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Originally Posted by Flashpoint
To me it's a pretty simple equation.
If you don't support gay marriage, then you don't support equal rights.
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How about my equal right to the integrity of the definition of marriage as it has existed for thousands of years?
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Which really boils down to bigotry. You don't think that law abiding adults in our society should be treated equally under the law, and as such, you are a bigot.
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Don't see how that is bigotry. I don't think gays are evil, wrong, or anything of the sort. I do think, however, that the gay community is really shooting itself in the foot by demanding a change in the definition of marriage as opposed to inventing their own unique word. Obviously there are some conventions of the traditional marriage that do not lend itself to homosexual couples that would otherwise be moot or easily dealt with under a unique term for legally recognized homosexual unions.
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The issue is identical to interracial marriage - 40 years ago people thought that was wrong too. Now if you told someone you didn't think whites should marry blacks because they are different colors, you would be called a racist.
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While some laws were passed banning this specifically, once those were shot down there was no change needed to the fundamental dynamics of the
legal side of
marriage.
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I expect that in 40 years time, our kids will look back at this the same way.
EDIT - this post isn't directed at anyone in particular. It is a general statement for everyone opposed to this legislation.
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I expect in 40 years our kids (especially the gay ones) will look back and say "I can't believe the gay community in 2008 was so selfish as to demand that society bend over backward for them on such an arrogant technicality. What an abuse of civil liberties and freedom of expression it was. Thank god things now are much better."
Who knows, maybe we'd actually see some gay people holding hands in public if they weren't so afraid the local Albertans would lynch them because their brethren in ONT/QUE are putting up a huge (and offensive) stink.