I never really understood marriage. Cant people really be committed without a piece of paper? I mean it's not like that piece of paper will stop anybody from cheating
Marriage is more than just a piece of paper. That's kind of the thing that makes this a whole issue. People are arguing over whether marriage is either an institution developed by God for the joining of a man and a woman into a family unit, or a symbol that a particular person is more special to another particular person than anyone else in the world, or a mix of the two, or something in between, but they're all agreed that it's more than just a piece of paper that says "you two can't have sex with anyone else anymore." If it were only a piece of paper, no one would care that heterosexual couples get a "marriage" and homosexual couples get a "civil union" because the papers give the same things.
See the thing is, marriage is also a legal and financial commitment as well, especially for things like health-care, mortgages etc. It is needed to be recognised by the government. So when people argue that it is strictly a "spiritual" institution, it's really not. Many people are able to take their vows with no religion involved :)
Thank you Hotmail - THIS people is the real reason why the Government is dragging their heels. It's not about religion, it's about them having to pay more people money.
The third world war has already started.
Various plagues-Ebola, Enterovirus, etc.-have already erupted.
The only thing kids are learning in school anymore is how to have sex.
ISIS/ISIL is winning.
You might as well marry anything you want.
Just don't have sex with it in front of me, and I won't fap in front of you.
The only question is: Will you shake my hand?
Its astonishing that hatred towards homosexuals is wrong for you, but hating and encouraging "Bigots" is somehow okay. I strongly support gay marriage but being an asshole to anyone is wrong and you, guest, are being an asshole
Various plagues-Ebola, Enterovirus, etc.-have already erupted.
The only thing kids are learning in school anymore is how to have sex.
ISIS/ISIL is winning.
You might as well marry anything you want.
Just don't have sex with it in front of me, and I won't fap in front of you.
The only question is: Will you shake my hand?
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Depends which hand