What these dolts don't realize is that gay marriage is legally recognized in Rhode Island. Last year on the advice of the state attorney general Gov. Chafee signed an executive order instructing all state agencies to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states. So a RI gay couple can marry in New Hampshire, come home, present their marriage certificate to RI, and under state law they are as married as anybody else. The debate is only about performing gay marriages in Rhode Island.
Guys, I. am. speechlees. Not that I wasn't aware of that kind of Christian Fundamentalism that still prevails in most of America, but this is just... astounding. Those people can leave the sun looking for shade. And DEFINETELY not in a good way.
what you dont seem to understand by the use of that analogy is that ALL people are equal, and ALL people deserve equal rights. ESPECIALLY when one of those rights is the right to be legally bonded with the one you love.
And if America was purely a Christian nation.. you might actually have a point; but like most people, you have forgotten this is not a Christian nation. It is but a Nation.
I'll bet you're right. When I was at the MN Capitol two years ago to urge law makers not to put the MN Marriage Amendment on the ballot there were only about 20-30 anti-gay protesters there, and MN is a MUCH larger state. I'll bet we're seeing the fringe from all the neighboring states plus a few RI crazies.
I have a suggestion for these fundamentalist and religious fanatics - WORRY ABOUT YOUR OWN SALVATION AND LET EVERYONE ELSE LIVE LIFE AS THEY SO CHOOSE TO!!!!
Thursday, 2 May 2013 Governor Lincoln Chafee of the great State of Rhode Island and the Providence Plantations signed gay marriage into law. Congratulations, Rhode Island! Now, all of New England has marriage equality.
OH MY GOD! Since the dawn of kind?! 'Gays' were a huge part of Greek and Roman culture, and common in the 1600's. Only when Christianity was born did it change.
NO Religion is evil - it is humans and religious fanatics that twist a simple message out of a very thick book LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED - translates to compassion, dedication, humbleness and above all UNCONDITIONAL LOVE!!!!!! Namaste - God Bless !!!!!!!! STOP THE HATE!!!!
Those people's interest to impede gay people from having a marriage license is not related to the State's reasons either (if there are any indeed), they are being driven by their religion for not wanting it to happen in a country where one's personal creed and Constitution DON'T go hand in hand. As for your comment on the kid allegedly having been brainswashed into "thinking gay" when answering to an equally prejudiced comment, assuming that he "looks gay" because his parents are so
Yes, you're right. On the other hand, though, all of that prejudice and thinly viled arguments based off of that so called Christian faith may cause him a lifetime, painful wound that may never ever get healed. I can't fathom how many people have lost grip of their lifes due to this Christian illness. This has to come to an end. No serioulsy, this HAS to stop before things get WAY too much out of control. I dread I wake up in a Theocracy one of these days.
@Axel Javier I agree. Im straight but wtf is wrong with people. People can marry whoever the fuck they want. Love has no boundaries. I find those people against gay marriage selfish and immoral.
i absolutely hate the references to "natural order". despite being straight, i support homosexuality because i don't see anything there that is not to support. meaning when i think of homosexuality, the only thought that comes to mind is love. why does the love of two people seem so wrong to so many people? and don't say it's unnatural. throughout history, although secretly,many of the world's most powerful men had a male mate that they were close with. It's just love, no place for misanthropes.
OMG I love you as a person I've never met before. Your parents raised you well. I hope to meet more people like you in life because you are f-cking AWESOME!
You need to only be ashamed of the older generation of humanity. Young people overwhelming support equality. Notice how the only person in the video that spoke in favor of equality was the young boy. The younger generation is quickly surpassing the old in both knowledge and morality.
Good. I am glad more people get to see that these are the crazies that are against same-sex marriage. These insane religious fanatics exposing their lunacy do a big favor to the cause of fairness and equality for all.
