Comments on: Framing North Carolina’s Amendment One

By: Fargofan1

Fargofan1 — Wed, 23 May 2012 23:23:00 +0000

I agree that marriage has become too casual in our culture. But I don’t think anyone’s asserting that “we can do whatever we want all of the time.” That strikes me as a straw man argument. I also don’t follow the reference to health. If you mean STDs, what about heterosexual promiscuity? Or safe sex between gay people? Furthermore, what if people don’t believe in the God you believe in? Should they still be made to follow the rules of your religion?

By the way, it’s hard to convey tone in an email but I ask these questions with respect. You don’t seem homophobic, but much like my deeply Christian relatives.

By: Blix

Blix — Thu, 17 May 2012 17:19:00 +0000

Marriage is not simply two lovers living together. It is so much more than that. It is a covenant, mirroring God and humanity. Men and women are two parts of a whole. When tied together in love, commitment, and law, a married couple is stronger than any one person could ever be. Sadly, our culture has made marriage little more than a casual agreement. Divorce, same-sex marriage, polygamy, objectiphilia, and other things have marred so much of what beauty was intended to exist in marriage. I think people should definitely love who they want. This does not mean, however, that we can do whatever we want all of the time. I am not homophobic in the least. If the relationship was what God created to be, I would condone it. Health reasons are a huge reason why God created hetero-monogamy. Given this, I still love and respect you all.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 12 May 2012 18:16:00 +0000

Why is marriage a “right”? Should love be a right? Or happiness? Or housing? The GOVERNMENT, in its proper role, should manage (for health, population tracking, genetic study, and more) the joining of people into stable, committed unions. If civil unions DID give couples the EXACT same rights under laws, would it still be discrimination? If it was used as a tracking tool, a label, to further the study of the phenomena of the joinings of two people who cannot conceive children the natural way, still wrong? What if we had “Incorporations” for polygamists? And “Bonding Ceremonies” for practitioners of beastiality? What would it mean if some states began the practice of “Contract Marriages”, akin to the renewal of drivers’ licenses?
This posting is not meant to be for or against either side. Just a musing and a desire to question everything.

By: ABilly

ABilly — Sat, 12 May 2012 14:39:00 +0000

This is a message that EVERY African American, every minority citizen, and every minister should hear. Thank you Rev. Dr. Barber.

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 12 May 2012 04:05:00 +0000

Couldn’t agree with his words more. For years when I’ve heard people talk about voting for or against marriage rights this has been exactly what I’ve argued; that basic rights are not something for a ballot box.
Nice video.
Thanks for sharing.