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Originally posted by JeremyALD
I think there is an importance to a wider understanding of any decision. If it is a choice - fine. Should they be allowed to get married? If that makes them truly happy, maybe. But I don't think you should forget your history / lessons ect of your country. Some of those have fought for equality, some of them have fought for rights and some of them have fought for traditional values.
I don't think there's a yes or no answer. I don't think either of those answers are right or wrong. I think it's a conscious vote. However I do think you should be educated of the matter. Ya'll say I'm not but I have had experiences with an extremely conservative family and many amongst the gay community. My BF works for "Rainbow Youth" So I'd like to think I've experienced different perspectives.
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First of all, sorry about repeating my previous post, I didn't catch this before I started typing.
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Originally posted by JeremyALD
I think there is an importance to a wider understanding of any decision. If it is a choice - fine. Should they be allowed to get married? If that makes them truly happy, maybe. But I don't think you should forget your history / lessons ect of your country. Some of those have fought for equality, some of them have fought for rights and some of them have fought for traditional values.
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I'm not sure the point you're trying to make here. Is it that there should be a good public discourse on the top of gay marriage? If so, then I agree entirely.
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I don't think there's a yes or no answer. I don't think either of those answers are right or wrong.
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Of course; "right" and "wrong" are relative terms. But, legally speaking, gay marriage proponents have the upper hand. I also believe they have the upper hand morally, as they are not the ones trying to abridge the rights of others.
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Ya'll say I'm not but I have had experiences with an extremely conservative family and many amongst the gay community. My BF works for "Rainbow Youth" So I'd like to think I've experienced different perspectives,
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It's a good thing to experience different perspectives, especially in hot topics like same sex marriage. However, it's also important to pick the logical side, the side that you believe to be right.