Celebs Speak Out on Same-Sex Marriage Ruling

second!

I personally think this shouldn’t have passed.

i think its good what there doing but its kinda against my religon

Good…finally somewhere where people have equal rights…after all this is America..all created equal….although this is personally against my religion lol

#4 uuhhh i personally think we don’t care…

i’m glad everyone is speaking out now that it passed, but we didn’t hear a peep out of any of these people when we were fighting for it to begin with, i hope these celebs will be more vocal against the proposed amendment ban coming up this november,,,

bottom line is you don’t have to be for gay marriage, your religion doesn’t have to approve it, but what people need to recognize is that you don’t have the right to tell other people how to live their lives based on your personal beliefs…it goes against everything america stands for

what if fundamental catholics told the world we couldn’t use birth control? or FLDS’s made everyone marry at the age of 15? just because christians have more power in this country doesn’t mean they have the right to tell gays they can’t marry just because its what their religion says…

I finally feel like an equal human being

wow number four how ignorant are you

Because people did those things, God left them and let them do the shameful things they wanted to do. Women stopped having natural sex and started having sex with other women. In the same way, men stopped having natural sex and began wanting each other. Men did shameful things with other men, and in their bodies they received the punishment for those wrongs.

People did not think it was important to have a true knowledge of God. So God left them and allowed them to have their own worthless thinking and to do things they should not do. They are filled with every kind of sin, evil, selfishness, and hatred. They are full of jealousy, murder, fighting, lying, and thinking the worst about each other.

That is straight out of the Bible. Romans chapter 1 verses 26-29. It is wrong to be gay. This is because it goes against everything that the One who created you, the One who sustains you, the One who died for you, the One who loves you so much that He gave everything, just so He could be with you in heaven stands for. Nobody is born gay. It’s a trick that the devil plays on people to lead them astray, and there will be punishment for people who fall into this trap. In Leviticus it says that the man who lies with other men’s blood shall be on his head.

This is magnificent news. I am very straight but i support gay marriage 100%
This is a milestone for America.

#5 Are they copying Charlize Theron and Stuart Townsend now? Just when I thought they couldn’t get more lame.

# 14 - agreed. It is a sin.

You gotta admit the straights aren’t doing such a great job with the sanctity of marriage as it is.

ellen’s a lesbian? o___o
i didn’t know that.

I do not support gay marrige and i’m deeply saden it passed.

I agree with #14, & # 17 who cares if your dog is screwed up. Last time I checked people are a little brighter than your average dog.(especially yours, apparantly.) I don’t care how anyone spins it, it is not natural. You can say it through religion, or just through basic science. The point to sex is to pro-create, and until all you men out there that are putting it to other men manage to get pregnant through your butt, there is nothing useful or right about it! Sex was created for one thing and one thing only, not for you sadly confused people to screw up and now make legal. If there is a God good luck to you, because I can’t see him standing for this kind of crap for too long. Most of us have been just waiting for California to break off and float away for ages now. If only it would happen soon and take all you flamers with it.

i am soo happy i am not gay but we should treat everyone equal and if the straights could get married so can gay cali made a good decision

wait the first line came out bad i ment to say i am happy that they passed the law and i am not gay but i am happy i ment to say that

April, you are WRONG. The point of sex is NOT to procreate, not in humans anyway. We are the only animals on earth who don’t have a “season”, who can have sex anytime of the year, and have sex when we are not in a fertile cycle, and as a means of expression toward each other.

No, that person’s dog is not screwed up. The same percentage of homosexuality is seen in animals as in humans. Get over it. The only reason people are upset by it is they know what sex acts gay people do. Guess what — straight people do those things, too, only you don’t obsess over what your neighbors are doing! It’s people repressed sexually who have problems with homosexuals, because they are obsessed with the sex act.

You can’t pick and choose what you want to follow. I did not write this, just passing it along…

Dear Dr. Laura,

Thank you for doing so much to educate people regarding God’s Law. I have learned a great deal from your show, and I try to share that knowledge with as many people as I can. When someone tries to defend the homosexual lifestyle, for example, I simply remind him that Leviticus 18:22 clearly states homosexuality to be an abomination. End of debate.

