[Vision2020] FW: Ventura discusses gay marriage debate

[Scott Dredge]

Pat,

Your generic response is similar to what a parent
might say to a 13 year old child (ie, if everyone
jumped off a bridge, would you?).  Since many of us
are operating at a maturity level many years greater
than that of teenagers, how about if you specifically
address this particular scenario of why you think same
sex couples should be denied the same rights that
heterosexual couples are already granted?  Do you get
some level of satifaction that same sex couples are
denied equal benefits and equal treatment?

-Scott



--- Pat Kraut <pkraut@moscow.com> wrote:
> Isnt' this the argument of a thirteen year old?
> "Everyone else is doing it"! Everyone doing it does
> not make it right. Bush is not the only person who
> would like the law to not change and lawmakers to
> follow it. 
> PK
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Tom Hansen 
>   To: Joan Opyr ; Vision2020 Moscow 
>   Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 11:14 AM
>   Subject: RE: [Vision2020] FW: Ventura discusses
> gay marriage debate
> 
> 
>   Do you realize that 16 different nations and 39
> states were represented by the participants of the
> same-sex marriages that took place in San Franciso?
> 
>   Do you realize that Canada and several other
> nations recognize same-sex marriages?
> 
>   Yet King George wants to amend the United States
> Consitution to establish a federally sponsored
> definition of marriage.
> 
>   Dubya is attempting to define morality.  Yet . . .
> (well, you know the rest of the story) . . .
> 
>   I personally would not experience any discomfort
> of any kind if Idaho permitted (in fact, encouraged)
> same-sex marriages.
> 
>   The very people that feel that there is too much
> government influence in our private lives are
> striving to enact legislative mandates that will
> define our moral fiber.
> 
>   Am I the only one that sees something wrong with
> this picture?
> 
>   Take care of yourselves and each other,
> 
>   Tom Hansen
>   My spouse's significant other
> 
>   Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!"
>   -Robin Williams 
>