“You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named "Bush", "Dick", and "Colin." Need I say more?” - Chris Rock
^ Red herring alert.
It doesn't matter if it's choice or not. Can you show me in my DNA where there is a head over heels hot for Latina woman gene? No , of course not. And you certainly can't tell me with any certainty that attraction is in our genes. That is your OPINION, and you don't get to make law based on OPINION.
MtnBiker asked for definition so he could shoot holes in it as being based on my opinion. How I define my marriage is different than what another may, this much is certain.
There was also a time when a husband could rape his wife, and a belief that women were purely for procreation and, even today, genital mutilation is practiced under the auspices that women shouldn't enjoy sex because it distracts from the maternal interests. There was also a time when society practiced polygamy, its even in the Bible for goodness sake.
You say you aren't persuaded by my argument, so I now defer to the courts' reckoning, that the term marriage is used to describe the most esteemed relationship into which two adults may endear themselves; which includes the aspect of "bilateral loyalty". Griswold v Connecticut. Absent a dissolution of that loyalty, aka divorce, upon remarriage, one would engage in a multilateral loyalty; which undermines the social institution of marriage. If the social understanding of marriage changes in this respect, then yes, polygamist could be granted multiple marriages. Times change, societies evolve; for better or for worse, we're committed to a social contract that believes all are entitled to equal protection of the law.
“You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named "Bush", "Dick", and "Colin." Need I say more?” - Chris Rock
“You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named "Bush", "Dick", and "Colin." Need I say more?” - Chris Rock
To be honest I'm not sure which of the links I went to lately had the story, but I googled and found one.
http://www.yawningbread.org/apdx_2005/imp-203.htm
Jim , did I miss where you showed how gays being allowed to marry affects your life at all?
“You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named "Bush", "Dick", and "Colin." Need I say more?” - Chris Rock
I figured that would be the study, but wanted to make sure something new hasn't come out further. That study is based on a selection of men and women basically smelling armpits and urine. Has it yet been peer reviewed and through further clinical testing? I'm willing to see it as proof that brains are in fact responding differently to scents, but we'll need more than this to go on. Let me peek around for a bit on this subject and see where this study went and if its been expanded on.
“You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named "Bush", "Dick", and "Colin." Need I say more?” - Chris Rock
“You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named "Bush", "Dick", and "Colin." Need I say more?” - Chris Rock
I agree, you don't need to be personally affected to speak out against something. You DO however need to be personally affected , or be able to show that others are without wanting to be, in order to declare something needs to be made illegal.
So go ahead and tell us how much it disgusts you, but that doesn't give you the right to make it illegal.