tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341924544052500247.post7848700678755413727..comments2014-04-27T21:13:15.907-07:00Comments on A Simple Life: The FingerManggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05977929776424593762noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341924544052500247.post-33537277223006013032008-11-28T20:45:00.000-08:002008-11-28T20:45:00.000-08:00pretty tough huh.. i like reading your blogs.>&...pretty tough huh.. i like reading your blogs.>>>renhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639274663796429218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341924544052500247.post-33199177018007284842008-11-20T07:34:00.000-08:002008-11-20T07:34:00.000-08:00I share your anger with you and will spend the res...I share your anger with you and will spend the rest of the day with my finger up as well.jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609603833670094371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341924544052500247.post-53938833315333186252008-11-13T10:49:00.000-08:002008-11-13T10:49:00.000-08:00I think the main problem with the debate is that i...I think the main problem with the debate is that it's presented to highlight love and emotion, and that's what's hard for social conservatives to get around. First and foremost, I think we should have highlighted the legal aspects more. So instead of just posing the question "why shouldn't gay couples be allowed to marry and show their love and commitment like hetero couples?" we should be emphatically asking "why shouldn't gay couples get the same legal benefits afforded to straight couples?" When you ask the latter question, there is no reasonable answer as to why gay couples shouldn't have the right to file income taxes together or have visitation rights in hospitals or any other right afforded to straight married couples. I know it hard to leave emotions out of it, but this is a debate about civil rights.<BR/><BR/>And since I think this is a legal issue at heart, we have to take God out of the debate entirely. One side uses God as a justification against gay marriage, while the other side also says that a loving God would not want us to judge each other. I don't care whether your God is hate-mongering or all-loving, there is supposed to be a separation between Church and State, so in legal, civic issues, there should be no religious consideration whatsoever. <BR/><BR/>Off my soapbox now!dphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09255384036992381006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341924544052500247.post-76173142780197222562008-11-08T17:51:00.000-08:002008-11-08T17:51:00.000-08:00WOOT.WOOT.Swistlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13126937282657655091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341924544052500247.post-32712576512174677602008-11-07T19:38:00.000-08:002008-11-07T19:38:00.000-08:00Try as I might, I can't get my head around the 'sa...Try as I might, I can't get my head around the 'sanctity of heterosexual marriage' argument. It's simply sickening that one word can be used to perpetuate mindless discrimination.<BR/><BR/>The previous Australian government instructed its overseas missions to refuse to issue marriage-status certificates for gay men or women. Without this document, you couldn't prove you were currently unmarried, so this action was designed to prevent Aus. citizens from entering into same-sex marriages in countries where it was legal.<BR/><BR/>The Australian population is generally a little more pragmatic than in the USA, but hateful people can spoil your day wherever you live, alas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341924544052500247.post-49028031812234835042008-11-07T04:34:00.000-08:002008-11-07T04:34:00.000-08:00Yup - as a gay dude myself - this is horrible man....Yup - as a gay dude myself - this is horrible man.Darius T. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06225878800405121386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341924544052500247.post-30418871352441686592008-11-06T12:30:00.000-08:002008-11-06T12:30:00.000-08:00Marc, I am with you 100%, not because my brother i...Marc, <BR/>I am with you 100%, not because my brother in law "L" (in Amsterdam) is a gay, it just I have exactly the same opinion with you, that they are no different then us.Dewihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03042444512389457494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341924544052500247.post-82912615989114742982008-11-06T10:27:00.000-08:002008-11-06T10:27:00.000-08:00My finger is up for him, too! And for everyone's c...My finger is up for him, too! And for everyone's civil rights.AndreAnnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12102680027953333309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341924544052500247.post-21532628896288208632008-11-06T08:26:00.000-08:002008-11-06T08:26:00.000-08:00Thank you for your support, you 'loveless bastard'...Thank you for your support, you 'loveless bastard'. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com