In this, I agree with President Obama.
Obama told MTV he believes marriage is "between a man and a woman" and that he is "not in favor of gay marriage."
"I've stated my opposition to this. I think it's unnecessary," Obama told MTV. "I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. I am not in favor of gay marriage."
Are Same-Sex Marriage Opponents Bigots? Mark Ruffalo Thinks So
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The debate over same-sex marriage may still be raging, but Hollywood is not short on advocates for its legalization.
Among the most vocal supporters of same-sex marriage are the stars of "The Kids Are Alright," a movie released two weeks ago centering around a same-sex couple. Julianne Moore and Annette Bening play a married lesbian couple with two kids, while Mark Ruffalo plays the family's sperm donor.
Ruffalo, who will play The Incredible Hulk in the upcoming "Avengers" movie, has been outspoken about his position on the issue. He said in a recent interview, "There’s a debate going on about gay marriage and whether children can be raised in an ‘unconventional’ family and go on to be sexually healthy, viable, productive people – that’s all used as an argument against gay marriage. It’s so ridiculous to me."
"It’s the last dying, kicking, screaming, caged animal response to a world that is changing," he explained, "a world that’s leaving a lot of those old, bigoted, un-accepting views behind. It’s over.”
Judging by the results of California's Proposition 8 battle in 2008, it's not over yet. But with increased interest in movies and television programs like "The Kids Are Alright" and "Modern Family," which portray same-sex families as healthy and responsible, Ruffalo's argument might hold some weight.
Are Same-Sex Marriage Opponents Bigots?
Among the most vocal supporters of same-sex marriage are the stars of "The Kids Are Alright," a movie released two weeks ago centering around a same-sex couple. Julianne Moore and Annette Bening play a married lesbian couple with two kids, while Mark Ruffalo plays the family's sperm donor.
Ruffalo, who will play The Incredible Hulk in the upcoming "Avengers" movie, has been outspoken about his position on the issue. He said in a recent interview, "There’s a debate going on about gay marriage and whether children can be raised in an ‘unconventional’ family and go on to be sexually healthy, viable, productive people – that’s all used as an argument against gay marriage. It’s so ridiculous to me."
"It’s the last dying, kicking, screaming, caged animal response to a world that is changing," he explained, "a world that’s leaving a lot of those old, bigoted, un-accepting views behind. It’s over.”
Judging by the results of California's Proposition 8 battle in 2008, it's not over yet. But with increased interest in movies and television programs like "The Kids Are Alright" and "Modern Family," which portray same-sex families as healthy and responsible, Ruffalo's argument might hold some weight.
Are Same-Sex Marriage Opponents Bigots?
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By the way, you're right about one thing. In religious terms, homosexual marriage is no more evil than heterosexual divorce. There's a lot more talk about marriage and divorce in the Bible than there is about homosexuality.
I personally have no issue with two men, two women, or a man and a woman being married, living as a couple, raising a family. I'm Christian, but I leave the spiritual side of it all between the gay couple and God. I know a lot of decent, moral gay people and I'm way more likely to end up in hell when I die then they are. So who am I to judge anyone?
It's a mistake to generalize everyone who opposes gay marriage as prejudiced. The only way to move forward is to seek a common ground and begin a dialogue. And that will never happen as long as one side is shouting "Sinner" and the other "Bigot". Hopefully someday soon we can do away with generalizations and stereotypes on all sides of the issue and resolve it like intelligent people.
As far as whether anyone labels me as a bigot?.....I couldn't care less.
You know perfectly well you'd go nuts if people from another religious group started making laws about the way you could live YOUR life.
1 Corinthians 6:9-10 - "Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God." (NIV).
It's pretty cut and dry.
State control of marriage is a holdover from ye-olden-days when the marriage was a tool for controlling the people, commoners, state-controlled religion, non-landowners, then slaves, then racial integration, now homosexuality, etc. Why are *any* people on bended knee before their government, asking permission to marry? Why does anyone tolerate petitioning their government to marry? Why??
If marriage has a meaning to anyone other than the couple, or group, or inanimate objects involved, it should be spiritual / religious. If you think it's purely contractual, okay. Go form a corporation.
"But what about visitation rights?" - contracts for power of attorney and legal caregiver or guardianship status accomplish the same thing
"But what about..." - there's a contract for that, too. Or it's not even a marriage issue. Or you're out of line for forcing yourself on someone who doesn't want you around. Etc.
So that's it. Go form a corporation. I'm serious. Off with you!
A friend of mine who is Catholic is definitely against gay marriage...but also associates with gay people, has many gay friends, and has even supported them in many different aspects--just not marriage, for reasons stated in the Bible.
Though I'm for gay marriage, I can see how some can support the GLBT community but not support them in this regard.
But that being said, I still think its just trying to be politicaly correct, you either are a supporter of equal rights or your not.. if you restrict thier rights you are basicly saying I'm all for freedom but only on my terms" you can only be as free as I decide... or you can only have the rights I decree.. anyway this all equates actually not treating them as equals at all. But its politicaly correct to say you support their rights, because you don't want to be seen as the bad guy/girl.
Its basicly the same as the Interacial marriage issue that went on in the 60's.