[Vision2020] 07 05 05 Ny Times: United ChurchofChristBacksSame-Sex Marriage

[Scott Dredge]

You make some good points Donovan.  Last weekend I was
at a family reunion in CdA and I was congratulating my
Canadian relatives for Canada's pending legalization
of same-sex marriages.  My 69 year old Catholic Uncle
is completely against this and he was very frustrated
at the apathy of the younger generation about this
issue and his jaw hit the floor when my 32 year old
cousin chimed in about "consenting adults".  He
finally admitted that he was "an old guard going down
with ship".

It will be some time before we have legalized same-sex
marriages here in the states - if ever.  However, I
believe we will have equal rights for same sex couples
at some point.  The religious right is trying (and not
very effectively) a slight-of-hand approach of how the
laws are non-discriminatory because "a gay man can
marry a woman" and "a gay woman can marry a man".  In
other words, they want you to focus on an individual's
rights so you won't notice the discrimination against
couples.  It's a tranparent argument.

-Scott

--- Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com>
wrote:

> "I am disappointed that some of the so-called
> libertarians on this list have not responded to this
> argument."--Wayne Fox
> 
> I think it is just that Pat Kraut has no control
> over
> who gets married. Nor did she make an argument.
> 
> The majority of people over 45 do not agree with
> homosexual marriage. They are not going to change
> their minds.
> 
> The majority of people under 45 support gay marriage
> or civil unions. So to me, there is no sense arguing
> about it. In less than 30 years the majority of
> population will agree with gay marriage and the
> majority that once disagreed with it will be dead or
> too old to care. 
> 
> Trying to change the mind of people on this issue is
> pointless. Someone born in 1920, 1930, or even 1940
> in
> the United States is unlikely to go against 40-80
> years of religious and cultural upbringing. Time
> will
> solve this problem. 
> 
> Donovan J Arnold
> 
>