Thunderball said:
I agree if someone is playing storefront bureaucrat then whatever, but aren't we as Canadians supposed to be tolerant and understanding of other people's beliefs? We tolerate different religions and cultures, but when its christianity, we should tell them to taking a flying leap? I dunno...
It's not only christians that are against it I'm sure. My point is that if anyone, of any religion, paid to administer marriage certificates to two people legally entitled to them refuses to do so then they are in the wrong job and should either quit or be canned because they can't/won't do their job. You wouldn't hire someone who won't sell liquor to work in a liquor store.
Thunderball said:
As for it changing the Canadian landscape... it won't in a way Joe Canada will be able to see for quite some time. We will be changing a moralistic tradition into something completely different... we will also be giving a legal precedent to any bas**rdization of marriage down the line (ie: polygamy, bestiality, legal marriage of minors without parental consent)... we will also be demonstrating that as a society, we do not stand behind much, which will allow fringe groups to take on our system and change the laws to reflect themselves. Hey, while we are being so liberal, why not lower the age of consent... cause that might be stopping teenagers in love from being able to demonstrate their love between one another, and the way society is going, who can really say the parents know best?... besides, we don't want to be ageist, now do we?? (granted the last one is a bit of a stretch since our AofC is 14... which is quite low... but once you get the ball rolling like this...)
I'm not sure what you mean by "moralistic society" but slightly altering marriage laws to allow a few guys or gals to get hitched will not change my morals or the morals of the citizens of Canada one iota.
Every time this subject comes up someone ties bestiality and polygamy to same-sex marriage. Why? If some dude wants to marry his quarterhorse or a woman wants two husbands, let them fight their own battles. Why should Adam and Steve be lumped in with that lot?
If we are so worried about the slippery slope then maybe we should look at hetero marriage because after all, that's what started this whole marriage thing. Did anyone ever say "if we let a man and a woman get married, soon enough two guys might want to hook up, and next thing you know my cousin Janet will be on a honeymoon in Niagara Falls with a Shetland pony"?
Thunderball said:
Bush is evil cause he's a devout Christian, so-and-so is too religious, and so-on... disturbing trend.
Bush is not evil because he's a Christian because he's not a Christian. He says he's a Christian but actions speak louder than words.
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