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Old September 10th 04, 10:10 PM
Andrew Gideon
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W P Dixon wrote:

And sorry but I do not
know of any religion that says gay marriage is ok.


So? Why should "marriage" be defined by *any* one religion? Or should
"marriage" be defined as any religion permits? That is, should we permit
multiple marriages in the US as permitted by some religions?

The Holy Bible and the
Koran state it is un natural and an abomination. Only in the US can a
minority tell the majority what the law will be....


That's almost correct. The Bill of Rights, along with other measures, is
designed to prevent (as much as possible) a Tyranny of the Majority. W/o
this type of protection, we'd have nothing but glorified mob rule. If the
majority (let's say for the sake of argument: european descendants) decided
that a minority (again for the sake of argument: african descendants)
should work for free, then that would be permitted...absent rules which
limit the majority's ability to define law.

[It's slightly more accurate to say that this is defining what the law
cannot be, as opposed to what it can be.]

[...]
I got married before God, and to myself an abomination can not. So if you
can tell me it is ok for it to happen does that not infringe on my rights
of freedom of religion?


I'm not sure what you mean here. Should all people be prevented from doing
what is prohibited by your religion?

- Andrew