Why are so many people against gay marriage? Why are so many people against homosexuals raising kids? There are plenty of heterosexuals that don't give a damn about their own kids. Why are people so brain-washed by politicians, and don't realize that politicians are just doing it for a vote? Get a life, invest in something, save up for your children's college tuition, save up for yourself most importantly.
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Welcome to the world, Internet, and, most particularly, America. Home of the repeaters and deathbed of original thought.
374694
It isn't different.  It is mind control for the masses/\nPlus this religious leaders are getting rich.\nWhile telling people to vote for big business and they take from the poor to give to the rich.  But that's ok because they don't allow gays to get married.  Like who cares?
99153
Maybe it's because they've never been taught about the consequences.. i mean, so far all i've heard is how we shouldn't stop two people who loved each other from marrying, even if they're the same gender. Or, the relationship is ethically wrong. A majority of people aren't taught about the dangers of it. I don't support this kind of marriage also.. because i was brought up knowing that it ruins the marriage institution (between a man and a woman) and etc. Maybe what you said could come true, but it will take years before others  to open their eyes and see what has happened.
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I'm straight but I have alot of gay friends.  I like to answer questions in this category for three reasons:  1) the questions are usually more interesting than in alot of other categories, 2) to show my support and 3) I like to try to give helpful advice particularly to young gay people who are struggling.  I have a theory about these "heteros" who constantly bash, harass and make disparaging remarks about gay people.  To me the ones that scream the loudest in their opposition to homosexuality are either religious zealots or self-loathing, paranoid closet queens.  Most straight people, even ones uncomfortable with homosexuality, don't make such a big deal about it.
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If gay people are allowed to marry, more of them will be encouraged to spawn and reproduce gay children, eventually killing off the human race.\n\nWhatever. It doesn't matter who the next guy gets married to.\n\nI think it's silly that a lot of people use the Bible to support their facts. But maybe the Bible was written by some geniuses after all. I mean... if gay people were allowed to marry, then their divorce rate added with the heterosexual divorce rate would result in a higher cummulative divorce rate, right? And with the divorce rate as high as it currently is, it's really difficult to keep marriage sacred! =P
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It is unfortunate that the majority of people in this country are still so scared of the possibility of gays living equal among them. Why else place such a ridiculous ban? Some will say that children raised by gay parents will have it a lot harder. I disagree. I am amazed at how open and honest the youth in todays schools are. The only ones I know of that are homophobic have learned the behavior and language from their parents. If the youth of today can accept each other, why can't the adults? Fear. My partner and I just placed a question on here about how to adopt. the answers ranged form "Yuck" to 'How dare we drag a child into our fantasy?" These answers just mirror the fear and ignorance of the majority of Americans. Gays are accepted as long as we are funny, and the life of the party, but as soon as we stop acting like the characters on a sit-com we become a threat. The ban doesn't surprise me. the real question here is what to do about? How do accepting, open minded, loving people fight against such fear?
635385
brothers and sisters aren't allowed to get married because (even though we liberal don't like to admit it ) prejudice.  That's the way its been.  If you are gay and want gay marriage to happen, don't point that out.  The public is leaning to supporting gay marriage,  but not incest, because incest is more of a choice
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It's "Christians" trying to hammer their beliefs into everyone.  In this case, you're right, it's a state issue and not a religious issue since it involves property and adoption rights, etc.\n\nThe same folks whine that gay and lesbian people do not form lasting relationships [which is not true] and then turn around and try and ban marriage.  What hypocrites!\n\nThey should try compassion, love, tolerance and JUSTICE for a change.  WWJD?
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Because like it or not there are people out there who truly believe things like "god started marriage". They also happen to be the same people that make up most of the laws.\n\nMoral of the story. Vote!
62080
Gay people exist and many want to get married. The only thing stopping them are homophobics and politicians. And personally I don't think either homophobics or politicians have enough intelligence to make decisions on such things :)
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I think there are a lot of closet homosexuals everywhere.  Lets face it, we are nation of bigots.  Look how long it took to allow women and blacks to vote.  Now we seemed more concerned about who marries whom than protecting the nation from real terrorists.
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Without an actual poll being conducted, there's no way to say what percentage of people were born gay as opposed to .... choosing? it.  Just to put your statistic in perspective.\n\nThey've been taken out of the gene pool....wrong.  If by that you mean that they can't have kids, that's not true.\n\nThey don't have the desire to procreate...wrong.  I don't have that desire, in fact I find it abhorrent.  But I'm not gay.\n\nWho cares if it's abhorrent to us?  And of course they CHOOSE to do it, just the same as we choose to do what we do sexually.
