tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508637675893821519.post1031918144744443785..comments2023-04-15T09:54:06.155+01:00Comments on In the olive grove: the agendaMamaOlivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12917138266127672566noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508637675893821519.post-42966224391190563652013-07-15T04:02:22.965+01:002013-07-15T04:02:22.965+01:00Re Gay issue, I believe in marriage between a man ...Re Gay issue, I believe in marriage between a man and a woman only and I think it is utterly despicable to give any credence to, sanctify, provide laws for, benefits for anyone just because of what they do in their bed. That is all it is and what is happening now is leading and will continue to lead us down a horrible slippery slope to another Sodom and Gomorrah.<br /><br />May not happen in my lifetime but what do you think will happen when someone sues the government saying, "you let two women marry, you let two men marry, then I want to marry my sister or my father so I can be covered by their health insurance or benefit from other legal xxx." Trust me, it will happen. jcrAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508637675893821519.post-57825998726726253602013-06-28T14:09:03.827+01:002013-06-28T14:09:03.827+01:00I appreciate your thoughtful comments.I appreciate your thoughtful comments.MamaOlivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12917138266127672566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508637675893821519.post-64004188034632024832013-06-28T13:58:59.208+01:002013-06-28T13:58:59.208+01:00A few observations:
One, I don't know the con...A few observations:<br /><br />One, I don't know the context in which this was said, but I'll assume it was in the context of *government* sanctioned marriage, rather than church-sanctioned. If so, I agree that there should be no "institution of marriage" as far as the government is concerned, and I've long said that the government shouldn't be involved in any marriage, gay or straight.<br /><br />But it kinda has to be involved, since people can't agree on who gets what when they divorce. And there are so many other involvements -- retirement benefits, health benefits, death notifications.<br /><br />Two, I'd be very, very surprised if this one person's opinion represents the opinion of every gay person, or even a majority, or even a large minority.<br /><br />Regardless of what I'd be surprised by, it is certain that none of us can correctly predict the outcome of coming legal changes. A hundred years ago, when American workers (just as an example) won rights to better conditions, higher wages, shorter weeks, etc., no one could have predicted that the end result would be moving most of our manufacturing jobs to other countries.Wilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358496556865231547noreply@blogger.com