Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 1 minute later, 8 hours after the original post[^][v]#373,384
@373,380 (D)
A bunch of religious nutjobs in the United States want to prevent gays from getting married because Leviticus says it's an abomination, because they think marriage is a sacrament to which Christianity owns the exclusive rights, and because they're homophobes, but it's OK because only old farts actually believe this shit, and they're all dying off. So as soon as all these assholes fucking die, gays will get married, weed will be legal, and we can finally teach evolution and other sciences in schools without these dumbasses bitching about their kids being taught things that their parents don't understand.
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Anonymous D replied with this 14 years ago, 3 hours later, 11 hours after the original post[^][v]#373,471
@373,383 (doctor dreamworks md !jdTkvovFCQ) @previous (F)
What is marriage though? Like how would you define it?
Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 2 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^][v]#373,473
doctor dreamworks md !jdTkvovFCQ replied with this 14 years ago, 1 hour later, 13 hours after the original post[^][v]#373,494
@373,471 (D)
Marriage (also called matrimony or wedlock) is a social union or legal contract between people called spouses that establishes rights and obligations between the spouses, between the spouses and their children, and between the spouses and their in-laws.[1] The definition of marriage varies according to different cultures, but it is usually an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged. When defined broadly, marriage is considered a cultural universal. In many cultures, marriage is formalized via a wedding ceremony. In terms of legal recognition, most sovereign states and other jurisdictions limit marriage to opposite sex couples or two persons of opposite gender in the gender binary, and some of these allow polygynous marriage. Since 2000, several countries and some other jurisdictions have legalized same-sex marriage. In some cultures, marriage is recommended or compulsory before pursuing any sexual activity.
Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 11 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#373,603
@previous (doctor dreamworks md !jdTkvovFCQ) > a social union or legal contract
well that's two completely different things
doctor dreamworks md !jdTkvovFCQ replied with this 14 years ago, 6 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#373,606
@previous (H)
implying it just says legal contract
what the hell is your point anyway mm
Anonymous H replied with this 14 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#373,623
@previous (doctor dreamworks md !jdTkvovFCQ)
is it a social union or a legal contract?
Anonymous I joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 4 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#373,626
Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx replied with this 14 years ago, 1 hour later, 2 days after the original post[^][v]#373,914
@previous (H)
Struth, mate. You're making a dingo of yourself.
Anonymous M replied with this 14 years ago, 2 hours later, 2 days after the original post[^][v]#373,921
@373,844 (H)
What makes you think that marriage is not/cannot be a social union and/or legal contract. Those two things are not mutually exclusive and they actually do define the institution of marriage quite well.
Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx replied with this 14 years ago, 41 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^][v]#373,927
@previous (M)
Because he is mountainman. Disagreeing with things is his schtick. Even if he had to argue that black is white, he'll do it if it means disagreeing with somebody.
Anonymous N joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 10 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^][v]#373,930
@373,921 (M)
Because religion poisons people. Look what fairy tales can do to an already damaged person.
Anonymous H replied with this 14 years ago, 6 hours later, 3 days after the original post[^][v]#374,007
@373,921 (M)
If a marriage was only one of those things, would it still be a marriage?
Anonymous M replied with this 14 years ago, 3 hours later, 3 days after the original post[^][v]#374,049
@373,930 (N)
That doesn't answer my question. What does your not liking religion have to do with social unions and legal contracts not being two mutually exclusive things?
Anonymous M double-posted this 14 years ago, 23 seconds later, 3 days after the original post[^][v]#374,050