Sentences with phrase «marriage of a gay couple»

By comparison, fishon would not recognize the marriage of a gay couple in Canada, even though it is legal, so I'm not sure it makes sense to require government recognition on the other side of the coin.

Although h0m0phobes might object, you have good criteria in favor of the marriage of gay couples, too, since they could match those points.

Not exact matches

So the fact gay couples are denied equal social and economical benefits of marriage, their civil rights are in violation.

Legal recognition of gay marriage affords LEGAL protections, rights and privileges straight couples enjoy.

How gay marriage does fit in to all of this I don't understand.I might understand it if you thought that people are gender based in their capability to love and care.And I would understand if you would think that a married couple should not be of the same sex..

President Barack Obama has come out in personal support of same - sex marriage, has encouraged states to recognize the rights of same - sex couples to marry and even led the movement to abolish Don't Ask, Don't Tell, but he has kept mum on whether or not he believes the Constitution gives gay people the right to marry.

CNN: Conservative leader agrees to visit home of married gay couple for first time A conservative Christian leader who opposes same - sex marriage has agreed to the idea of dining at the home of a married gay couple, after saying he had never done so in an interview with CNN.

If marriage is a cornerstone of our society, aren't gay couples that want to be married affirming the value on monogamous commitment as the building block of healthy and sustainable families and communities?

Sorry Christards, at the end of the day, when the change comes to allow same-s.e.x marriage — and it's coming, don't kid yourself — it will be because people across the country are talking to gay and lesbian co-workers and neighbors, meeting same-s.e.x couples and their kids at Little League games, and working at companies with domestic - partner health plans.

So you say»... we're weary of battles to «protect» marriage from gay couples...» and then go on to voice support for d - bag Santorum?

On this account, to refuse marriage to gay couples is not to say that they may not marry (which might seem arbitrary and unjust) but simply that, given the very nature of marriage itself, they can not marry.

And when it comes to «family values,» we're weary of battles to «protect» marriage from gay couples, when so many young evangelicals have grown up in broken homes, witnessing our parents divorce and remarry at rates just as high as in the non-evangelical world (more than 33 % of marriages among born - again Christians end in divorce, the same as in the general population).

New York's recent legalization of gay marriage is being hailed by many as a watershed moment in the history of the fight for equal rights for same sex couples.

(CNN)- A conservative Christian leader who opposes same - sex marriage has agreed to the idea of dining at the home of a married gay couple, after saying he had never done so in an interview with CNN.

Don't be gay they'll have marriage recognition of normal yes I said normal man women couples.

A honest solution then would be for Christians to lobby government to do away with the secular, contractual and other legal elements of marriage, leaving no tax or other legal advantage to it that gay couples would find appealing.

From a spiritual perspective, since gay marriage is legal in all 50 states, our communities have plenty of gay couples who, just like the rest of us, need marriage support and parenting help and Christian community.

Just a couple of months ago, we released data that shows that the way Americans view gay marriage is often impacted by whether or not they have friends or loved ones who are involved.

I challenge anyone who claims they support gay marriage to really be involved in it for a couple of weeks.

Do everything that a gay person would do (and I mean EVERYTHING) and then after a couple of weeks tell me that you still support gay marriage.

In my Facebook news feed this morning, I encountered rejoicing over the resignations of county clerks who couldn't in good conscience provide marriage licenses to gay couples.

My previous posts show denominations already performing gay marriages or that are fully accepting of gay couples.

Also, for those interested, check out these gay - friendly organizations if looking for a church — many of these churches are fully accepting of gay couples even if they are currently not performing gay marriages — I am sure that many of them will join in the ranks of those above once gay marriage has been legalized in more states:

There are, in fact, many Christian churches who fully accept gay couples for who they are, some of them performing marriages of gays.

You know they just started issuing marriage licenses to gays in a couple of the states that have now approved ballot measures.

One of the main arguments used by advocates of gay «marriage» is that the current definition of marriage (as pertaining exclusively to man and woman) breaches the principle of equality and thus discriminates against same sex couples.

In fact, by denying marriage equality to gay people, Christians are compelling gay couples to sin, because their intimacy must happen outside of marriage, and is therefore, by biblical definition, sinful.

