tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post5585597240331517469..comments2024-03-28T13:26:20.672-04:00Comments on The Closet Professor: The Gay Marriage DebateJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05299122685163501819noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post-57470018501454525962011-06-24T22:25:34.116-04:002011-06-24T22:25:34.116-04:00Buddy Bear and Graham, I can't understand the ...Buddy Bear and Graham, I can't understand the objections people have to gay marriage in America. It works elsewhere just fine, as you both stated. However, the religious right in America has a lot of political clout and keep things constantly stirred up. America is behind much of the West in social liberalism. We need to get over ourselves and follow our Declaration of Independence which states that "all men are created equal."Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299122685163501819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post-52487421114003012902011-06-24T16:16:08.478-04:002011-06-24T16:16:08.478-04:00We in the UK have civil partnership which in all l...We in the UK have civil partnership which in all legal aspects is the same as marriage. It has brought happiness to many couples who can have a simple ceremony or a very elaborate one. However at this moment they can not have a religous ceremony, but this is under review.<br /><br />The point that I want to make is that it has not attacked or undermined hetrosexual marriage, rather it has shared in the same values and seeks the same ends as hetrosexual marriage.Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13154220910391756027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post-44214940545406396102011-06-24T15:26:16.091-04:002011-06-24T15:26:16.091-04:00I know Canada is "off the radar" to the ...I know Canada is "off the radar" to the majority of Americans, but we've had full same-sex marriage rights for over ten years. Same-sex marriage has been upheld by the Supreme Court of Canada and implicitly enshrined in our constitution. <br /><br />We have not gone to heck in a handbasket, or have our society or family structure collapse. Same sex marriage in Canada is non-event. No one cares, really, except for the LGBT people who are allowed to marry the person they love.Buddy Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052407067718899985noreply@blogger.com