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**Sellorect** · 03-31-2012, 10:03 PM

Abhaya,

When I implied gay marriage wasn't something worth talking about, I meant because the answer should (from my viewpoint) be obvious. Arguing about if a couple in love should be allowed to get married would be like arguing about if the sky is blue. Arguing that gov't should legislate something like that seems akin to arguing that gov't should legislate your favorite color or fast food resteraunt. It isn't really anybody elses business.
And, actually, that's sort of why I always felt same-sex relationships didn't get brought up by The Buddha. Combined with teachings about love, equality and compassion it would be weird to have switched up on the issue of homosexuality.
Of course, that's all just one man's opinion.

Edit: Of course, people do argue about it, so we do have to have the fight regardless. I'm not suggesting we roll over on it. That would be ludicrous.

03-31-2012, 10:03 PM	#9
Sellorect Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 427 Senior Member	Abhaya, When I implied gay marriage wasn't something worth talking about, I meant because the answer should (from my viewpoint) be obvious. Arguing about if a couple in love should be allowed to get married would be like arguing about if the sky is blue. Arguing that gov't should legislate something like that seems akin to arguing that gov't should legislate your favorite color or fast food resteraunt. It isn't really anybody elses business. And, actually, that's sort of why I always felt same-sex relationships didn't get brought up by The Buddha. Combined with teachings about love, equality and compassion it would be weird to have switched up on the issue of homosexuality. Of course, that's all just one man's opinion. Edit: Of course, people do argue about it, so we do have to have the fight regardless. I'm not suggesting we roll over on it. That would be ludicrous.
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