Maine Values - What is marriage for ?

[MrVersipellis]

:vomits:

[JoeyBoya]

Marriage is for everyone or marriage should be for NO ONE... This country was founded on freedom

[thecommercialedge]

@DrTerminus "Same-sex attraction is real...AND it can be changed. "

AND so can your ignorance regarding same-sex attraction.

Guess what, I don't care to be changed, and neither does my husband. We're happy being together, because we are compatible and function just fine in society.

As do you and your wife (if you're even married).

[DrTerminus]

SSA is therefore a behavior; and behaviors can be changed.

"Your husband"???? You're a guy, remember? So that makes you the wife?! This is really hilarious and preposterous! What happens if you want to be the husband and you nominate him to be the wife? How do you determine whose gonna be who? What happens if one day you wake up and say "I'm tired of being the wife, I wanna be the husband from now on." What then?

[thecommercialedge]

@DrTerminus "SSA is therefore a behavior; and behaviors can be changed."

So you must accept that millions of homosexuals don't want to change just because you personally feel they can. DEAL with it.

My husband. Yeah, I'm a guy, and my husband is a guy. There's no wife in our relationship; there's no gender-changing. I know the concept is new to you, but you have to get used to it.

It's called same-sex marriage, and it's legal in recognized in 8 states of the USA.

[sopo1]

"What happens if you want to be the husband and you nominate him to be the wife?" well drterminus, you are forgetting that the women can support the family by a job while the man stays at home to take care of the house. Are you saying the man is the wife and the woman is the husband? You are using the traditional gender stereotype. And there are some ppl who actually share responsibilities so yea, married couples could change from being the husband to wife.

[lisztnut]

Let me spell it out for you: two men who are married are husbands two women who are married are wives

Is that so difficult to understand? And you call yourself a doctor? How'd you get a license?

[sakorixx]

Nice straw man argument.

[Nofuture91]

what the fuck? that doesnt even make since its basically saying: because people can have babies without getting married or get married without having babies, GAYS SHOUlDNT MARRY, i got news for you maine, that happens even without gay marriage DUMBASS, thats between straight people and has no correlation with gay marriage. God i cant believe how fucking stupid some people are.

[loomingmadness]

"what's marraige for, honey? it's a promise that 2 people make to always be there for each other and any children they raise, regardless of whether or not they made the child themselves. you don't need to be married to make a child, but you usually need one to give that child a stable home to grow up in". marraige is about love and stability, and that does not require a heterosexual couple.

[loomingmadness]

kids only get confused when you are less than 100% honest and open with them. their minds are at the peak of their information processing abilities, and they can handle the truth: all of it. sheltering them from reality only leads to problems later, and lying to them only means they will stop coming to you for answers.

[thecommercialedge]

@DrTerminus I'm a man, and I'm legally married to another man. You might not like this newfound concept of your precious tradition, but legally you must adhere to it.

It's the law. :-) In 8 states in the USA (and 10 countries on Earth), my marriage is legal and valid.

If you don't want to confuse children, fight to make divorce illegal.

Children are confused about sexuality to begin with, there's nothing wrong with educating them with all elements of humanity and sexuality.

[DrTerminus]

Mommy, where do babies come from? Watch the video closer pal and then ponder on where you came from while you're at it. Daddy, Mommy ---> you. No two homosexuals ever produced a child. Thus, you are buddies, pals, roommates, or comrades. You are NOT husband and wife, titles reserved specifically for families.

Same-sex attraction is real...AND it can be changed. Orientals, women, blacks, etc. can't change. Homosexuals can. Lesbians can.

Thousands of ex-gays are living proof.

[thecommercialedge]

@DrTerminus "Mommy, where do babies come from?"

Yeah, some children ask their adoptive parents the same question.

The children are going to grow up meeting homosexuals....AND they'll meet other humans who can't procreate NOR have the desire to procreate.

This is called diversity, and children have been subject to it since the beginning of time.

With your reasoning, heterosexuals can also change to be attracted to the same sex..but they don't have to if they don't want to. Same goes for GLBT.

[cmdrkoenig67]

This ad really is illogical and stupid. Marriage is for people who love each other, not just to make babies...Period.

[voteyesonquestion1]

cmd, I do not think that you know what marriage and family are. Same sex unions create fatherless and motherless families. That is a regressive concept. Loves creates life and is fruitful. A tree without fruit is usually discarded

[PLmoms]

Again with your superiority complex. Only you and people like-minded to you can know what family and love are.

Your statement is untrue, generalized and cruel.

[DrTerminus]

This was one TERRIFIC video clip! Thank you so much from the state of Utah for this brilliant piece!

Please, let us NOT confuse the children!

Marriage: ONE man; ONE woman. Period.

[thecommercialedge]

@voteyesonquestion1 "A tree without fruit is usually discarded"

Tell that to the poor children who have to suffer when millions of heterosexual couples (married or non-married) go through a divorce.

Regressive? You have no viable proof that same-sex couples provide an unhealthy or unproductive upbringing for a child.

You only have speculation.

