Supreme Court strikes down same-sex marriage bans

[grandy]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/06/26/supreme-court-gay-lesbian-marriage/28649319/

Queue the apocalypse

 

[tinselwolverine]

Quite a couple days for SCOTUS.

Sounds like Roberts and Scalia are buds again today.

High drama at the high court.

 

[turok]

rightwing heads explode in 3-2-1...

 

[byco42]

This is a tragedy an and indictment of the failure of men and women to grasp the meaning and implication of the institution of Marriage. Because they have, it has opened the way for the meaning of Marriage to be perverted, abused, manipulated and, ultimately, eviscerated. So celebrate the (continued) devolution of humanity.

 

[tinselwolverine]

Hot sexy Republican atheist pundit S.E. Cupp (better known as C Cup) long time gay rights advocate weeps openly for joy while reporting about this story on CNN.

 

[Michchamp]

activist judges! they must've flunked constitutional law. Sarah Palin, Bill O, Huckabee, et al will need to explain it to them

 

[tinselwolverine]

This is a tragedy an and indictment of the failure of men and women to grasp the meaning and implication of the institution of Marriage. Because they have, it has opened the way for the meaning of Marriage to be perverted, abused, manipulated and, ultimately, eviscerated. So celebrate the (continued) devolution of humanity.

How about let's finally eviscerate the antiquated marriage of government and marriage?

Civil unions under the law; marriage a private personal choice according to the beliefs of two mutually consenting people.

 

[turok]

I don't see this as a bad thing, Gay marriage lends legal legitimacy to their unions, and may significantly reduce promiscuity, and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.

Churches are not going to be legally obligated to wed same-sex couples, so where is the beef?

 

[tinselwolverine]

How about let's finally eviscerate the antiquated marriage of government and marriage?

Civil unions under the law; marriage a private personal choice according to the beliefs of two mutually consenting people.

Actually I take that back - why should it be limited to two?

Most of the same sex marriage debate revolves around religious beliefs - yet through the course of history a number of religions celebrated plural marriage - that still exists.

So why should those people have their beliefs minimized by other religious people of a different perspective?

 

[byco42]

I don't see this as a bad thing, Gay marriage lends legal legitimacy to their unions, and may significantly reduce promiscuity, and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.

On its face, it is impossible for two people of the same sex to be married in the way that a man and a woman are married. It is not a "legitimate" union save for in the minds of the people who defy reason and nature's laws.

Churches are not going to be legally obligated to wed same-sex couples, so where is the beef?

This goes way beyond that issue. People, via the courts, already have lost their businesses and their livelihood and their very jobs for being forced to express their opposing views on "gay marriage." Now it is compulsory that everyone comply with this ruling. Its a defacto outcome. It will affect school accreditation, job interviews, tax exemptions and more.

And within three months from now someone will sue the Catholic Church for refusing to marry two people of the same gender. Never mind that is it not obligated to marry anyone.

 

[byco42]

How about let's finally eviscerate the antiquated marriage of government and marriage?

Civil unions under the law; marriage a private personal choice according to the beliefs of two mutually consenting people.

This law forces me to comply with the notion that two people of the same sex can marry. I reject that notion. Because I do, I could be exposed to all manners of legal prosecution, should I never be compelled to express that opinion officially. Government has re-defined marriage and has ordered me to accept that definition.

 

[Michchamp]

On its face, it is impossible for two people of the same sex to be married in the way that a man and a woman are married. It is not a "legitimate" union save for in the minds of the people who defy reason and nature's laws.

...

yes, those gays just need to pray themselves straight, like God intended.

 

[byco42]

yes, those gays just need to pray themselves straight, like God intended.

So says you, apparently.

 

[tinselwolverine]

This law forces me to comply with the notion that two people of the same sex can marry. I reject that notion. Because I do, I could be exposed to all manners of legal prosecution, should I never be compelled to express that opinion officially. Government has re-defined marriage and has ordered me to accept that definition.

No, you really still can reject the notion of same sex marriage, and openly opine on that, as many have done within the last hour, without fear of prosecution.

You really really can.

But your response was to my suggestion that we get the government out of the marriage business completely - what does your response have to do with that?

 

[turok]

yes, those gays just need to pray themselves straight, like God intended.

I consider homosexuals to be biologically wired differently. My first FT job long ago was @ Saks in the New Center area of Detroit which exposed me to the gay culture and society, and even being virtually surrounded by them, beginning @ age 17 didn't turn me queer, or even bi. I loved the female models and salesgirls that I hit on, and sometimes was
returned....

 

[byco42]

No, you really still can reject the notion of same sex marriage, and openly opine on that, as many have done within the last hour, without fear of prosecution.

You really really can.

Bakers, florists, military chaplains and even land-owners have lost their livelihoods already for professing their views that oppose "gay marriage." So I actually can't. I just haven't stepped in the crosshairs.

But your response was to my suggestion that we get the government out of the marriage business completely - what does your response have to do with that?

It's a moot point. The Government is now permanently ensconced in marriage.

 

[tinselwolverine]

L

Bakers, florists, military chaplains and even land-owners have lost their livelihoods already for professing their views that oppose "gay marriage." So I actually can't. I just haven't stepped in the crosshairs.



It's a moot point. The Government is now permanently ensconced in marriage.

Now?

The government has already always been "permanently" ensconced in marriage.

All of your claims only lend credence to my argument to finally disentangle government from the institution, once and for all.

 

[byco42]

Now?

The government has already always been "permanently" ensconced in marriage.

Never to this degree.

All of your claims only lend credence to my argument to finally disentangle government from the institution, once and for all.

And I want to win the 2015 British Open by 15 shots. About the same likelihood.

 

[turok]

Judge not, lest ye be judged.

Love thy neighbor as thyself

Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me..hmmm....what else to cherry-pick from the Bible?

 

[byco42]

Judge not, lest ye be judged.

Love thy neighbor as thyself

Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me..hmmm....what else to cherry-pick from the Bible?

You offer some excellent examples to isolate. What they have to do with this topic is a bit of a mystery.