[CaptainCrunch]

Originally posted by FlamesAddiction+Dec 11 2004, 08:39 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (FlamesAddiction @ Dec 11 2004, 08:39 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

But straight marriage was written into law due to the fact that it was a centuries old tradition, based in peoples spirtual beliefs and recognised by governments because of that fact.

No matter what you believe religeous belief has only been seperated from government in the major democracies for maybe 50 years.

And straight marriages are considered a water mark of normalicy for the majority of the worlds population and any other kind of marriage whether gay, or farm animal or mother son is considered outside of the norm of the definition of traditional marriage.

There are a lot of things that were written into law and/or tradtional practices that are obsolete now. For centuries, it was legal, traditional, and even expected that a man discipline his wife by beating her. That was considered normal too. It was also spiritual in that the Bible promoted the image that women were inferior to men.

It's the 21st century. Things change. [/b][/quote]
Ahhh

But the things that people wanted removed or changed thus far have been. IE Woman abuse and child abuse law. The legalization of abortion, the abolishment of child labor. But nobody has challenged straight marriage because nobody has seen the need or reason too. However with gay marriage it is being challenged by various groups, not all religious based because not everyone wants it put into law where a challenge of the church and its beliefs can be challenged in front of the courts.

Saying that its the 21st century and things become obsolete is correct and you will find that most of the changes to the more distasteful acts have been banished to the annuls.

Hey we can even take a bath naked on Sundays now.

Thank you supreme court