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I am not liberal or a conservative, but I do think that it is wrong to teach children that there is a difference in peoples sexual preferences.  Children at that age should not know anything about what adults do.  I know it is hard to keep them from hearing everything, but there is no reason to put it right in front of them.  The schools should teach acceptance of all people despite race, gender, etc.  I think that in this day and age it is hard for us to protect our children from all the harsh realities of life.  Your son will be exposed to this at some point in the future but it is up to you to teach him what you want him to know.  And, you have to be ready for your child to make his own decision on how he feels when he is older.  His best friend may end up being gay or something you don't like.  I think that you have every right to raise your son how you want to, but you need to be ready for him to rebel in some way, or to just not have the same convictions as you.  I know that my parents are proud of me even though I don't have the same beliefs as they do.  My parents never tried to force their beliefs on me, but they did try to influence my decision by telling me what they thought was right.  \n \nDon't try to understand the agends of the political world.  The basic thing is to make the other guy look bad so you will always look good.  It is all a bunch of crap anyway.  Go with your feelings and forget the rest of the junk.\n\n\nI would also like to ask a question:  Why does being gay have to be an issue?  Is a gay person not still a person just because he is gay?  Why do we have to fight over gay rights?  I thought that as a person we already had all the rights we needed to be allowed to live.  " the right to life, liberty, and the persute of happiness"  How does being gay change those rights?  If being gay is what makes a person happy then they have the right to be gay without being treated differently.
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So you would like to find a better argument than those you have listed above?  And you are going to throw a few vague statistics up here about hetrosexual divorce rate and an entertainment show called Desperate Houswives and some kid on Yahoo being a moron? as reasons why the instution of marriage is eroded and why it makes people who belive in it hypocritical? \n\nIf you come on one of these forums and place a question like this I suggest respecfully that you need to be more informed as to some of the reasons it might erode traditional marriage. Here are some actual facts and their sources that might serve to renew your faith in hetrosexual marriage.\n\nThe Percentage of Divorces in the USA as reported by the US Census Bureau for the year 2005 is  38%... .......(not 50 as you listed)\nIn the USA 14500 persons died of Aids in 2005\nIn the USA 1.4 million people are infected with aids of who 1.02 million are GAY,( the rest are infected by needle sharing and blood transfusions, hetrosexual couples are in this group)\nWorldwide, 3.3 million died of Aids in 2005 and the number is expected to increase.\nAccording to the LA times Gay couples are 50% more sexually active with more than one partner than hetrosexual couples.\nBy including Gay couples into Private Medical Insurance the cost to individual single and married couples would rise from an average or 350 / month to 840/month ( the amount that comes out of your paycheck each month would depend on how much the particular company you work for subsidized your medical Insurance (for instance right now I pay 120/mo and company pays 212))\nUS Medicare system says it would need an infusion of at least 12 billion to cover the costs of AIDS treatment of the Gay community, if an amendment to this effect did not pass medicare payments to current users would have to be reduced by 35%.\nDo you realize how much that would affect our parents and relatives who depend on Medicare for their health care?\nFor that matter, it would fall on us as children to start to cover their medical costs and with ever smaller paychecks.\n\nStill think voting for the institution of marriage is a bad thing???\n\nHere is the link to commentary on one of the main gay marriage advocates position and why it may be a bit faulty, its an interesting read. There are also some other things on this page that might interest you\n\nhttp://www.taemag.com/issues/articleID.19248/article_detail.asp\n\nOh, and just for the ones who think I am one of your Bible thumpers or something, I am an East Indian, Hindu, (not Christian) and my marriage was arranged. But I am a US Citizen
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It was on the ballot when I voted this morning and I am proud to say I voted against it.  Sure I read some of your answers and those who say I voted for hate and so on are the ones who are wrong.  I voted for what I believe in.  If God wanted two men together he would have created Adam and Paul, not Adam and Eve.  Same thing for two women.  So to all the gays out there, you have already made a life choice not to fit in, what does marriage gain you?  How is a child affected by being raised by a gay couple?  Marriage is the sacred act of 1 Man and 1 Women.  You say we are discrimminating toward you?  How does this compare to black people or immigrants and so on.  Black people did not choose to be black, back in the day do you think a black person would have turned down the option of being white so that they could fit in?  Gay people choose to be gay, you are not born gay.  I don't hate gay people but feel they should not show any public affection and not push being gay on other people.  Kids learn from watching and this is just not a message that I want my kids to be forces to see.
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I would say that one of the big issues is sexuality.  Everywhere you look there are protests and news about gay marriage and in my opinion I think it will be hard for young people in this age group to understand what is going on and what is right and what is wrong.
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1) Wow, you need to learn to spell. Then perhaps people will take your rantings seriously. \n\n2) We do have other things to worry about than gay marriage. However, the gays are forcing the issue on the American public, whether the public is ready for it or not. \n\n3) Some of your rant doesn't even make sense. \n\n4) Unemployment, preJudice, economy, global warming are areas that the federal government shoudl NOT be involved with anyway. This is not their purview as granted by the Constitution. \n\n5) As for your views on immigration, I agree with you that people can come here and pay taxes AS LONG AS they are NOT taking anything out of the system (welfare, housing, education, health care). Kids joining the military to "pay off" their parents debt is not going to happen; our military is a PAID force. \n\nFLOOZIE: Get off your duff and start paying attention to what is going on around you! This affect  you, your loved ones, and your children!!!\n\nI appreciate the fact that you took the time to think out your opinions. However, a little research and education would do you wonders. You're on the right path to becoming a nice conservative though!