North Carolina passes same-sex marriage ban

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Hilch

...Religion is the root of all evil all it does it bring hate towards others.

Wrong. Institutional zealotry is the root of all evil. "Religion" just happens to be an institution that is easily overrun by fanatics.

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by MattyC

If people think banning gay marriage is going to stop gay people from having sex, they are even more clueless than I thought.

If anything, being allowed to marry would encourage monogamy.

Not that unmarried people can`t choose to be monogamous or that all married people are, but taking the vows do encourage that behaviour.

[Lobotroth]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

Unfortunately, this is exactly how many people of faith actually think through this issue. A prime case of this sort of thinking in action can be seen in the work of Robert Gagnon, but I assure you that he is but one of a fairly high number of highly trained and vocal opponents to same-sex marriage.

From your link:

As regards a logical connection to incest, incestuous behavior and homosexual
behavior alike violate a requisite principle of embodied otherness within embodied
sameness, even when such sexual behaviors are conducted consensually between
committed adults.

The structural impossibility of births arising from
homosexual intercourse is likewise not so much the problem as the symptom of the root
problem: namely, too much formal or structural identity between the participants and not
enough complementary otherness, here as regards sex or gender.

Over-analyse much? It's clear to me now that people will go to great lengths to justify their blatant bigotry.

[Ozy_Flame]

Anyone know of a site where to find the demographics of voters for this? I'm going to hazard a guess that older members of society are behind this ban. Perhaps less so among younger voters.

I know I'm going to get hammered for this, but sometimes I wish the older generations would pack it in already. Or at least not be allowed to vote, as decisions like this shouldn't matter to them when they're 85 years old and don't even leave their houses anyway. Leave the law making for those that are actually going to live through to see them.

[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

Anyone know of a site where to find the demographics of voters for this? I'm going to hazard a guess that older members of society are behind this ban. Perhaps less so among younger voters.

I know I'm going to get hammered for this, but sometimes I wish the older generations would pack it in already. Or at least not be allowed to vote, as decisions like this shouldn't matter to them when they're 85 years old and don't even leave their houses anyway. Leave the law making for those that are actually going to live through to see them.

Let me know what you find, I don't believe its all just the older generation. Just because your in the younger generation it doesn't make you open minded or somewhat Liberal.

I would bet that there was a pretty even vote consensu in that State.

[undercoverbrother]

same sex, different sex.....who cares.....really who give a rats a$$.

[Reaper]

Same sex marriage? After you get married all sex is the same...

[La Flames Fan]

Saw this posted on BoingBoing:

[CaptainCrunch]

Anyone else want to cut that chart out, stick a pencil through the middle and mumble "Pretty colors" while it spins in the wind?

[Thor]

Just blows the mind how they say its all about marriage, yet fight to change civil union laws too.

Bigots.

[mikey_the_redneck]

Originally Posted by MattyC

If people think banning gay marriage is going to stop gay people from having sex, they are even more clueless than I thought.

Of course not.

Homosexuals are famous for being promiscuous.

[c.t.ner]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

Let me know what you find, I don't believe its all just the older generation. Just because your in the younger generation it doesn't make you open minded or somewhat Liberal.

I would bet that there was a pretty even vote consensu in that State.

Given the map of the election results from a couple of pages ago, I'd gander to say that, similar to much of the states, the areas around Wake Forrest, Raleigh-Durham, the Pharmaceutical corridor and the other urban areas the age of voters was probably in the lower demographics (20-45 age bracket). I'll also bet that most of the people in those regions aren't necessarily North Carolina born and raised.

Outside of those regions, I think you're dead on with an even consensus across age demographics.

[MarchHare]

Originally Posted by mikey_the_redneck

Of course not.

Homosexuals are famous for being promiscuous.

Citation needed.

Please link to a study that shows that unmarried gay people have more sexual partners than unmarried straight people.

[Hanni]

Originally Posted by mikey_the_redneck

Of course not.

Homosexuals are famous for being promiscuous.

Talk about uninformed, sweeping generalizations.

[mikey_the_redneck]

Originally Posted by MarchHare

Marriage is, afterall, an institution in which two people commit to a stable, long-term, loving relationship.

....for the purpose of procreating and raising children.

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by mikey_the_redneck

Of course not.

Homosexuals are famous for being promiscuous.

Lol. So are heterosexuals... Slut, whore and back alley sally at not names for homosexuals. Well they could be, but that's not where I was going with this

[MarchHare]

Originally Posted by mikey_the_redneck

....for the purpose of procreating and raising children.

My wife and I voluntarily chose not to procreate and raise children. Do you think our marriage should be invalidated?

[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Originally Posted by mikey_the_redneck

....for the purpose of procreating and raising children.

So then you are 100% in favour of banning people who are sterile, too old to have children, or those who don't intend to have children, from getting married?

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by mikey_the_redneck

....for the purpose of procreating and raising children.

So did those without children have failed marriages?

[Flabbibulin]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

Anyone know of a site where to find the demographics of voters for this? I'm going to hazard a guess that older members of society are behind this ban. Perhaps less so among younger voters.

I know I'm going to get hammered for this, but sometimes I wish the older generations would pack it in already. Or at least not be allowed to vote, as decisions like this shouldn't matter to them when they're 85 years old and don't even leave their houses anyway. Leave the law making for those that are actually going to live through to see them.

I realize you are not 100% serious on this, but you're wishing old people would pass away or lose their democratic freedoms simply because they disagree with you on a certain issue? The goal of many of people on this thread is to fight against the irrational and intolerant ideas of the Christian right- not sure if presenting a considerably more irrational idea is the right approach.