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I think you know what I will say about DOMA, Jeffrey. The courts correctly ruled it unconstitutional, which I agree with. I can’t believe you would support such a discriminatory law. But maybe you do.
Arlen Grossman, that claim could not be more wrong. The bans on same-sex marriage have been ruled Unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court. Unless new justices get appointed, I see no reason why the ruling should be overturned presently.
Okay, so we both agree that DOMA is unconstitutional and that ruling shouldn’t be overturned. Did I get that right?
Arlen Grossman, since marriage is defined as an interpersonal union only, legally defining it is absurd. DOMA would only have had credibility as a policy if it came from someone who had not cheated on one or more of that person’s marriages. A person who cheats on their marriages and yet advocates a defense of marriage is a hypocrite.
There is no doubt in my mind, Jeffrey, that homosexuality is something you are born with. Would you agree?
Arlen Grossman, I do agree. What perplexes me is why people who are not gay even feel the need to talk about this issue.
I’m glad you feel that way, Jeffrey.
Arlen Grossman, if you don’t mind my asking, what are your thoughts regarding the claims that some people make that marriage has a religious connotation to it? If the ceremony was performed in a Church, such a claim may be valid. However, if not, then probably not.
Marriage is something most committed relationships value. I have no problem with both the government or the church using the term. I don’t see how a public gay marriage hurts
religious people. They don’t even have to recognize a gay marriage in their church if they choose to be so petty about it.
Arlen Grossman, I know that elements on both sides of the political aisle support same-sex marriage and you might have elements on both sides that oppose it. However, what are your views on DOMA as a policy? Keep it intact or get rid of it?
Arlen Grossman, are you an atheist?
I am somewhere in the atheist/agnostic area. I don’t believe that you, I, or anybody else has any idea of who, what or where is god or even if there is one. How about you?
I am a Christian. My belief is that we should build each other up, not tear each other down. Having said that, unlike many conservative Christian types, I don’t use my religious convictions as license to impose my values on other people by force of law. An example is same-sex marriage. If God hated gay people, why would he keep creating them?
That sounds reasonable. I’m glad to hear it.
Arlen Grossman, I know that I said if God hated gay people, I wondered why he keeps creating them. Do you believe people who are gay choose to be gay or that they are just born that way?
This is a dishonest representation.
Really? Sounds about right to me.