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cooolandrew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 01:05 PM Original message |
Gay marriage is about churches yes, so who does Barack have to convince...? |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
1. Flawed premise. |
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bunnies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
2. One can get "married" without involving a church at all. |
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rinsd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
3. WTF do churches have to do with government recognition of marriage? |
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miceelf (222 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 02:07 PM Response to Reply #3 |
20. Agree completely |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
4. Civil marriage is not a religious sacrament. |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
5. No it's NOT about churches. It's about current secular laws. |
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bigscott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 01:13 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. I am so proud of my fellow DUers |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
6. No. Its not about churches. Are you DAFT? Marriage is a civil contract and doesn't |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
7. Churches have NOTHING to do with marriage -- zilch |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
9. Yea you stupid homos. Don't you know that America |
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demokatgurrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
10. First for full disclosure I am not gay so I don't speak from experience |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 01:24 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Nope, you got it right |
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terrya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
11. You could also get married at City Hall. |
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keith the dem (587 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
12. It should be up to you and/or your church. |
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Duncan Grant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
14. Oh let's *do* offer appeasement to right-wing Christian ideologues. After all, we're inclusive. |
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hulklogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 01:45 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. The only way you'd see Obama speak at a major LGBT event now |
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Duncan Grant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 02:07 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. What explains his reluctance to be seen with us? |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
15. I got married at the clerks office in downtown Vegas. Haven't been in a church in 25 years. nt. |
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BlackVelvet04 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
17. Well, now that everyone has refuted your premise... |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
18. No. Churches do their thing, government does its thing. |
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