I do need some advice from you, however, regarding some of the specific laws and how to best follow them.

a) When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a pleasing odor for the Lord (Lev 1:9). The problem is my neighbors. They claim the odor is not pleasing to them. Should I smite them?

b) I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair price for her?

c) I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is in her period of menstrual uncleanliness (Lev 15:19-24). The problem is, how do I tell? I have tried asking, but most women take offense.

d) Lev. 25:44 states that I may indeed possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can’t I own Canadians?

e) I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself?

f) A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an Abomination (Lev 11:10), it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality. I don’t agree. Can you settle this?

g) Lev 21:20 states that I may not approach the altar of God if I have a defect in my sight. I have to admit that I wear reading glasses. Does my vision have to be 20/20, or is there some wiggle room here?

h) Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the hair around their temples, even though this is expressly forbidden by Lev 19:27. How should they die?

i) I know from Lev 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes me unclean, but may I still play football if I wear gloves?

j) My uncle has a farm. He violates Lev 19:19 by planting two different crops in the same field, as does his wife by wearing garments made of two different kinds of thread (cotton/polyester blend). He also tends to curse and blaspheme a lot. Is it really necessary that we go to all the trouble of getting the whole town together to stone them? (Lev 24:10-16) Couldn’t we just burn them to death at a private family affair like we do with people who sleep with their in-laws? (Lev. 20:14)

I know you have studied these things extensively, so I am confident you can help.

Thank you again for reminding us that God’s word is eternal and unchanging.

Religious brainwashed idiots… Mind your own business and let people be happy. Stop trying to impose your foolish beliefs.

#35, don’t forget, atheists can marry too…even though its a “religious institution”…

you guys can quote the bible all you want, but remember:
#1 Its not my bible
#2 God didn’t write the bible, man did

you cannot force your religious beliefs on others and i feel sorry for you god fearing bible thumpers who do, you forget your place as americans (those of you who are american) to allow others to live their lives and follow their own beliefs.

just remember:
GOD IS THE ONLY ONE WITH THE POWER TO JUDGE

#36, i would like to point out that you’re absolutely right, you can’t pick and choose what you want to follow…and yet heterosexuals have been doing that for years.

the bible says its wrong to get divorced…but people still do it. the bible says its wrong to have an affair and cheat on your spouse…but people still do it….the bible says its wrong to have premarital sex….but people still do it…..why is it that heterosexuals are more judgmental towards the sin of homosexuality than every other sin that heteros make every single day of their lives?

You people pick and choose which of God’s laws you want to follow look away when you choose and attack who you choose for breaking these laws.

No one here is perfect, we are all sinners in God’s eyes, so what makes you think your sins are better than mine? Or that you’ll get into heaven after having premarital sex but I won’t get into heaven for being gay? Even though some would argue I had no choice in the matter, while you choose to sin. So who will get to Heaven first?

@ 14

You sound so middle-age. It’s scary!!
If people can be happy by getting married… so am I.
It would be nice if everybody respect others conception of life…

#36. I know you didn’t write it, but thank you so much for posting it. That made my day. It’s too true that people not only pick and choose what to believe from the bible, but that they are convinced that those that they chose to follow are the absolute. How do they know that they’ve picked the exact right rules to follow? They don’t. They just pick the ones most convenient to them, and then force them on everyone.

Agree with #42.

I am so happy for the gay community. It makes me proud to live in California.

As for all the other brainwashed religious followers ..this is exactly why I chose to turn away from the Catholic and Christian religion. The fact that they are so judgemental and so convinced in everything the bible tells them. What about “thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself” ?

Gay people should absolutely have this right. If they are just living their life without dangering anyone else, who am I to tell them who they should marry and how they should live their life?

I sure as hell wouldnt want anyone telling me how to live mine.

Religion wise right or wrong, good or bad, natural or unnatural - it is good for the law to see past hypocrisy and biasness and give 2 consenting adults of the same sex the right to enter into matrimonial torture like all other heterosexual couples… I mean matrimonial bliss. This would mean more fees and work for divorce lawyers which is a boom to the economy I suppose.

April @ 05/15/2008 at 11:43 pm

The point to sex is to pro-create, and until all you men out there that are putting it to other men manage to get pregnant through your butt, there is nothing useful or right about it! Sex was created for one thing and one thing only, not for you sadly confused people to screw up and now make legal.

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You do realise, animals really only have sex when the female is in heat, which is at specific times. In between, animals don’t have sex for pleasure or fun - they don’t make love. But on the other hand, animals don’t have sex to express power and hate (as in the case of a rape).

Human beings on the other hand, for some strange reason, will have sex even when there is NO possibility of pro-creation. 60 year old menopausal women, still enjoy sex with 70 year old men. Fancy that. Clearly, sex isn’t only about pro-creation. No where does it say in the bible that the devil makes the 60 year old menopausal woman have sex (and enjoy it) with the 70 year old man.

