Comments on: BREAKING: Senate panel approves DOMA repeal legislation

By: W. Scott Houghton

W. Scott Houghton — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 18:59:56 +0000

This is such a LIE! Changing the religious word “Marriage” to include homosexuals has nothing to do with equality! Marriage, under the law is nothing more than a term used for a contract between a man and a woman. Homosexuals have such a contract available to them called Civil Unions. Should any inequity between these two contracts exist, that should be what’s addressed!

So I reject the premise that this is about equality. I believe what the real issue at hand is, does the government have the right to redefine religious terminology! Marriage is a religious word that defines the relationship between a man and woman before God! It is a religious rite and/or practice. The word marriage has had this context LONG before the government for right or wrong, incorporated the word into law and tax code.

Should one argue that it is inherently unequal to have two different words for the union of two people, one for heterosexuals and another one for homosexuals, then the only authority the government would have the authority to do is to stop using the religious word in it’s tax codes and law and have everyone get Civil Union contracts. This would resolve all issues! No one is offending anyone’s religious rights while no one is having issues with different treatment for whoever they are with … man/man, woman/woman or man/woman.

People I have had this conversation with have told me that the reason why people wont agree to this is because it has NEVER been about the equality! This whole debate has been about the word marriage and an agenda to force itself into religious doctrine.

By: imawake

imawake — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 05:15:07 +0000

Yeah thats why your church gets its marriage licenses you sign at your wedding from the court house.. The bible didn’t create it because marriage and forms of union predate Christianity

By: Brian Katcher

Brian Katcher — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:57:15 +0000

The Bible was written in the first century AD. Are you telling me no one was married before that?

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:02:53 +0000

Hate to break it to you Mr. Johnson, but it’s either CATTLE, as in livestock and property, or CHATTEL which is humans treated again, as property. CHATTLE is not a word. How did your word processor and/or editor miss this? When I typed it in, I got a incorrect spelling, surely you did too.

By: Jack

Jack — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:18:16 +0000

““For thousands of years, across all cultures and nations, marriage was exclusively a heterosexual institution,” Grassley said.”

…you really think that, huh?

By: GoFig

GoFig — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 06:17:01 +0000

Marriage is NOT a church issue. It is a legal contract between 2 people allowing 1138 benefits, rights and protections from the federal government. Also, please look at the TRUE history of marriage and you will see that woman were considered possessions and men could have MANY wives. Stop rewriting history and pretending marriage is a religious institution in order to support your bigotry.

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 23:19:53 +0000

“legal preserve of the states,” Feinstein said”…since when do the Democrats give a crap about states rights…?

By: Merrell O'Brian

Merrell O'Brian — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:43:58 +0000

As a gay man, I totally disagree and with reason on my side. The times are hard, and my family is denied the Federal assistance provided to every straight married couple. It strikes me odd that the whole country can freak out about $1000 a year taken out of middle class paychecks (mine included) and yet can’t understand why I want my $2000 in tax deductions and benefits from being classed as “married”. Besides, the Republicans preach freedom and liberty yet it is by their hand these two things have been denied to my people. Democrats don’t shutdown churches and tell you how to live!! We Democrats are in-touch. We are the majority. Our nation supports same-sex marriage by 54%. Furthermore, 20% of Americans already have same-sex marriage (including the inevitable case of California). It’s coming and you can be seen as a throwback on the wrong side of history or a rightful minded American.

By: PittUSMC

PittUSMC — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 03:30:35 +0000

Because Goldman Sachs owned Obama is just one of the regular fellas?! Lol. They ALL pander to the wealthy because that is who puts them in power to do the wealthy’s bidding.

By: PittUSMC

PittUSMC — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 03:29:29 +0000

Straight couples shouldn’t get benefits for being married either. The Federal Government has no business in marriage. There is supposed to be a separation of church and state and marriage is a church issue!