Comments on: Is gay marriage and interracial marriage similar?

By: friendly13

friendly13 — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:49:40 +0000

To say that there is a similarity between gay marriage and interracial marraige is a swinging insult at people who want to be in an interracial relationship. IR relationships are not immoral. Now I am not trying to preach or condemn homosexuals. I am like to each his/her own. I believe that everyone has a right to live the way they choose as long as it doesn’t physically harm anyone else. The issues are seperate.

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By: fkoi

fkoi — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:11:28 +0000

If you think gay marriage is the same as any kind of heterosexual marriage, you are probably not doing it right. LOL

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By: Ariess

Ariess — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:07:44 +0000

i think they are the same. As a young straight black teenager who dates interracially i know some things can’t be compared like slavery and what not, but let’s not forget god is a mythical creature that no one can prove exists. The bible is nothing but a book that was written and rewritten and rewritten again throughout history and blacks were considered property,worthless, and not human, not to long ago. children are supposed to be killed if they cuss or disrespect their parents. Imagine what life would be like if the bible was followed diligently. If you follow the bible for one thing, follow it for everything, don’t just pick through things you don’t like. If you want acceptance you must first give. We are all human and all we’re teaching is hate and intolerence to the generations after us. How would you like your child growing up in a world like that. Change starts with us, love is love. You fall in love with a smile, eyes, hope, a heart, soul and personality, not gender and besides all they want is to be treated equally like we african americans did at one point and we still do. This is a racist country and a few months ago i was ashamed to be an american for what this country was supposed to stand for freedom or ‘the land of the free’ so much for that thought, maybe we should change the slogan so we won’t mislead others. I used to be a christian but could not and can not convert to the christian beliefs. I am spiritual and have moral and beliefs. I hope to one day have and raise openminded children

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By: blahblahblah726

blahblahblah726 — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:52:40 +0000

the question can really only be answered by a person first defining marriage and what they believe the institution of marriage is based on.

Answering that question first fills out the blanks for a lot of resulting/related issues.

from that aspect, i can see how proponents of gay marriage would view their “struggle” as similiar or analogous to the civil rights “struggle” or the fight for interracial marriage in particular. having said that, i personally don’t agree with the analogy. mostly because i don’t think homosexuality is proper. i believe marriage is between a man and a woman, and therefore, i believe to promote anything otherwise is wrong. to sum up, comparing the fight to make something “wrong” legal shouldn’t be compared to the fight of making something “not wrong” legal. to do so would be irrational.

for the last question, i go back to what i said at first. first one must define morals and what they base them on. i personally don’t think america can balance moral issues vs people’s rights. a person’s morals, IMO, should dictate what he or she believes basic human rights are. anything less is spineless, gutless, weak, or however else you may put it. so as a country, if we can’t agree whether something is right or wrong, we can’t legislate whether its legal or illegal.

to the christians, remember in the end, we are tasked to love ALL mankind, no matter what they believe. God bless…

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By: rickie70

rickie70 — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:39:45 +0000

One can also ask: “What is worse;racism or homophobia?”

In my opinion,both.If you are against racism and homophobic,then you sound hypocritical.

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By: renee24

renee24 — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:07:14 +0000

WTF??

Gay same sex, interracial opposite sex

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By: blah

blah — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:15:02 +0000

the one thing no one realizes about the Bible, is that it can be used on either side of any argument.

the Bible should be a guide to your own personal living…not as tool in an argument, because it can be used on any defense. its been used to justify evils, discrimination, hatred…anything and everything.

i think people should use the Bible for what its for. a guide for your own personal life and relationship with God. rather than everyone and anyone on either side, using it to justify all sorts of things.

because like i said…the Bible can be twisted to serve anyone’s argument in the end.

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By: blah

blah — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:10:38 +0000

id say they are comparable. the gay experience isnt the same as the black experience. people have tried to compare gay movement to civil rights movement and slavery.

i disagree there. but the idea of interracial marriage and gay marriage are similar.

they are parallel. 40 years ago…if you loved someone out of your race…you couldnt marry back then. and if you decided to pursue the relationship, you had to pray to God no one found out and killed you or arrested you for it.

People back then, managed to use the Bible to justify anti-miscegenation laws.

people used the Bible to justify slavery. remember, once upon a time blacks were just property and not human.

I personally dont believe in gay marriages, but i think its wrong to deny someone their happiness.

why would anyone choose to be gay anyways?

gay marriage being illegal, hasnt stopped all the relationships you see. all it would do is give them a document that would afford them the same equal rights as other couples, in case something happened to their loved one.

its amazing….some people sit on their high horse saying something is wrong, when not too long ago, their own existence was considered wrong (and by some peoples view, is still considered wrong).

im not saying black and gay are comparable…but the idea of prohibiting people from being happy with their loved one, is comparable.

no matter what each of our personal religious beliefs are…what right do we have to impose our own personal opinions and beliefs on others? especially when we dont want the same done to us?

are people that scared of tolerance?

there is a reason, religion should be a personal thing and not a government thing, and thats because in this country there are different religions…and as much as you are for imposing your beliefs on others…the wheel could always turn away from your favor and work against YOU later on.

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By: julius26

julius26 — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:13:19 +0000

Hell no

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By: Rome82

Rome82 — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:00:27 +0000

Funny how everyone on this board protests narrow-mindedness but as soon as gayness comes up it’s all righteous condemnation. Everyone assumes they have the right answer, based on what? The Bible? The Bible also advocates certain diets, clothing, and plucking out your own offending eye. Had any water from wine lately? Maybe your disgust at gay relationships is very similar to that experienced by those against interracial relationships. But you think others are “narrow minded.” Ah well.

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