Comments on: Rally in Support of Gay Marriage

By: martymankins

martymankins — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:47:23 +0000

I missed last week’s rally here in Salt Lake City, but plan to attend another tomorrow afternoon at the city/county building.

Keith says it well.

There’s so many letters to the editor in the Salt Lake Trib from people of religion that claim “marriage is ordained of God” and like this applies to everyone, not just people that belong to religion or believe in God. I say to them: if that’s the case, then why do you care if you are legally married? Why not just have a marriage that’s about God? Throw out the legal portion of it if it doesn’t matter. The selfish actions and mindsets of these people make me wonder how they see other legality concerns in life.

By: JSug

JSug — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:43:08 +0000

Also, I highly recommend people Digg this to help get the word out.

By: JSug

JSug — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:14:33 +0000

I’m planning to go to the rally in Seattle. My wife is going to be in Olympia on Saturday, so I’ll be bringing our 2-yr-old son. That probably means I won’t be able to stay long. But I’d like to wave a sign around and maybe take some pictures. Someday I’d like to be able to say I helped turn the tide.

Any suggestions for things to put on a sign? I was thinking something along the lines of:

Marriage is:
_ Defined by religion
_ Defined by the state
Pick one. You can’t have it both ways.

By: Erp

Erp — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:06:19 +0000

Planning to be at the San Jose event myself and attended a street vigil on Monday evening (a good turn out and plenty of support from passing cars).

Note it is not just marriage but also fostering (in Arkansas now unmarried couples gay or straight can’t foster even children related to them unless the parents very carefully took care of that contingency before dying). Read and become angry at http://adoptionact.familycouncilactioncommittee.com/index.asp?pageid=4

By: A Mind is a Terrible Thing....

A Mind is a Terrible Thing.... — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:35:38 +0000

The saddest part of all of this is that the rights of every American are implicit in the US Constitution-a LIVING document amended to become a document of INCLUSION. However, religious extremists and members of the far, far right believe the United States is, somehow, a christian nation based on the EXCLUSIONARY “Old” and new testaments; and, American law is, or should be, based on the 10 commandments (although I’m not sure which one of 3 lists of ten commandments they’re referring to.)

The voices of people like George Duhbya Bush, Pat Robertson, “Dr” James Dobson and Sarah Palin have dragged this country backwards into the early middle ages. Hopefully, more intelligent, rational voices will lead us into the future.

Good luck to us.

By: Zerotarian

Zerotarian — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:10:51 +0000

I’m going to the one here in Boston.

By: Skunque

Skunque — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:46:48 +0000

I will be attending the rally in Washington DC.

By: Renacier

Renacier — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:23:30 +0000

Why is there nothing in Savannah? Dammnit, south Georgia, you are working my last nerve.

By: Buffy

Buffy — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:28:53 +0000

My wife and I will be at the San Jose event. BTW, everybody attending please keep alert. Some individuals have made threats.

By: Jennifer Gray

Jennifer Gray — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:48:39 +0000

I plan to be at the rally in Columbus, Ohio, along with several other members of Central Ohioans for Rational Inquiry. (www.ohioskeptic.com)