U.S. Politics

[Johnny English]

I was just gonna say. The women in my office are really excited about this.

They just want you to be happy.

[Tommy]

They just want you to be happy.

This guy.

[Ignatius J Reilly]

Good.  We can now stop talking about gay marriage because it's settled properly and the right side won.

/wishfulthinking

[Miamipuck]

Good.  We can now stop talking about gay marriage because it's settled properly and the right side won.

/wishfulthinking

From your lips to gods ears.

[Tommy]

Good.  We can now stop talking about gay marriage because it's settled properly and the right side won.

/wishfulthinking

As long as the government doesn't go after churchs forcing them to marry gay couples, I think the debate will fizzle.

[Ignatius J Reilly]

As long as the government doesn't go after churchs forcing them to marry gay couples, I think the debate will fizzle.

If it did, I'd be right there arguing on the side of the churches.  freak that noise.  The government doesn't force the church to marry people who aren't members of their church.  I see no reason why gay marriage would be the place to start, and none of the gay folks I know have any desire to get married in a hostile church.  There are always assholes, though.

[Ignatius J Reilly]

As long as the government doesn't go after churchs forcing them to marry gay couples, I think the debate will fizzle.

I just realized you said Churchs, not churches.  I don't know why Church's Chicken would be forced to marry anyone.  You confuse me, Tommy.

[Tommy]

If it did, I'd be right there arguing on the side of the churches.  freak that noise.  The government doesn't force the church to marry people who aren't members of their church.  I see no reason why gay marriage would be the place to start, and none of the gay folks I know have any desire to get married in a hostile church.  There are always assholes, though.

What if the two gay people are members of the same Catholic Church, and want to get married there. I think churches and religious institutions are protected otherwise mosques would face some gender discrimination suits.

[AlioTheFool]

What if the two gay people are members of the same Catholic Church, and want to get married there. I think churches and religious institutions are protected otherwise mosques would face some gender discrimination suits.

I'm pretty sure a church can refuse to perform a wedding for any reason. My wife and I were denied solely on our age when we first tried (22 & 19). Though part of it was the unsaid "you're pregnant" too.

[Tommy]

I'm pretty sure a church can refuse to perform a wedding for any reason. My wife and I were denied solely on our age when we first tried (22 & 19). Though part of it was the unsaid "you're pregnant" too.

Damn. How did your wife get you pregnant?

[Ignatius J Reilly]

Damn. How did your wife get you pregnant?

Plot twist: Alio is a seahorse.

[AlioTheFool]

Damn. How did your wife get you pregnant?

Pretty easily actually. See when a mommy and daddy love each other very much, and the mommy has a penis...

[Fenwyr]

From your lips to gods dong.

FYP

[Fenwyr]

What if the two gay people are members of the same Catholic Church, and want to get married there. I think churches and religious institutions are protected otherwise mosques would face some gender discrimination suits.

This is actually a good point.

Let's make a deal with churches...  Give up your tax exempt status and you don't have to marry 2 of your gay members.

[Ignatius J Reilly]

This is actually a good point.

Let's make a deal with churches...  Give up your tax exempt status and you don't have to marry 2 of your gay members.

That threat is a horrendously bad idea.  This should be the impetus on both sides to fully extricate the church from the state and political influence.  That includes maintenance of tax exempt status.  This is one more way in which churches should want to separate themselves entirely.