20/10/2012 04:33:40 AM 610 Views
The more fool you. - 21/10/2012 05:55:30 AM 705 Views
Ha! Point. *NM* - 20/10/2012 05:40:34 AM 534 Views
Because they are both violations of the paradigm of genuine marriage. Like it or not. - 21/10/2012 05:49:32 AM 597 Views
Marriage is always a choice, whatever the motive(s.) - 22/10/2012 04:00:40 PM 630 Views
I got no opinion on it. - 20/10/2012 12:51:43 PM 731 Views
The idea of a group marriage makes me uncomfortable - 20/10/2012 04:19:48 PM 618 Views
As long as it is equitable - 20/10/2012 05:55:57 PM 612 Views
The state shouldn't even recognize marriage beyond name changes anyway - 21/10/2012 03:52:40 AM 681 Views
Indeed - 21/10/2012 06:04:41 AM 735 Views
I don't give a damn what you call it. That's your business. - 21/10/2012 06:17:40 AM 1001 Views
And so? - 21/10/2012 07:05:08 AM 646 Views
Re: And so? - 21/10/2012 04:10:19 PM 810 Views
Legal contracts must be open to all consenting adults, or none. - 22/10/2012 03:11:55 PM 690 Views
You are correct, yet your reasoning is flawed. - 23/10/2012 03:20:25 PM 623 Views
Again, the Equal Protection Clause has far less force on private entities than on government. - 23/10/2012 03:52:06 PM 552 Views
Much less force, yes. - 23/10/2012 04:15:03 PM 556 Views
The crux is "If it's my business, it's my business." - 23/10/2012 04:43:25 PM 633 Views
+1 *NM* - 23/10/2012 07:36:46 PM 285 Views
No the analogy is not exact, nor legally the same... - 23/10/2012 07:33:25 PM 523 Views
Analogy is not equality, only similarity. - 24/10/2012 04:37:29 PM 724 Views
We aren't asking for something better or different. - 23/10/2012 04:27:04 PM 618 Views
yeah, it is very circular. - 23/10/2012 07:44:33 PM 647 Views

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