Posted by Dancingbfly on February 28, 202004 at 10:07:11:
In Reply to: Same sex marraige ... posted by Jimmers on February 26, 202004 at 03:15:42:
: Do you think same sex marraige should be allowed ??
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: Now THIS should get some talk going .. I am pretty sure EVERYONE has an opinion on this .. I am most interested in WHY we all think what we do.
: The answer I would offer is: NO, because EVOLUTION WORKS !!
: Traits that strengthen a species carry on through breeding .. the STRONGEST survive .. traits that weaken a species are weeded out by natural selection as well .. homosexuality CANNOT perpetuate itself through marraige .. so it CANNOT be a natural, dominate, beneficial trait. If God wanted homosexuals around .. they would be able to make more homosexuals without needing the other sex !!
: I am NOT a supporter of same sex marraige .. but not really for the usual religious reasons .. but more for a social/financial reason.
: I don't want my tax dollars going to pay for same sex couples to adopt, artificially insemenate or any other PSEUDO-method of having children .. If same-sex marraiges are truly a natural thing .. lets let them take their NATURAL course .. there should be NO CHILDREN !!
: I certainly don't want to be paying for healthcare costs created within the marraiges. (if one partner was HIV infected before wedding, the other shouldn't collect medical costs if he/she contracts HIV AFTER the wedding)
: I won't say they don't have a RIGHT to live as they see fit .. they can do whatever they want in their own homes .. BUT .. there are too many people out there who translate LIFESTYLE rights onto FINANCIAL BENEFIT rights !!
: If being homosexual is what they WANT to be .. then they need to accept the realities of that lifestyle. They WILL NOT, nor do they have some RIGHT to children .. they can't have them NATURALLY in their chosen lifestyle .. we don't OWE them the chance to raise kids.
: We don't allow people the RIGHT to drink and drive .. because the two actions don't combine in a positive way .. what BENEFIT TO SOCIETY does gay marraige provide ?
: Corporations are facing HUGE healthcare benefit costs as it is .. now they will be forced to cover high-risk people as SPOUSES or family plan members.
: If these couples are willing to sign waivers that they accept the risks/responsibilities involved .. and will NOT try to siphon public funds .. then let them ACT married all they want. Just because they have a paper that allows them to marry .. doesn't mean the rest of the world has to suddenly accept them or foot their bills.
: An aside in the HIV arena .. I don't think we (taxpayers) should be footing the bill for all the AIDS cases due to drug use either .. if you contracted the virus doing something ILLEGAL .. you don't have the RIGHT to free treatment .. rehab centers should be PRISON HOSPITALS .. not HEALTH RESORTS.
: Sorry if that was too many guns blazing in too many directions .. but I feel better !!
: Let the rebuttal begin !!
>reply:
1. Yes I think the Gay Community should have the right to get married IE: same sex marriages
a. because they love their partner,
b. wish to stay and share life experiences w/that ONE partner.
c. To show whom 'belongs' to whom in their own circle of society.
2.As for your 'evolution theory' ""man"" hasn't evolved in several hundred years- just because a hetro can reproduce doesn't give them any more right to do it.
3. Aids issues.. hmm I suggest you do some more research; the hetro's spread HIV more than the homosexuals do.
4. Homosexuals don't CHOOSE to be homosexual no more than you choose to be hetrosexual.
Now that I got that off my chest, I think I'll go play with my grandchildren.
[At least for now, they've no projudices].