(10-08-2011, 07:35 AM)kandrathe Wrote: You'd think that "religious" people would show some respect for a sacred rite. Ergo, they are not religious people.
This is a strange argument. You go from "you'd think that" to "Ergo" as if being respectful of other religions was some kind of definitional requirement of being religious. Even the most cursory glance at the history and practice of religion would tell you that tolerance is the exception, not the rule.
Quote:The bulk of the resistance to gay marriage in the US has little to do with how people feel about homosexuality...
Really, Kandrathe? Little to do with how they feel about homosexuality? About half of people say homosexuality is morally wrong. Almost 40% oppose even civil unions, where "marriage" is not involved. The "sacrament" of marriage aspect seems largely a fig leaf, to allow people to keep their opposition to change, while convincing themselves that they are not anti-gay.
-Jester