jr sherman,

It is sad that you have to resort to abuse just because your own
prejudices can not stand up to logic.

You are apparently unable to understand the difference between Holy
Matrimony (a rite of the church) which the question at the head of this
thread is about and civil marriage.

You also appear u nable to distinguish between the rules of a church
and the laws of a state.

Lesbians can only become pregnant with male sperm, which their partners
cannot provide.

Adoption is not the same as procreation by any stretch of the
imagination.

j r sherman wrote:
> In article ,
> marvellousmuscle{at}yahoo.co.uk says...
> >
> >Chuck Lysaght wrote:
> >> Two men CAN love each other and live happily ever after.
> >
> >Chuck,
> >
> >That doesn't answer the question, which is about Holy Matrimony.
> >
> >To speak from an Anglican Christian viewpoint (there will be others,
> >but the use of those words is directly relevant to the rites of the
> >Anglican church) I would look at the purposes of marriage. The
> >introduction to the marriage service makes it very clear that the
first
> >objective of marriage is the procreation of children.
> >
> >Homosexuals cannot procreate.
>
> A) how comical, because the law now does not prohibit people who
cannot have
> children from getting married.
>
> B)lesbians can, and gays can adopt.
>
> so, once again (and again and again and again) there is no rational
and
> reasonable and legal reasons why gays and lesbians cannot get
married.
>
> none. zero. zippo-roma-rama-dama-ding-dong-none.
>
> >That is one very good reason why two men shouldn't be united in Holy
> >Matrimony.
>
> hey, if you guys in the Church of the Catholic Wannabes don't want to
marry gays
> and lesbians in your place of worship, you have that right.
>
> but that shouldn't prevent gays and lesbians from being legally
married. none at
> all.
>
> it's really very simple. it always has been.
>
> love and kisses,
>
> j r sherman
>
>
>
> >
>
>
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