SCOTUS strikes down gay marriage bans, legalizing marriage equality nationwide

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Been surfing Gaming side and missed this amazing news. Didn't think it would happen this fast - the S.C. is on a roll!

Happy for my LGBT friends.
 
Applesauce said:
Huckabee's mad

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The majority opinion even affirmed the right of religious groups to speak out against same sex marriage, and for religious officials to not have to perform it on conscientious objection grounds. There's nothing discriminatory about the ruling.

This idea that marriage is a Christian institution is, without excuse, completely idiotic. Marriage existed in societies before Judaism even came around, much less the canonized Christian faith. It's not something any single religion, culture, or institution can take credit for.

If you wanted to preserve it as a religious institution, you shouldn't have made it state recognized and handed out tax benefits for it. That makes it a contract, not a religious exercise.
 
MrOogieBoogie said:
I feel like many of you have a seriously warped view of what it means to be religious.

My girlfriend, a weekly church-going Catholic, was in tears from the news because she was so happy. Her Catholicism has taught her to love everyone, which is the same for many people in many religions.
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I'm a Christian.

In general, for moments like this, Christians have so little empathy and tact. This ruling is not bringing destruction. It allows equal rights. It allows two people in love, regardless of sex, to marry. I couldn't be happier.
 
So end times coming?

I want to watch fire fall.

/sarcasm

Congratulations all of GayGAF. Now onto gun control, equal pay for females, police reform with racism, etc.
 
The ending of that opinion was pure gold. Good stuff. I see the usual suspects are out in force but as a local government employee we are making the necessary form alterations as we speak. Come get married!
 
MrOogieBoogie said:
I feel like many of you have a seriously warped view of what it means to be religious.

My girlfriend, a weekly church-going Catholic, was in tears from the news because she was so happy. Her Catholicism has taught her to love everyone, which is the same for many people in many religions.
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Oogie, Rest assured no one here is attacking anyone for being religious. We do not draw a straight line between religious and bigotry, I promise you.

What is unfair is for people to impede the rights of others in the name of religion. That's on the person not the religion in this instance. Again, I am avoiding discussion on what a book does or doesn't say.
 
And to think that Obama had to evolve on this issue. Wow. So progressive.

Skux said:
I love the "It is so ordered." That whole passage is like a big epic movie speech. But I suppose they did just change the whole country, so they can keep the dramatic language :)
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I read it as: "It is soooooooo ordered."
 
I'm so happy! I just woke up to find out I can finally get married in my home state!
Now I just need to find someone who will marry me...

I honestly didn't think this would happen before I was in my late thirties at the earliest. This is such a great day!

Applesauce said:
Huckabee's mad

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I wonder if the 'supreme being' also decided that anti-miscegenation laws were bullshit. Oh no wait, that was the supreme court too.

What an asshat. Oh well, can't nobody get me down today!
 
bms2993 said:
I stand up for my beliefs. I could care less about being banned or any negative reactions. The world will always be corrupt and this ruling is just a sign of the times. Ending in ultimate chaos and destruction.
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If so, only because the tears of bigots have flooded the land and salted whats left. Come on, you can really believe same-sex marriage will end the world.
 
TheZink said:
I believe in marriage between a man and a woman only. I'm also a Christian and a pastor. Doesn't mean I hate gays. I disagree with them just as I would a adulterer or any other sin. I sin but I try not to live in a lifestyle of sin. Everyone has issues.
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Issues? You are the reason why children feel like they can't talk to anyone. I hope you one day realize all the pain you've brought into people's lives. You are telling children that a huge part of who they are and something they can't change is an issue. I feel sorry for you
 
Commander McBragg SeaSaltJones • 10 minutes ago
The support for moral decay is always a great day for those who love evil.

The Last Trump SeaSaltJones • 4 minutes ago
And America seals her fate. Let the social unrest ensue.
This country has been hijacked. Revolution is truly the only recourse left :(

Anonymous isn't Anonymous Commander McBragg • 12 minutes ago
You'll be forced into a prison. This is the nation we now live in. If you don't support gays, you're an enemy of the state.

fundamentals Uncle_Pinko • 7 minutes ago
Perverts have perverted minds. Good luck.

