Thread: 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by dabateman Agreed, but people will still colloquially refer to the legal contract as marriage. It's not legally called married, but that'll be the word used. You may be correct there. But this is the only way I can see the dilemma being solved. Dilemma=some don't want the sacrament or other religious tradition to change; while others want equal protection under the law. Call it an elephant, it will...

Similar to what I believe but with my Christian beliefs being my main philosophy.He touches on what is said in the 11th commandment and remains so important today. John 14 I said, as it is reported in the New Testament: "If ye love me, you will keep my commandments." "This is my commandment, that ye love one another even as I have loved you." Philosophically...the Dalai Lama is tuned to the right frequency..

Quote: Originally Posted by saltwn You may be correct there. But this is the only way I can see the dilemma being solved. Dilemma=some don't want the sacrament or other religious tradition to change; while others want equal protection under the law. Call it an elephant, it will still mean there is a binding contract between two people to share their money, possessions and children. And I think this may be the problem that people are...

Quote: Originally Posted by off the porch Is it too much to hope for that people sometime in the future could evolve into this philosophy or are we doomed to continue the world as it is now, divided and destructive? Will future generations be better to one another? How can we teach our future generations to be compassionate and caring to others if we can't seem show them what that path looks like? I think we're slowly evolving in...

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Quote: Originally Posted by dabateman Sanctification of a relationship comes not from outside the relationship, but from within it. It is the conduct of the participants that makes a relationship valid. If that was true Queers already have the sanctity of marriage, so what is this topic about again? They can go to the local park, hand each other a ring, each say, "I marry you," consummate the marriage one time with...

Quote: Originally Posted by DivineComedy Show me where I said the First Amendment of the US Constitution should be removed or admit you are mistaken. You obviously have a different interpretation of it than a large majority of the people. Err... than the people who aren't dominionists or reconstructionists anyway...

Quote: Originally Posted by dabateman I didn't type that for you to be intentionally obtuse. When a person enters into a relationship with another person, promises fidelity, intends for the relationship to last until death, most people call that marriage. And when they find out it wasn't a man & woman but 2 people of the same sex, millions change their answer... How many ballots needing a simple majority have passed saying...

Quote: Originally Posted by PhilOthea He's a butterfly?! (Yikes--undo--too big) try again... My lord

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