The uploader of the video has closed their account.

Obviously this is a conspiracy by the man to stop the truth from coming out (of the closet)

there's just nothing to say really. even the american mainstream media is full of trolls "obama is gay".

there's just nothing to say... if only i had a laser rifle that could evaporate certain people.

IBTL

The uploader of the video has closed their account.

Obviously this is a conspiracy by the man to stop the truth from coming out (of the closet)

atheists don't fill surveys. it's probably 0.3% ;p

Strawman argument.

You can't make people gay. You can confuse them if you work hard enough at it but that's just for fun.

So I'm supposed to worry about this rather than failed financial and foreign policies that are no different than those of the previous TWO administrations and destroying our future?

Not falling for it.

I think this is more of a "civil" issue than a "political" one.

learn when your being baited

that is all

This thread won't last long :)

14 year olds should not be given access to microphones. They don't know enough about anything to actually comment. I did see a comment on a related video that I thought actually provided some insight into those opposed to gay marriage:

"gay marriage" is like "dry water". It just can't be.

That sums up pretty well the argument: this isn't about denial of civil rights, this is a disagreement about the boundaries of the definition of marriage. I wish people on both sides of the argument would get it through their heads that the other side isn't out to get them. Everyone involved is acting on their personal convictions, and that should be commended.

When I was 14, I was a full time college student with a 3.5 GPA.
Don't make this an "age" thing, it's not. This is an "ignorance" thing.

If you do backround on this kid you will find he often has a very smug look on his face and obviously feels empowered by his demagoguery. I know this type well.

A person like him would be highly susceptible to the influence of a cult. At the very least I like to think that some of the more prominent blowhards that spew this hate know to some degree that it is junk and are only doing it to push an agenda that nets them wealth and power. In the case of this child I can say with confidence that he actually believes what he is saying and that my friends is dangerous.

When I was 14, I was a full time college student with a 3.5 GPA.

Don't make this an "age" thing, it's not. This is an "ignorance" thing.

Look at mass effect 3 for example. There is a scene where a crew member talks about his dead husband and there exists no option to ridicule of harass him about this very open indication of homosexuality.

Xenuria...

why you change your whole face?

also, DEM EYEBROWS!



wait for the DLC

And that kid is a perfect example of why children should not be allowed anywhere near a microphone, webcam and YouTube or any other site of its kind.

I see marriage of any kind as more or less useless. at this point, it's just a cultural thing, and due to the ease (relatively so) of divorces, it's really not nearly as big a thing these days.
my thought is to just let people say "I love you, will you move in with me" and be done with it.
EDIT: and as I've been repeating for a while now (I heard it somewhere, but can't remember where) "marriage is betting half your stuff that you will love each other for ever and ever.

Tax breaks, it's a social (and legal binding) contract

France, for instance, has 33% of survey responders giving either atheism, agnosticism or another lack of belief in supernatural powers, and only 34% believing that a "God" exists.
Sweden has 23% believing in any particular god, 23% believing in nothing, and 53% holding what would traditionally be called esoteric beliefs.
Several other EU countries are not that far behind in terms of non-god-belief, but others (like Romania, Portugal and Greece) drag the average stats down, with the EU average at 52% belief in any specific deity and 18% no belief in anything at all, rest claim belief in odder things that are not any particular deity.

In contrast, in the USA, only around 15% claim no religious affiliations, roughly 6% to 9% of people in the USA claim they do not believe in the existence of a deity nor any other supernatural force, and under 2% explicitly identify as either agnostic or atheist.

Fun additional facts :
Israel has 55% identifying as "secular", out of which 41% "non-religious", and of that, 31% say they do NOT believe in "God".
Japan has one of the lowest crime rates in the world, and 65% of its population does not believe in any deities (55% don't even care about Buddha).
Germany has an even lower crime rate, and around half of its population does not believe in any deities, with a quarter identifying as either atheist or agnostic.

...

Bottom line, if atheists (and agnostic, non-believers or "seculars") don't fill polls or census data to that extent, it's on a per-country basis, not worldwide. Worldwide, they fill questionnaires just fine.

I think the most important part of this thread is when Xenuria admitted he plays WoW.

Also:

Automatic rights to make medical decisions if your spouse is unable to do so, visit your spouse in the hospital, etc. Legal marriage is recognized in these cases, but even when unmarried couples have had legal agreements to attempt to duplicate those rights they've been ignored by the hospital.

Automatic custody of children. For example, if you aren't legally married, your kids go to your parents, not your partner, if you die. You'd better hope that your legal family agrees with your choice of partner and allows the kids to remain with their surviving parent.

Automatic inheritance. If you die without leaving a will (or of anything isn't clear), everything automatically goes to your spouse. If you aren't married, even if you have a will your legal family can still contest it and your umarried partner gets no special consideration.

Coverage under employer-provided health insurance. Legal marriage often gets this for you and your children, but it's much rarer to find an employer who extends that coverage if you aren't legally married.

Automatic immunity to testifying in court against your spouse. If you're legally married, you can never be obligated to testify against them. If you aren't legally married, well, you'd better not witness your partner doing anything illegal.

Etc.


But remember, we need to punish people for doing something Jesus doesn't like!

This thread won't last long :)

14 year olds should not be given access to microphones. They don't know enough about anything to actually comment. I did see a comment on a related video that I thought actually provided some insight into those opposed to gay marriage:

"gay marriage" is like "dry water". It just can't be.

That sums up pretty well the argument: this isn't about denial of civil rights, this is a disagreement about the boundaries of the definition of marriage. I wish people on both sides of the argument would get it through their heads that the other side isn't out to get them. Everyone involved is acting on their personal convictions, and that should be commended.