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peter12 · 06-26-2011, 10:23 AM

I tend to be more swayed by the arguments against gay marriage that come from within the queer radical community. I've recommended this book, "The Trouble with Normal" before. But that mainly stems from my ingrained desire to take the opposite stance on any issue that the majority agrees upon.

I am a separation of marriage and state kind of guy. The state should have no say as to where, who, how you get married. It should be left to society to figure it out. I am at the point where I cannot honestly imagine something more backwards (in our context, remember) than preventing homosexuals from marrying one another, and presenting their love before the community (after all, that is the real point of marriage, isn't it?).

I also cannot imagine anything more oppressive than government officials, or the courts demanding certain churches marry certain people, or forcing people to align their beliefs with that of the state.

06-26-2011, 10:23 AM	#77
peter12 Franchise Player Join Date: Jul 2002 Exp:	I tend to be more swayed by the arguments against gay marriage that come from within the queer radical community. I've recommended this book, "The Trouble with Normal" before. But that mainly stems from my ingrained desire to take the opposite stance on any issue that the majority agrees upon. I am a separation of marriage and state kind of guy. The state should have no say as to where, who, how you get married. It should be left to society to figure it out. I am at the point where I cannot honestly imagine something more backwards (in our context, remember) than preventing homosexuals from marrying one another, and presenting their love before the community (after all, that is the real point of marriage, isn't it?). I also cannot imagine anything more oppressive than government officials, or the courts demanding certain churches marry certain people, or forcing people to align their beliefs with that of the state.