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you folks are fun! can't wait for the elections!
as for gay marriage. i don't think many who oppose it are fundamentally against same genders revelling in the same opportunities that opposite gendered folks can enjoy. there is no reason to inhibit these rights, and they are rights. but lawful union is already in place in many states. the idea of lawful marriage is set in religious ceremony 99.9% of the time. the real argument pro-gay groups is the ability for churchs to deny gays and lesbians the rite of marriage. almost all gays don't give two shits about getting married in a baptist church. but the gay groups want to be able to force churches to do just that. now, precedents have be set in canada, where hate speech includes making churches perform marriages or be subject to lawsuits. now you're talking a bigger picture. what was now free speech(the right to religious freedom, in particular) will now be classified as hate speech. now i know many of you are either indifferent or excited about the idea of the world sending religion to the stone age, but it serves its purpose, good and bad. the tailoring of speech in america THE FREE(?) is just the beginning of the primrose path to the tailoring of other freedoms. yes, it sounds a bit conspiratory, but look at the way your gov't works. do you really want these guys to be altering our freedoms. all speech, love and hate, should be protected. as long as its not acted upon, its just sticks and stones. i'd love to see everyone get what they want as far as marriage is concerned, the right to and the protection of, but i fear a much larger agenda is lurking in the background. maybe two of you will read all of this, the melvins rule!
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