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**PlayboyAtWork** · 06-21-2012, 08:35 AM

I got turned off Catholicism in the 8th grade and no longer believe in one Iota of it. They used to round us up in the gym and make us watch video taped abortions while we waited for the other half of the class to return from penance. I kid you not. I could care less about who marries who. The whole issue feels a bit like a never-ending southpark episode. I sometimes check out youtube videos on space exploration like the Hubble Deep Space Field or whatever its called and it makes you think of the scale of humans compared to the known universe and frankly the whole issue seems pathetically petty.

If I were to guess, the institution of Marriage probably came far before any of the popular religions of today. To me claiming ownership of a word seems like a b.s. argument. Aren't things like music that are so many years old public domain? The practice of marriage and the definition should be public domain if that makes any sense, and if the states truly respect freedom of religion Gays should be allowed to have their own beliefs and marry...otherwise it smells like discrimination.

As far as civil unions... wouldn't that cost more time and money to have the beloved politicians get together and re-write all the laws regarding marriage to appease the zealots? I say we do whatever's cheaper and 50 years from now the whole issue will be a moot point.

06-21-2012, 08:35 AM	#6
PlayboyAtWork Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 393 Senior Member	I got turned off Catholicism in the 8th grade and no longer believe in one Iota of it. They used to round us up in the gym and make us watch video taped abortions while we waited for the other half of the class to return from penance. I kid you not. I could care less about who marries who. The whole issue feels a bit like a never-ending southpark episode. I sometimes check out youtube videos on space exploration like the Hubble Deep Space Field or whatever its called and it makes you think of the scale of humans compared to the known universe and frankly the whole issue seems pathetically petty. If I were to guess, the institution of Marriage probably came far before any of the popular religions of today. To me claiming ownership of a word seems like a b.s. argument. Aren't things like music that are so many years old public domain? The practice of marriage and the definition should be public domain if that makes any sense, and if the states truly respect freedom of religion Gays should be allowed to have their own beliefs and marry...otherwise it smells like discrimination. As far as civil unions... wouldn't that cost more time and money to have the beloved politicians get together and re-write all the laws regarding marriage to appease the zealots? I say we do whatever's cheaper and 50 years from now the whole issue will be a moot point.
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