I do not hold an opinion on this issue but to ask from the sidelines if what you declare that Gays and Lesbians want are the rights then if Civil Unions which would give all of the rights and benefits to Gay and Lesbian couples in all matters, would you accept this and drop the desire for the term «marriage» to be used.

Though remember that in the minds of people of faith that marriage validates the s e xuality of the couple, and so they infer that to condone gay marriage is the same thing as condoning gay s e x.

I love my gay friends and want them to create ubions and get all the same benefits of a married couple — my personal belief is that they don't call that a marriage.

If there is an inherent «right to marriage» for same - sex couples, religious groups that refuse to marry gay couples are violating their civil rights, which in turn could lead to a repeal of the churches» tax exempt status» or a complete overturn in our law and culture of the religious understanding of marriage as a union between a man and a woman.

And according to Rogers this understanding goes a long way in explaining why «non-standard» families can be full reflections of the Imago Dei: Sterile couples, step - families, adopted children, gay marriages, etc..

Years before the nation's capital legalized same - sex marriage in March, one church in Washington, D.C., opened its doors to gay couples as part of its mission to establish an «inclusive body of Biblical believers.»

The Supreme Court is expected to rule on two landmark cases impacting same - sex couples this week and their ability to marry (I am loathe to call it same - sex marriage or gay marriage because it's just marriage, no different than anyone else's marriage; the people in it just happen to be of the same sex).

It's also OK for same - sex couples; until other states wise up and follow the lead of Vermont and Massachusetts and allow same - sex marriages, we haven't given gays and lesbians much of a choice, have we?

He added, «With the national legislation of gay marriages and state adoptions by gay couples, we are evolving to fulfill our mission.

It's been a couple months now since gay marriage was officially legalized in all 50 states, so one would think that all the kinks would have been worked out of the system by now.

According to Amity Buxton of the Straight Spouse Network, «When the gay, lesbian, or bisexual spouse comes out, a third of the couples break up immediately; another third stay together for one to two years, sorting out what to do and then divorce; the remaining third try to make their marriages work.

On the heels of the historical Supreme Court ruling on same sex marriage last week, we thought it was appropriate to delve into the baby registry must - haves for families with two dads, including highlighting the picks of some our favorite gay male couples.

There are a number of other countries which have stopped short of allowing gay marriage but have introduced civil unions or registered partnerships for same - sex couples.

«I believe that if a couple love each other and want to commit to a life together, they should have the option of a civil marriage, irrespective of whether they are gay or straight,» she said.

Supporters of the amendment expressed irritation when culture secretary Maria Miller said it could function as a «wrecking amendment» to the gay marriage bill — an accusation she last used yesterday, albeit with more justification, on demands for civil ceremonies for heterosexual couples.

Former President Clinton, who said back in 2009 that he had «changed his mind» about his opposition to gay marriage, has issued a statement in support of the effort to pass a bill that would let same - sex couples legally wed in New York.

«These 19 senators from across the nation all know firsthand why marriage matters to gay and lesbian couples, their kids, their kin, and our country,» said Evan Wolfson, the founder and president of Freedom to Marry.

There can be no doubt that if gay marriage were legalised, within a few months there would be a case before the European Court of Human Rights demanding that a gay couple be allowed to get married in the Anglican Church.

Moreover, as Professor Leslie Green shown in a recent programme at the British Academy (Gay Marriage: Prospects and Realities, 29 May 2012), marriage offers a number of advantages not offered by same - sex civil partnerships, including portability of status, a broader understanding of the couple's status, as well as the potential for religious recognition, depending upon the religious group iMarriage: Prospects and Realities, 29 May 2012), marriage offers a number of advantages not offered by same - sex civil partnerships, including portability of status, a broader understanding of the couple's status, as well as the potential for religious recognition, depending upon the religious group imarriage offers a number of advantages not offered by same - sex civil partnerships, including portability of status, a broader understanding of the couple's status, as well as the potential for religious recognition, depending upon the religious group involved.

During the campaign, Gibson said he was supportive of civil unions, but not full marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples.

«We now see first - hand how marriage improves the lives of gay couples and their families, and strengthens businesses and communities throughout the Empire State.

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Late last month Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Clifford Stanley issued a memo which stated that chaplains may officiate the marriage and civil union ceremonies of gay couples in states where it's legal, including those taking place on military installations.