Sex is fluid, just go with the flow. just let them be, leave them alone and live life to the fullest. Stop all the hating, I bet your God doesn't want us to hate each other, right? Aimez-vous les uns les autres
In Belgium it's allowed. We haven't seen any problems with gay marriage other than in same sex marriage. And the US calls itself the land of the free. I guess that means the freedom to buy weapons, but not the freedom to love somebody that has the same sex and to commit in marriage. Grow up. Use your brain and heart, not your religion.
TANF - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families is what I pull up from wiki. And if that's indeed what you're referring to.. then that is one of THE MOST bootstrapped arguments I've heard in a while. Thanks, needed the laugh. It has everything to do with Financial Aid to those that require it, but has nothing to do with Gay rights and marriage. I think my "bullshit moaning" about Christianity is more valid than whatever BS argument you were trying to make.
Wow. All this over one word. The power a simple word can have over so many people. The more I see these kinds of things. The more I realize how Primitive we really are. How we can be torn apart with nothing but a simple little word. Ive seen alot of different types of worship, but word worship is by far the weirdest and yet the most wide spread. All this madness over words. It just boggles the mind.
then enlighten us. what are the states reasons? explain to me how same-sex marriage is in any way affecting anyone but the homosexuals of Rhode Island. Personal reasons are being brought into play here because MARRIAGE is personal. im sorry, but i simply dont understand why the STATE and the GOVERNMENT have to make decisions about the PERSONAL lives of these people.
"Praying" away the gay is no different than attempting to pray away love and praying away love is no different than attempting to pray away God lol and that just won't happen. Arguing with reality is painful and I have nothing but effortless compassion for all the people outside the courtroom who are projecting a bad dream and who think that yet another facet of love is the blame. I'm happy they're speaking in tongues though ... I like to speak in tongues too but mainly on my boyfriends ass.
so you are saying that people only get married because "he" got "her" pregnant? it's people like you, the people who look at people as numbers and factors, who don't understand the true values of others. and public interest? well homosexuals are part of the public too.
He's not been brainwashed into anything. It's you who's trying to push us into thinking that discrimination should be acceptable. And yes, the video is disgusting.
All those who appose the happiness and God given free-will to everyone, and believe to be doing God's work are hypocrites. LOVE has no image for we love a God no-one has ever seen. Yet in faith we praise thee - God created all in God's perfect image - to judge creation and find flaw - is to find flaw in God!!!
sorry to intrude, but i don't seem to understand how same-sex marriage has affected YOUR personal life. and it's funny how you talk about "degrading". do you realize that for example, when a gay couple wants a child, they truly and whole heartedly want it? they KNOW that they will take care of it. unlike those people that have a child cuz their protection didn't work. those people that have "accidental" children and put them up for seem like they are degrading childbirth AND marriage AND sex.
The state is obligated to treat ALL its citizen equally.
What these dolts don't realize is that gay marriage is legally recognized in Rhode Island. Last year on the advice of the state attorney general Gov. Chafee signed an executive order instructing all state agencies to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states. So a RI gay couple can marry in New Hampshire, come home, present their marriage certificate to RI, and under state law they are as married as anybody else. The debate is only about performing gay marriages in Rhode Island.
Guys, I. am. speechlees. Not that I wasn't aware of that kind of Christian Fundamentalism that still prevails in most of America, but this is just... astounding. Those people can leave the sun looking for shade. And DEFINETELY not in a good way.
what you dont seem to understand by the use of that analogy is that ALL people are equal, and ALL people deserve equal rights. ESPECIALLY when one of those rights is the right to be legally bonded with the one you love.
And if America was purely a Christian nation.. you might actually have a point; but like most people, you have forgotten this is not a Christian nation. It is but a Nation.
I'll bet you're right. When I was at the MN Capitol two years ago to urge law makers not to put the MN Marriage Amendment on the ballot there were only about 20-30 anti-gay protesters there, and MN is a MUCH larger state.
I'll bet we're seeing the fringe from all the neighboring states plus a few RI crazies.
I don't think people against gay marriage agrees on abortion...
