So basically, there's a lot going on about gay marriage in the U.S. right now, namely Prop 8.
I personally don't know much about how propositions work and so on, seeing as I'm a dane, but basically Prop 8 outlawed gay marriage in California, about a year and a half ago. Prop 8 is now being challenged in court by two couples, and so far, things are looking pretty good.
A detailed explanation on the current Prop 8 case.
Not so long ago, it was also decided in Norway, that gay couples should be able to adopt children. This sparked a discussion in Denmark, which has finally lead to there being a vote about whether gay marriage in the prostestant church (Folkekirken) should be allowed. You can already establish a civil union, which gives all the same benefits.
Now, there has already been a thread on DV some years ago, where people generally agreed that gay marriage is pretty cool. Looking back at that thread though, there weren't really anybody opposing gay marriage, who dared voice their opinions, either out of fear that they would get torn apart, or simply because DreamViews is such a cool place without bigotry.
What I want out of this thread, is understanding of the opposition, the people who oppose gay marriage.
So skip the "sanctity of marriage" and "it's unnatural" bullshit. Give me a rational and clear reason.
I might aswell say right away, that Bible citations are absolutely pointless. There is an over abundance of rules in that book that you do not follow in the first place, so why exactly would you pick this exact one to enforce? Not to mention that any rule that says "Stop your fellow man from marrying his fellow man" contradicts base rules of Christianity.
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