Oh man, I GOTTA bite:
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Gay marriage:
Again - none of my business, if homosexuals marry or not, it has zero impact on me.
but I see no reason to deny them the same freedoms as hetrosexuals.
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A couple problems here.
First, is DOES impact everyone to create laws that impact the taxation of ANYONE.
Second, and more poignant, homosexuals and heterosexuals ALREADY HAVE THE SAME FREEDOMS. What most homosexuals want are SPECIAL freedoms recognizing their (extremely) minority position.
To be quite frank, I don't even see this as an issue, but I absolutely HATE how the one side of it presents it as an "equal rights" issue, when it is CLEARLY a "special rights" concern.
But, I *WILL* remain solidly opposed to gay "marriage" as I believe in respecting ones traditions, and in the US marriage is traditionally heterosexual. However, I'm am totally okay with "civil unions" which bestow the EXACT SAME RIGHTS, with the exception of adoption.
Most people would probably be okay with that - the problem is not that so-called "gay rights" activists want special rights recognizing their orientation. Rather, they want to legally ENFORCE a change on the very belief systems that oppose them.
The hell with them. I'll be in their corner when they lose the "bow before me" posture.