Bankruptcy court rules against gay marriage ban

[mrveggieman]

http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world...st-977317.html

What do ya'll think about this?

[Star_Cards]

Well, I get the ruling because it follows the current law. However, I believe the current law to be ridiculous and quite archaic. Same sex couples should have the same right to marriage or filing for bankruptcy as a couple as straight couples do.

[mrveggieman]

If I could add my spin on it, morally I don't believe in gay marriage but I do believe that gays are entitled to every legal protection that the rest of society enjoys. That goes back to the seperation of church and state. Let the state handle their part and God handle his part and we will be ok.

[Star_Cards]

agreed. morality shouldn't come into defining a person's rights. To me it's senseless to do so when a lot of people that would have to follow these rules don't always have the same religious/moral belief system as the one that creates the rule.

[theonedru]

I am a huge advocate for equal rights for all, the fact that homosexuals have been treated like 2nd class citizens for so long is disgusting and a stain on all our selves. And as for the religious zealots that hide behind their bible need to read it a little closer.

[Star_Cards]

I am a huge advocate for equal rights for all, the fact that homosexuals have been treated like 2nd class citizens for so long is disgusting and a stain on all our selves. And as for the religious zealots that hide behind their bible need to read it a little closer.

couldn't agree more. besides, even if you are of one type of religious belief, I fail to see how that makes people think that that belief should dictate all people within our free belief country. I get that people can not agree with the issue, but just because you think it's wrong doesn't mean that everyone else should have to live by your standards. There are plenty of things that I don't want to do but that doesn't mean that I'm close minded enough to try to keep other people from doing it.

[*censored*]

The state has forced itself into making "marriage" a legal contract, not just a moral one. If you want to give that legal recognition to straight couples, it should be given to gay couples as well.

Frankly, the best idea would be to make every legal marriage document into a civil union document, no matter if it's a man and a woman, two men, or two women, and leave the idea of "marriage" to the churches.

[Star_Cards]

well said. there's a confusion of the religious term marriage and what more people mean when they say marriage today. The term marriage has been adopted by society to have different meanings to each couple but yet is defined as such my the state government. That definition should stand separate from how a religion views it.

certain religions require specific things of heterosexual couples... that is perfectly fine, but shouldn't overflow into the requirement of the state. To me the religious union and the union viewed legally by the state are two completely separate things and the people that want to group them together because their religious says it's wrong or they think their religion says it's wrong are trying to make every citizen live by their chosen religious ideals.

[duane1969]

I advocate legal unions of whoever wants to be joined legally. However...

I am a huge advocate for equal rights for all, the fact that homosexuals have been treated like 2nd class citizens for so long is disgusting and a stain on all our selves. And as for the religious zealots that hide behind their bible need to read it a little closer.

Why should they read their Bible more closely? "Love thy brother" does not equal "Accept thy brother's immoral choices". This is a commonly used angle that carries no weight. The Bible condones loving everyone, not loving everything that they do.

[duwal]

I advocate legal unions of whoever wants to be joined legally. However...



Why should they read their Bible more closely? "Love thy brother" does not equal "Accept thy brother's immoral choices". This is a commonly used angle that carries no weight. The Bible condones loving everyone, not loving everything that they do.

but its only the Bible's "opinion" of it being an immoral choice. I would prefer to make a decision and think on my own instead of a book saying how I should feel about something.