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To: Steve Dietrich who wrote (150038)	12/16/2008 12:13:18 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

"...and to defending not the reality of marriage, just the word." Hypocrite. I have proposed a discussion on the importance of the institution of marriage and you went slinking back into the shadows with your name calling. You've declared the word marriage virtually meaningless and your hidden agenda is clearly to render it meaningless for those who value the institution of marriage. You will fail. You are like the little kid who couldn't play ball, so you bought a ball and brought it to the park. When all the other kids were having a great time you took your ball and went home, just to ruin it for everyone else. Why do you give hoot about marriage? We all know it isn't because you care about who lives together and has equal rights. Come clean and admit it is because you resent the lives straight people have so much and which you can't have, so you want to see it destroyed. No wait ... you'd have to do something honorable for once in your life to do that. Probably not doable

To: Steve Dietrich who wrote (150038)	12/16/2008 12:40:44 PM
From: Bill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

I didn't make an argument. I stated a fact.

To: Steve Dietrich who wrote (150038)	12/16/2008 12:46:12 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

How do you account for the absence of gay marriage in past and present cultures around the world? Buddhist and Hindu cultures don't have it. The pagan cultures native to Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas - none of them had it, even though some of those were tolerant in some ways to homosexuality. For example, ancient Greek culture, which was tolerant of pedarasty and gay sex, still didn't have gay marriage. Not even the Spartans. Why is this, do you think?