tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839866588118166315.post3955632446163243444..comments2024-01-25T12:50:59.045-08:00Comments on A Large Room: MarriagePaulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12409740378011990132noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839866588118166315.post-59887775325010965552008-08-18T20:57:00.000-07:002008-08-18T20:57:00.000-07:00I realize this is a contentious issue and don't me...I realize this is a contentious issue and don't mean to cause offense, but I agree with the folks below who aren't in the middle of pushing a bunch of election-year hype:<BR/><BR/>Senator Barry Goldwater:<BR/><BR/>The founder of the conservative wing of the Republican Party and nominee for President in 1964 was very outspoken on civil rights. He stated, “To see the party that fought communism and big government now fighting the gays, well, that’s just plain dumb.”<BR/><BR/>Conservative activist Ward Connerly:<BR/><BR/>"For anyone to say that this is an issue for people who are gay and that this isn't about civil rights is sadly mistaken. If you really believe in freedom and limited government, to be intellectually consistent and honest you have to oppose efforts of the majority to impose their will on people."<BR/><BR/>Oregon Republican (and Mormon) Sen. Gordon Smith:<BR/><BR/>“Part of what I fear, as you start defining marriage — we have a long history of doing that in this country, and my Mormon pioneer ancestors were the victims of that. They were literally driven from the United States in the dead of winter for following their religious beliefs. I don’t want that coming back, but there are some on the front pages of your newspapers who are trying to now.”<BR/><BR/>Prop 8 is all about denying the equal right to marry to gay Americans. It has nothing to do with straight Americans.Chino Blancohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17089075247725625711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839866588118166315.post-18263590030165044942008-08-17T07:27:00.000-07:002008-08-17T07:27:00.000-07:00Excellent post. I hope that proposition passes. ...Excellent post. I hope that proposition passes. It needs to if we hope to keep marriage what it should be.<BR/><BR/>I've seen so many people in relationships that do everything together (live together, have kids, buy homes), but refuse to commit their lives to each other. I find it so, so sad that they won't take that last step to make their relationships lasting and legitimate.<BR/><BR/>I can't imagine how uncertain and flimsy my life would be if I had spent the last 10 years merely living with Jon rather than married and creating a life together. There were a few times when it would have been easier to walk away than stay and make it work, but I am eternally grateful that we are bound together for this life and eternity, and have made this relationship into a delightful, fulfilling, deeply loving marriage.Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16703334707738126703noreply@blogger.com