Topic: The Definition of Marriage

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Jacob

:: JayD
:: QA8 High Householder

Last night I was tagged in a FB post that read,

I would think that equal rights would matter more than wording. If I were gay, I'd like to think that I wouldn't care what it was called, just so long as the benefits were the same. What do you think. . .

I responded and then got to thinking about how shallow this argument over the definition of marriage really is.

I posted this.

Marriage is more than just a man and a woman living together. It is about love, commitment, community, and building family. The definition of marriage. What a shallow definition to argue for. While traditional families have their men and women living together, in their marriages, I'm going to be sure to have something much more fulfilling and authentic someday than just living with someone in union.

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I think any time someone says they want the definition to be between a man and a woman, they are really putting themselves in a perfect position for us same sex pursuing folks to say hey, is that really all marriage is. Because to them, that is all they are arguing for, is the definition to be between a man and a woman!!! And they know marriage is more than that! They know it!

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Post: #673621

, Thu 9 Aug 12, 10:32PM

Skye

:: TealSkye
:: QA7 Taking responsibility

I'll tiddle you one more bro, marriage was initially merely a contract between parties to share money, and become richer. This is excluding numerous other Barbaric associative periods back then. That'd be all.

Years later, a pope, with a backing of over a hundred others, would decide that marriage should only happen with Gods approval, and should be processed by the church. And we can all see the crumbs from this, up until today.

But really, to that FB post, if marriage is nothing more than a word and rights to you, then why do you insist Homo's use a separate term? That goes both ways, starting with them. XD

Post: #675190

, Thu 16 Aug 12, 2:03AM

Shawn

:: winnersmw
:: QA9 Grand Elder

I'm surprised this thread hasn't had more responses, as this is one of the single most brilliant ideas I've ever read.

It is more than just a man and woman living together, and it's terrible that most people think that's all there is to marriage. You've accurately summated my exact feelings regarding what marriage should be, and why I think most people's marriages fail. They're merely a man and woman living together for the sake of it. It's terrible.

I think LGB marriages will last longer than so-called "traditional" ones because of how precious the ability to marry is for us, and because of how long we've had to ponder over what marriage really means.

"I am reminded of a colleague who reiterated 'all my homosexual patients are quite sick'—to which I finally replied 'so are all my heterosexual patients'." -Ernest van den Haag, psychotherapist

Edit: winnersmw, Thu 16 Aug 12, 2:18AM
Post: #675195

, Thu 16 Aug 12, 2:17AM

Skye

:: TealSkye
:: QA7 Taking responsibility

^ I concur.

There is always the exception, but once it's freshly on the market for us, I think it will be a long while before it is such an abused concept the way heterosexual marriages can be without any scolding.

At that, with so many still striving to set a good example for gays, I think there is going to even be pressure to make it work.

In actuality, this pressure should be apparent in all marital joining. You are legally one with another person. That's some serious business jabronies.

Post: #675299

, Thu 16 Aug 12, 7:16PM

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