New York legalizes gay marriage

Justice is served in New York as Minnesotans consider a backslide to the dark ages. We live in interesting times. Good work New Yorkers!

Praise Jebus, God hates progress, Amen.

Well done New York. Wake up Minnesota. The Vatican and the Mormon Church will swoop in here trying to set public policy. Lets send them packing too.

How extraordinarily moving to see the looks on people’s faces last night in various pictures posted to the web.

The light and joy in people’s eyes was the surge of the human spirit as it witnessed one of history’s rare victories of equality and inclusion.

Just think of the burden of the ages now cast off, at least legally and symbolically and if not some degree in fact–all the discrimination and violence, all the individual nights of loneliness in a hostile world, the very suppression of love! And now a door into a better world has opened wider.

Thank you New York.

Now, let’s get back to work in Minnesota.

Rest assured that the righties, fundies, and other regressives will be out in force to try to turn back the clock and retreat to the perceived emotional security of a bygone era. Here in Minnesota, we have an opportunity in 2012 to vote down the proposed anti-gay marriage constitutional amendment that the republicans (and their funders/masters) just had to have to ensure the “sanctity” of marriage. Let’s not let the dark side win, folks–stand up for equality and justice for all citizens. It’s time to move forward and embrace a larger, more inclusive vision of the future.

Every adult should be entitled to marry the person they love, regardless of that person’s sex. Bravo, New York! May the people of Minnesota choose to be as progressive as your state has decided to be.

Let us in Minnesota follow the beacon to the east.

Jeff Wilfahrt, Rosemount, MN

Let’s stop this attempt to move us backward, so we can start moving forward.

Good job New York!

“the National Organization for Marriage has accused the GOP of betrayal.”

So what’s next for these radicals? Maybe a contract taken out on those who betrayed them? I wouldn’t put it past them.

This was truly historic night. For the first time ever, a Republican-led legislature voted to positively legalize same sex marriage, doubling the number of people in this country who have marriage equality! Truly, if marriage equality can make it there, it can make it anywhere!

A glimmer of hope has sprung up for Americans. Maybe we can take this glimmer and turn it into a guiding light for all of us!

…and the late, great, HG has gone dark. RIP, HG.

HG is on his way to Iowa to marry his secret Boyfriend.

Good morning. Congratulations on your 6th state victory.

Good to see I’m on your minds.

Marriage is no stranger to nuance. Subtle distintinctions have been added to it throughout history, but none of them have survived all of history like the basic meaning and purpose of marriage has. Same sex marriages is just another nuance brought on by a wrong understanding of liberty and equality. I expect SCOTUS will clear that up when prop 8 gets there. If no, history will see to it.

Dream on, HG, if you think SCOTUS has your back on this one.

HG,

In Zablocki v. Redhail, Wisconsin attempted to limit marriage licenses by statute from parents who were behind on their child support payments. Even in this case, where the case clearly had an interest in preventing “dead-beat” parents from creating more children that could become a burden to the state, the Supreme Court reaffirmed that “marriage is a fundamental right to ALL individuals” and cannot be infringed.

That’s hardly a “subtle” nuance. They were emphatic that marriage is a civil right to ALL individuals, not just the straight ones.

That’s fine. Marriage is afforded to all individuals. Quit pretending otherwise. What NY did in essence, redefines marriage in NY.

Based on the new equality NY legislated, one could argue against the gender discrimination which classifications like “men” and “women” present. What about the hermorphadite? And the religious connotation associated with the words “man” and “woman” are numerous and by the left’s standard, sexist in the extreme. Check this out: in Genesis, God created “man” and made a helper for the “man” which he called “woman”. Woe Nelly! That’s some discriminatory language there. We’ve go to come up with new language that doesn’t discriminate.

HG, I thought your basis for reasoning was something other than religious. What does the book of Genesis have to do with this discussion?

“Marriage is afforded to all individuals.” No amount of willful ignorance can make that statement true. He’s being provocative not debating. Certainly not Christ-like.

“What NY did in essence, redefines marriage in NY.” Absolutely, a definition that more and more Americans accept. Fearing this fundamentalists nation wide are scrambling to impose their religion through ridiculous constitutional amendments.

“(I)n Genesis, God created…” Mythology and fables are not stable foundations for public policy. I evoke my Constitutional right to have no religion imposed upon me by the state.

“We’ve go to come up with new language that doesn’t discriminate.” Finally some common ground. Let’s find language defining marriage that doesn’t discriminate. Or is that possible for the religious conservative?

I see you all would rather pretend I’m arguing for a religious view.

Childish.

You folks are the one deploring religious connotations of marriage. Why not deplore the religious connotations of “man” and “woman”?

HG,

The bible isn’t the law. If the bible and religion wishes to discriminate on the basis of gender, that’s fine. The law shouldn’t.

Marriage is defined by society. That society can expand its definition if it sees fit. Heritage, history and religion are but impediments to progress when sought and sorely needed.

Praise Jebus, God hates changes, Amen.

I see Religious rituals as just a nuance especially Christianity, since Same sex couples and marriage has been in society longer than Christianity.