Or perhaps, it isn’t strange at all that human beings are different to animals. If you believe in Intelligent Design, then it will do you well to remember that God designed humans differently - to want sex not just for procreation but for fun, and as an expression of love, or in the negative sense, as an expression of power and hate (rape). and consequently to have sex, not just to procreate but for other purposes.

you know this isn’t about gay rights or progress… it’s about money and taxation. when you are married, you’re taxes are higher ESPECIALLY if you don’t have children. most gay unions don’t have children so they fall into higher tax brackets… and there are many gays who have alot of disposable income since it’s not spent on family. more money to the government!!!
besides, more marriages means more divorces and more people marrying for the wrong reasons (i.e. immigration, holly-hunter-style-entrapment, etc.)

they should be happier when they nationally amendment gay adoption laws.

Dear religious nuts: No one forces you to marry someone of the same sex. Nothing will change in your lives, nothing will be taken away from you. You can have continue with your 100% heterosexual lives, you can continue to think that you are living the life that your god wants you to and you are the ones who’ll end up in heaven … SO WHAT DOES IT MATTER TO YOU?

I rather go to hell and end up at a gay party than going to heaven and find myself surrounded by hateful, judgmental “good” Christians.

How can you people even be saying these things are correct? The government of California should have stood up for themselves and said that this was completly wrong. #14 is compeltly and totally right. Taylor- good job for you for sticking up for the Bible. That is exactly what it says and He does not approve of gays or gay marrage at all. You are right in every way what you posted. please don’t stop because we need more people in the world like you and you’re going to be the people that get to be the next president or government people for not backing down in what you believe. good job all you out there that would like to counter that; that is too bad bc she and I are correct and youare totally wrong.

Man Man, Man Woman, Woman Woman, as long as they are two consenting adults, God bless! The world needs more love.

for all of you condemning this just remember. man wrote the bible. God created love. who’s right?

I’m only 16, but I agree with everyone who mentioned “I’m straight and I can get married, why can’t they?” and the ones that said “man wrote the bible”

I’m bisexual and let me tell you I hated coming to terms with it. I just wanted to be straight and to be honest, now, I’m embracing it. I don’t care if you are religious or not, but saying it is wrong that the law passed is wrong for all of you. You do not have the right to decide what these people do and neither should the government.

It is not up to you and personally, it isn’t fair that heterosexuals can get married and express their love for one another, but gays can’t because it’s supposedly ‘wrong’. It has been scientifically proven that gays do not choose who they want and love, but it’s instilled in their brain that they are meant for the same gender.

Here is something I don’t understand if you are married in a State that has same sex marriage and you move to a State that doe’nt are you still married

I support civil unions and equal rights for all Americans, but marriage between homosexuals, I can not support. Sorry.

Since marriage is a sacrament of God that allows a man and woman to marry in the eyes of God (it’s actually two people committing to each other with a priest/minister/rabbi/imam presiding as a “stand in” as witness to your pledge before God- the cleric doesn’t marry you, you marry each other) and there is nothing in the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament), Greek Scriptures (New Testament), the Koran or any other accepted scripture in the known world that approves homosexuality, it would be against any religion to accept gay marriage.

That’s why I support separation of church and state AND state rights. There should NO Constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, but no state should be made to accept gay marriage if it is not acceptable by the citizens of that particular state.

This will be a HOT button issue in the Fall.

the question now is: will polygamists claims they have the right to marry 4 people? and will adults claim they have the right to marry minors? isn’t their rights being impinged on too?

Actually, I am for this resolution. I just know legally, it does open some interesting debates. I get the minor thing. But polygamists now have a ground for legalizing their marriages. What is the valid argument against polygamy? As with all laws, this resolution opens up the avenue for rights for other people like the ruling allowing interracial marriages led to this resolution. Many experts wonder how polygamists will fare in the court system after this ruling. My question is a legal one - not a moral one - as it is clear this issue and any issue presented to the Supreme Court is often a legal issue rather than a moral one. Legally, who gets to claim the right to marry now - who has not that right? THAT is what I am asking or stationg.

its becoming more clear that God is coming for the this world

are you all idiots!? dont you know what u peolple are doin and thinking? … gay marriage is against God and Im so dissapointed to see that almost everyone says its ok. it it is nooot! … GOD PUT ADAN AND EVA NOT ADAN AND JHON … OR EVA AND KRISTIN! … GOD DESTRUCTED SODOMA AND GOMORRA BECAUSE THEY WERE ACCEPTING GAY PEOPLE … gay peolple are really dumb and you also said that gay people are nice and good people … im not saying they are not! they could be the nicest paerson on earth but they are still doin WRONG THINGS! .. andi doesnt mean they arent equal are we all deserve equality …. but you can accept what its WRONG!! …. i dont know how to said it but you dont have to berlieve in al those wrong things and please stop defending all that GAY people they are wroonng!!