Andrew Uncle_Pinko • a few seconds ago
The impact is what it brings homosexuality more into the mainstream which has a negative affect on moral society in general. The foundation of our society was built upon moral law reflected relegious doctrine. Now that barrier has been lifted all other things considered "immoral" now and illegal could be overturned. SCOTUS just opened pandoras box.

Smug Frog • 39 minutes ago
Dear Putin,

Please invade the USA and save us from the crackheads in the federal government.

Breitbomber Smug Frog • 30 minutes ago
Let the civil disobedience begin. Roberts said this had nothing to do with the constitution. He's right. But our refusal to go along will be a first amendment exercise. You talk about an issue that can unite blacks, hispanics and whites? 2016 baby.
Latinos don't like the maricons. Nor do the blacks.

sickofit5 • a minute ago
You have to understand that the ultimate goal of any leftist, marxist government is to tear down the traditional family and more importantly to minimize the importance of religion. As we speak gays are heading to their church and synagogues to demand marriage in the church. The first denials will result in lawsuits. This is not over. Especially, with this rabid crowd.

oxanne7 • 17 minutes ago
As long as this is not shoved in my face any longer ,it is what it is. If MY rights end where theirs begins, OK, but remember gays, YOUR rights end where MINE begin. I don't mind having you in the Pro Life Movement (PLAGAL) having you as neighbors etc, just keep the sexual stuff in your house and we will get along just fine. And before you think me a bigoted prude, I also prefer that straights keep the sexual stuff in THEIR houses.

Dumb Okie Roxanne7 • 5 minutes ago
You are mistaken, the gay agenda has no intention of honoring any boundaries regarding the rights of others. They had equal rights, but they are intent on shredding yours. This ruling will enable the gay agenda to pursue litigation against any person or group who's standards do not comport with theirs. They have already been doing so in gay marriage states, and today I suspect they will be filing law suits across the country seeking damages against those who's conscience will not allow them to honor ungodly behavior.

Golfimbul77 Roxanne7 • 14 minutes ago
No it doesn't end here now their fellow travelers in the kiddy fiddling lobby will be out and demanding their rights and you had better not complain or you will be a bigot.
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We've had marriage equality here in Sweden since 2009 and I can confirm that we haven't seen the end times or any sign of rapture since.

There is a small cloud in the sky though, I'm gonna have to get back to you, GAF.
 
TheZink said:
Because he has a different opinion than others he gets banned? Ok. I happen to agree with him. I've seen more hate in the thread towards Christians and religious people than I have against gays. So should everyone be banned?
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dude said he was jesus

surely he can talk to his dad to get his ban lifted
 
The troubling thing is our country has continued to have to resort to perilous court cases to decide what should be without question for anyone that loves their fellow man. Today is a great day, one that is long coming, but why is it our history, a nation trumpeted as one of freedom and rights, gets those human rights so wrong so frequently and subsequently tears itself apart through vitriolic rhetoric appealing to bigots? The beauty of democracy is often marred by dark places of human nature. Through education and loving your neighbor are we able to suppress those ancient animalistic tendencies. I applaud our country for making this wrong right, but it saddens me that we do this time and time again. We are all humans for as much as we like to think we are either better or different from one another, I hope that one day we see through that illusion as the shackles that hold our species hostage.
 
TheZink said:
I believe in marriage between a man and a woman only. I'm also a Christian and a pastor. Doesn't mean I hate gays. I disagree with them just as I would a adulterer or any other sin. I sin but I try not to live in a lifestyle of sin. Everyone has issues.
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But it's only civil marriage affected here, not religious.

Unless I'm misunderstanding the ruling, you (as a pastor) can still refuse to conduct the marriage ceremony for a gay couple in your church. This just eliminates a ban on them receiving a marriage license from the government, and all of the legal benefits afforded by that status.
 
Majine said:
We've had marriage equality here in Sweden since 2009 and I can confirm that we haven't seen the end times or any sign of rapture since.

There is a small cloud in the air though, I'm gonna have to get back to you, GAF.
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Uh, what about that brief period when Ikea stopped selling bags of miniature Daimbars and started selling their own gross imitation?

Pretty significant omen right there
 
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