02-26-2004, 02:27 AM
I think I should clarify something.
I believe that the sanctity of marriage should be protected from straight couples as well. To many things happen now to cheapen the whole experience. And it makes me angry.
Down in Loosy Anna, and now other states as well, have revived the unbreakable bond concept in the Covenant Marriage. This is marriage to the extreme, written in concrete, no way out. Till death do you part. It's optional, nobody has to do it. I disagree with that part.
Personally, I think any couple, straight or gay, should only have Civil Unions, and the limited benifits entitled to it. People who can't commit should be happy with second class status. The faithful should be rewarded. As it is, there is little to no incentive to "make it work." For those faithful, there should be Covenant Marriage, or Contract Marriage, depending on personal faith or secular ideas.
Marriage, as it stands in the classical definition, should be a Covenant or contract. Hardcore. That "Till death do you part" bit should mean the whole freaking world to those that say it. And people that have the guts, the big brass balls, to enter into said agreement should reap some sort of reward, more so then just saying "We've been married for 50 years."
Now, as for somebody taking something I said wrong, I don't think of homosexuals being on the same levels as animals. That would be a step up. Infact, truth be told, I value my animals more then I do people in general to be totally honest. I am a hermit. My cats, my birds, my chickens, and especially my goats are generally better company, have better manners, and usually have better conversations then most human beings. There are good folk, but, people as a whole just suck eggs. I detest my own species. I hope this is perfectly clear. Animals are SO much better then people on so many levels. And I proudly say, to quote the Penguin, "I am not a man! I am an animal!" Ahem.
As for the slippery slope, I drew the comments directly from what I saw on tv and heard on a radio talk show, where some sexual deviants are demanding that their right to happiness be heard as well. If the gays can get it, then why can't they? They are every bit as angry and frusterated as the gay community, and they want what they feel is their American born given right. And NAMBLA is making their voice heard as well. Gay marriage is a lynch pin of sorts. Pull it, and who knows what will happen next. Oddly, the one voice I have not heard a peep from is the polygamists. Not that I want to hear anything from them, but I probably will.
I believe that the sanctity of marriage should be protected from straight couples as well. To many things happen now to cheapen the whole experience. And it makes me angry.
Down in Loosy Anna, and now other states as well, have revived the unbreakable bond concept in the Covenant Marriage. This is marriage to the extreme, written in concrete, no way out. Till death do you part. It's optional, nobody has to do it. I disagree with that part.
Personally, I think any couple, straight or gay, should only have Civil Unions, and the limited benifits entitled to it. People who can't commit should be happy with second class status. The faithful should be rewarded. As it is, there is little to no incentive to "make it work." For those faithful, there should be Covenant Marriage, or Contract Marriage, depending on personal faith or secular ideas.
Marriage, as it stands in the classical definition, should be a Covenant or contract. Hardcore. That "Till death do you part" bit should mean the whole freaking world to those that say it. And people that have the guts, the big brass balls, to enter into said agreement should reap some sort of reward, more so then just saying "We've been married for 50 years."
Now, as for somebody taking something I said wrong, I don't think of homosexuals being on the same levels as animals. That would be a step up. Infact, truth be told, I value my animals more then I do people in general to be totally honest. I am a hermit. My cats, my birds, my chickens, and especially my goats are generally better company, have better manners, and usually have better conversations then most human beings. There are good folk, but, people as a whole just suck eggs. I detest my own species. I hope this is perfectly clear. Animals are SO much better then people on so many levels. And I proudly say, to quote the Penguin, "I am not a man! I am an animal!" Ahem.
As for the slippery slope, I drew the comments directly from what I saw on tv and heard on a radio talk show, where some sexual deviants are demanding that their right to happiness be heard as well. If the gays can get it, then why can't they? They are every bit as angry and frusterated as the gay community, and they want what they feel is their American born given right. And NAMBLA is making their voice heard as well. Gay marriage is a lynch pin of sorts. Pull it, and who knows what will happen next. Oddly, the one voice I have not heard a peep from is the polygamists. Not that I want to hear anything from them, but I probably will.
All alone, or in twos,
The ones who really love you
Walk up and down outside the wall.
Some hand in hand
And some gathered together in bands.
The bleeding hearts and artists
Make their stand.
And when they've given you their all
Some stagger and fall, after all it's not easy
Banging your heart against some mad buggers wall.
"Isn't this where...."
The ones who really love you
Walk up and down outside the wall.
Some hand in hand
And some gathered together in bands.
The bleeding hearts and artists
Make their stand.
And when they've given you their all
Some stagger and fall, after all it's not easy
Banging your heart against some mad buggers wall.
"Isn't this where...."