#77
what do you mean by evolution?
and how do you know that what you say is true? do you have specific evidence?
what difference does that make? is there a reason you thing that is the best way to go?
what if you are wrong and you die?

#42 I just wanted to state for the record that I am a gay man and sincerely support the victory in civil rights that we as a country have just witnessed in California. I meant the post as a bit of tongue-in-cheek to point out the flawed logic of people who point to a specific reference in the Bible against homosexuality, but feel that it’s O.K. to ignore the rest.

I was raised in a somewhat religious home, and I appreciate that my parents never forced anything on me and left it up to the kids to choose if we wanted to go to church or learn more about the Bible. They supported us all in our choices of learning and they support me still in understanding that I am gay because of the way I am made at a molecular level and not because I chose it or was influenced to it. I chose to pursue that knowledge when I was younger from religious leaders, and spent some time learning from the Bible. I was taught that the “Old Testament” was to be used as a historical reference to teach one how people lived and worshiped before Jesus Christ came and changed the way that man connected to the Divine. The “New Testament” was the way that set forth the doctrine that is supposed to be followed in lives lived today.

I do not claim to be an expert in any way of Christianity, especially since I no longer claim to be of that religion. But, I do find it interesting that none of the “haters” on here commented on the information that I posted. I’m not doing this as a baiting tactic to get a response, like I said, I just find it interesting.

Oh, and another thing. For those of you who think that we have a choice in the matter of our sexuality. How come so many gay teens are driven out of their homes by closed-minded parents? How come so many commit suicide? Because they chose that life? Yeah, right. It’s because they were not given a choice and idiots like you left them homeless or dead. Yeah, that’s loving your neighbor.

*rubbing my forehead*

Okay, this is to all of those who think that the GLBT community a) needs saving; b) the straight community needs saving from the GLBT community; and/or c) quoting scripture in order to condemn a segment of the population and to effectively render and/or maintain their existence as a second class citizenry while refusing to learn the facts and beg off whenever a semantic discussion arises. (I’m a pretty firm believer that when discussing matters of such importance - to either side- semantic discussions are imperative even if only to literally know what each side is talking about.

I’ll start off with the scripture angle…
Consider this…
1) The Roman Catholic Church freely admits (though in rather small print) that not all of the terms claimed to define or address homosexuality are a) actually a set of words that may or may not mean what the RCC claims.
2) They got the “number of the beast” *wrong*
3) If the King James Version is more your style, one would do well to keep the following in mind:
A) King James had final say over translations, not monks or clerics.
B) The KJV was commissioned in 1611
C) The word “homosexual” was not coined until the mid to late 19th Century ( the first mention was c. 1869 in Germany and did not find its way to any notable form of English vernacular until 1892) and was not based on religious context, but political.

On the Legal front…

In the United States of America, if there is no law ~against~ (and by “law” I mean one that is determined to be constitutionally sound and is not in contradiction to the sentiments and enumerated rights contained within both federal and state level constitutions. (the 9th amendment makes it quite clear… “The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.”)

Yes, there is a matter of states’ rights and their ability to determine matters of marriage. However, neither state that has overturned a ban on same-sex marriage has, in any way, impeded or outright denied the states’ individual rights to govern on the matter.

In the case of Mass. the legislature had 180 days to find a way to change the legal definition of marriage. They didn’t. It was by the legislature’s inactions that “ssm” was -for lack of a better phrase- left legal.

As far as CA is concerned, the domestic partnership bill was deemed to be in contradiction to the state’s constitution. It’s not certain what will become of any grass roots efforts to initiate a ballot measure to amend CA’s constitution, but for now, “ssm” is as it has always been *legal*. The only difference between now and a few years ago (in the case of MA) or a few weeks ago, is there is finally recognition of said right by a branch of the government whose sole purpose is to interpret and uphold the law.

You don’t have to like the GLBT community, you don’t have to like the fact that the law is on our side, you don’t even have to like the fact that you don’t have to like it. However one might do well to remember that…

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are *Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness*.”

All I have to say is : **** THE ******* BIBLE.

I really think that same sex marriage should be legalized in the whole US it should not be against people’s “religions” to judge love. Let people love who they want to let people live thir lives and be happy.