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And this is exactly how much influence such "religious texts" should have on a secular institution:










(that's "zero" in case you don't get it).

What's the problem here. Really? I may personally find the gay lifestyle distasteful, certain aspects even abhorrent, but:

(1) If someone is lucky enough to find love in this world, who am I or anyone else to look down my nose at it because I don't happen to experience it in the same form as them?

(NOTE: Please don't attempt to twist my words here - this is not condoning bestiality or pedophilia, there is a difference between "love" and "sexual intimacy between two consenting adults" here).

(2) As I said earlier, if people make the choice to live in happiness and it means they won't be bringing any new people into this world (because of equipment limitations) that's DEFINITELY a good thing as I see it. One thing we have way too much of already is people. Let's worry about getting all the unwanted ones adopted first before we go rabidly defending institutions for the express purpose of facilitating more procreation, k?

(3) Anything that drives religion out of politics or vice-versa is a good thing. Fine. So the Bible doesn't like gay marriage. Nobody's twisting your arm to go marry a guy. Don't do it if you want to follow such-and-such a religious tome as part of your personal moral choices, fine. Don't try to use it as the basis of legislating morality for the rest of us. I have no issue with people using religious or moral codes to guide their own choices as an "above and beyond" sort of addition to our secular laws. I have EVERY problem with people trying to impose a particular brand of religious pseudo-morality upon everyone else.
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