Just saw my typo, I'll hear about that. Writing on iPhone. Meant to write: we better PUT a stop...
Btw I have lived in California and I never taken out Rhode Island to be a Christian state. I always thought it was as liberal as its upper neighbours.
I know more gay families with adopted kids than I do straight families. I'm pretty bright, it's you I'm worried about.
The young man @1:50 is the only sane, rational voice in this video.
I have a suggestion for these fundamentalist and religious fanatics - WORRY ABOUT YOUR OWN SALVATION AND LET EVERYONE ELSE LIVE LIFE AS THEY SO CHOOSE TO!!!!
Thursday, 2 May 2013
Governor Lincoln Chafee of the great State of Rhode Island and the Providence Plantations signed gay marriage into law. Congratulations, Rhode Island! Now, all of New England has marriage equality.
Excellent job on the video. 2 things- 1.) marriage law is property law and 2.) a particular religions view on sexual choice should not be legislated
Scary! This is exactly what gay Americans need to be protected from!
everyone acts as if same sex marriage was becoming mandatory.. they're together already, nothing is changing, except for a few tax related documents..
OH MY GOD! Since the dawn of kind?! 'Gays' were a huge part of Greek and Roman culture, and common in the 1600's. Only when Christianity was born did it change.
Those statements about being against gay marriage were spot on! Gay is marriag
NO Religion is evil - it is humans and religious fanatics that twist a simple message out of a very thick book LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED - translates to compassion, dedication, humbleness and above all UNCONDITIONAL LOVE!!!!!! Namaste - God Bless !!!!!!!!
STOP THE HATE!!!!
Those people's interest to impede gay people from having a marriage license is not related to the State's reasons either (if there are any indeed), they are being driven by their religion for not wanting it to happen in a country where one's personal creed and Constitution DON'T go hand in hand.
As for your comment on the kid allegedly having been brainswashed into "thinking gay" when answering to an equally prejudiced comment, assuming that he "looks gay" because his parents are so
Yes, you're right. On the other hand, though, all of that prejudice and thinly viled arguments based off of that so called Christian faith may cause him a lifetime, painful wound that may never ever get healed. I can't fathom how many people have lost grip of their lifes due to this Christian illness. This has to come to an end. No serioulsy, this HAS to stop before things get WAY too much out of control. I dread I wake up in a Theocracy one of these days.
I agree, give the gays the freedom to marry. I wouldn't want to be told I couldn't either.
@Axel Javier I agree. Im straight but wtf is wrong with people. People can marry whoever the fuck they want. Love has no boundaries. I find those people against gay marriage selfish and immoral.
have the people in this video ever heard of separation of church and state
i absolutely hate the references to "natural order". despite being straight, i support homosexuality because i don't see anything there that is not to support. meaning when i think of homosexuality, the only thought that comes to mind is love. why does the love of two people seem so wrong to so many people? and don't say it's unnatural. throughout history, although secretly,many of the world's most powerful men had a male mate that they were close with. It's just love, no place for misanthropes.
Gay couples have never hurt anyone, they are people. Just let them marry god...
OMG I love you as a person I've never met before. Your parents raised you well. I hope to meet more people like you in life because you are f-cking AWESOME!
Gay marriage should be aloud. We shouldn't be told who not too love we are called gay for a reason we are happier than sraight people
You need to only be ashamed of the older generation of humanity. Young people overwhelming support equality.
Notice how the only person in the video that spoke in favor of equality was the young boy.
The younger generation is quickly surpassing the old in both knowledge and morality.
Its sad how many want less for others than they have
Good. I am glad more people get to see that these are the crazies that are against same-sex marriage. These insane religious fanatics exposing their lunacy do a big favor to the cause of fairness and equality for all.
The first half minute of this looks like a scene from an asylum.
Sex is fluid, just go with the flow. just let them be, leave them alone and live life to the fullest. Stop all the hating, I bet your God doesn't want us to hate each other, right? Aimez-vous les uns les autres
If heterosexual marriage is all about procreation, then how do you explain abortions?
