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Why a Good Person Can Vote Against Same-Sex Marriage

Wayne371 Wrote: Oct 30, 2012 10:54 AM

I am not surprised. What are they supposed to say, "Keep your filthy Co**-Suc**** hands away from my kids!"? The thought police would be on them like white on rice! In today's PC society, we are forced to just shut-up and try to forget it. I personally would not like it, but there is little I could do other than to smile and take my kids out of such a corrupt atmosphere as quickly as possible.

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Why a Good Person Can Vote Against Same-Sex Marriage

Next week voters in Maine, Maryland and Washington will vote on whether to redefine marriage to include same-sex couples.

Given that there are good people on both sides of this issue, how are we to explain their opposing views?

The primary explanation is this: Proponents and opponents ask two different questions.

Proponents of same-sex marriage ask: Is keeping the definition of marriage as man-woman fair to gays? Opponents of same-sex marriage ask: Is same-sex marriage good for society?

Few on either side honestly address the question of the other side. Opponents of same-sex marriage rarely acknowledge...