California voids Gay/Lesbian Marriages

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Have I ever told you how much I actually like many of the things you post here, Happy Monkey? I mean this quite seriously.You will often add a source to back up your arguments and tend not to come across as being the self appointed Oracle. Whether you care or not, that encourages people to actually read and consider you comments.

That doesn't mean that I agree with your positions, but I appreciate many of the things you post.

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

Your argument would not look out of place as an argument against racial integration in public schools.

This is interesting to me. You quoted the second paragraph from my post.

The point of that whole post was to present some possibilites that may not have been condered. Non religious or moral possibilites that seem to be the focus of the debate.

That's why is posted this sentence:

"There are tangent issues that have nothing directly to do with religion that may come into play."

The series of "would you agree" questions are not intended to bring credibility to excluding gays from being married. They are to establish the reality that there are large numbers of people that are influenced by religion, they have kids, that many would see the passage of gay marriage as "the last straw" and take their kids out of public school, and that doing so in large numbers would effect eveyone no matter where they stand on the issue.

The last paragraph of that same post asks the question:

"In which of the two situations would tolerance and acceptance be more likely......home schooling, where the kids are basically not dealing with any kids outside of the parent's circle of friends.......or the public school?"

If the Christian masses decided to take their kids out of public school to be home schooled or entered them into a private school , it would be their right to do so for whatever reason it might be. They would not be denying anyone's rights by doing so. The same is true of the migration from private school to homeschooling. Having read my entire post, I can't imgaine anyone coming to the conclusion that this would not look out of place as an argument against racial integration in public schools.


I'm sure I'm wrong though and that someone will chime in to tell me why.


There's more I have to add to this argument, but I can't get credit for a Cellar debate over gay marriage. Oh well.



Syc, Bruce, Griff, Skunks, Snake, RichLevy....great comments in there too. I don't have the time now to reply as I would like for the lack of time.

A few more months and I should have more time.

I'm going to stop coming in for a while again. Maybe I can do it, maybe not. Anyway.....see you all later.