In Belgium it's allowed. We haven't seen any problems with gay marriage other than in same sex marriage. And the US calls itself the land of the free. I guess that means the freedom to buy weapons, but not the freedom to love somebody that has the same sex and to commit in marriage. Grow up. Use your brain and heart, not your religion.
TANF - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families is what I pull up from wiki. And if that's indeed what you're referring to.. then that is one of THE MOST bootstrapped arguments I've heard in a while. Thanks, needed the laugh.
It has everything to do with Financial Aid to those that require it, but has nothing to do with Gay rights and marriage. I think my "bullshit moaning" about Christianity is more valid than whatever BS argument you were trying to make.
Wow. All this over one word. The power a simple word can have over so many people. The more I see these kinds of things. The more I realize how Primitive we really are. How we can be torn apart with nothing but a simple little word. Ive seen alot of different types of worship, but word worship is by far the weirdest and yet the most wide spread.
All this madness over words. It just boggles the mind.
then enlighten us. what are the states reasons? explain to me how same-sex marriage is in any way affecting anyone but the homosexuals of Rhode Island. Personal reasons are being brought into play here because MARRIAGE is personal. im sorry, but i simply dont understand why the STATE and the GOVERNMENT have to make decisions about the PERSONAL lives of these people.
"Praying" away the gay is no different than attempting to pray away love and praying away love is no different than attempting to pray away God lol and that just won't happen. Arguing with reality is painful and I have nothing but effortless compassion for all the people outside the courtroom who are projecting a bad dream and who think that yet another facet of love is the blame. I'm happy they're speaking in tongues though ... I like to speak in tongues too but mainly on my boyfriends ass.
@MRBBJC Tou see I'm gay marriage, but why is government involved in marriage in the first place
Wow... just... wow... The protesters... talk about zealotry, that's just NUTS!
Tell me again??? WHO ARE YOU TO DICTATE anyone's way of LIFE???? God gave us ALL FREE WILL who are YOU to try and remove that from MY LIFE??
Those bigots look ridiculous
I'm so ashamed of the Human Race!
Gawd help us all, these crazy people and their vendetta against gay people.
so you are saying that people only get married because "he" got "her" pregnant? it's people like you, the people who look at people as numbers and factors, who don't understand the true values of others. and public interest? well homosexuals are part of the public too.
Wow - so many crazy people in one space. Don't you have asylums in the USA?
He's not been brainwashed into anything. It's you who's trying to push us into thinking that discrimination should be acceptable.
And yes, the video is disgusting.
And, the nut jobs crawl out of the wood work.
All those who appose the happiness and God given free-will to everyone, and believe to be doing God's work are hypocrites. LOVE has no image for we love a God no-one has ever seen. Yet in faith we praise thee - God created all in God's perfect image - to judge creation and find flaw - is to find flaw in God!!!
Not all, just some.
I think some were imported from other places
Marriage is a religious institution so are you not being a religious nut for having to be married
While others are just lazy.
i want to married my gf someday. but sadly i can't.....
cuz they say it's the rule....
sorry to intrude, but i don't seem to understand how same-sex marriage has affected YOUR personal life. and it's funny how you talk about "degrading". do you realize that for example, when a gay couple wants a child, they truly and whole heartedly want it? they KNOW that they will take care of it. unlike those people that have a child cuz their protection didn't work. those people that have "accidental" children and put them up for seem like they are degrading childbirth AND marriage AND sex.
*put them up for adoption
Ever heard of adoption smart one?
So much for the freedom.
@MRBBJC against*
Yep, and some are brave anough to have a profile pic
natural order... natural order my ass!
Wow, that is a lot of crazy up in that room...
Oh Gosh America....
Go lil dude!
Well, some are better dressed than others ^_^
1:47 Do not redefine spelling! :P
Nice, empty rhetoric.
Sick..
this is perf haha