[Nofuture91]

wtf? no its not, what about that tree that sets the yard in or the one you loved to climbed as a child (allthough i somehow doubt you even had a childhood since pretty much anyone who cares about gays getting married needs to get a life)

[FrostbittenWolf]

Biology has proven ages before the bible was even part of someones imagination that all it takes to make a baby is for a man to stick peg A into women slot B and-- you get the idea. Artificial insemination, surrogacy, sperm donation, all methods for gays to reproduce. And since nothing has shown that having one parent or two parents of the same gender IS harmful outside of what you've said... i fail to see what i will loosely describe as your logic.

[courtc8891]

@voteyesonquestion1

So we should prevent single parents from raising kids, and elderly couples from marrying because they aren't "fruitful" ? Yeah, sounds about right... Glad I'm not an American.

[voteyesonquestion1]

@courtc8891 Garriage is fatherless or motherless by design. It is not a complete family. As I can see you do not give a SH... about kids. You prefer to use stupid argument.

[DrTerminus]

No, no, no unwise one. Marriage is specifically for one man, one woman, and if they so choose or are able to do so, children.

Any other relationships are just fine to be as they are roommates, soul buddies, civil unions, whatever.

The ridiculous term "gay marriage" confuses people. Especially children!!

DO NOT CONFUSE THE CHILDREN!

[Monica17N]

Isn't it a little more than that? I love my parents and my sisters and my cousins, but I can't marry them. But if that's all I need to be married, then why not?

[lisztnut]

Sorry Monica, but your question is REALLY stupid. Maybe you're young, I don't know. Society has placed certain restrictions on marrying of relatives due to health reasons (both mental and physical health). However, in some states it IS legal to marry your first cousin. In other states this is illegal... Your quesion is beyond naive as to almost be silly...

[lisztnut]

OK, I see that you are 17. Maybe after you go through puberty you can think of a better reason why gays and lesbians shouldn't marry? And, please don't listen to what they tell you in church. It's BS...

[Zdorab11]

Monica17N, this is a silly question, and one that is easily answered. The reason that you should not be allowed to marry cousins and brothers is that you are literally genetically endangering your kids. For every messed up recessive allele that a parent of a brother/sister relationship has, the child will have a one in four chance of expressing that disease. For first cousins that's one in sixteen. It's physically damaging to children. Gay marriage is only "supposedly" emotionally damaging.

[cmdrkoenig67]

a382000: Funny...It seems to me, most gay babies (as well as straight) are coming from straight people.

[cmdrkoenig67]

Spooderdoggy, you must be ignoring the comments from the other side, then...if you think only the gay side is intolerant.

[cmdrkoenig67]

Meagan didn't say anything bad..I agree, but see...The Yes on 1 people wanted you to think that all gay people (and couples) are against straight families (even if they were raised in them)...Not true, at all.

Obviously, their strategy worked on some people.

[MFNMultimedia]

Wow, it already looks scary when she says "Daddy" and then they both look at her.

And when she said "Meagan says that there has to be a mommy and a daddy to make a baby."

"Maybe she should spend a little less time at Meagan's."

uh...why? It's true. Meagan didn't say anything bad.

[theslowevo]

Vote no on 1. Today will change history, Maine voters are smart.

[FrostbittenWolf]

Uh... sorry to break it to you but the process of spreading civil liberties is painfully slow. But, with how close the elections in Maine turned out we may be drawing closer to a major turning point. Just be patient. Unlike Mr. VoteYes, logic and honesty are on our side. In the long run, we'll win. The only thing we need is to rally more voters. Truth is, homosexual acceptance and those who are neutral outnumber the homophobes.  You just need to get them to vote no on the lies.

[spooderdoggy]

Vote Yes on 1.

[spooderdoggy]

Just looking at the comments here I could not help to notice all the tolarence just oozing off all the gay posters here.

"Making babies is a technicality" is about the most ignorant and bigoted statement i ever set my eyes on.

If gays want better treatment then I suggest they "Do unto others as they want others to do unto them".

Works for everone else and I'm sure that adage will work for them too.

[mentoro]

Bahaha, such bullshit.

[DrTimWhatley]

So...the moral of the story is that the little girl would be better off in an orphanage?

[beingforitse1f]

Wow, this is so rationally incoherent it's kind of stupefying.

[cmdrkoenig67]

You and your kind are the crime against humanity, votey!

Vote NO on 1 and end discrimination.

[luxuarylifestyle]

hey if u give me 1 million dollars.. u get my vote.. why not.

[hipstermi]

'What's marriage for????"

Oh golly gosh they got me!

Guess my friends, a  hetro couple where then man is infertile from cancer should just give up...they have no reason to be married because being married and Christian is the only reason to exist!

Let's see...conservative Christians oppsed end of slavery, civil rights, women voting..do you really want these people to tell you how to vote for gay marriage?

[mrmooooglle]

the video is highly deceptive and misleading. Would you rather a child stay in a foster home than be adopted? I'm pretty certain that a child loves 2 people who love each other and crete a good home for that child. Children can understand this concept and will not be scarred for life by having two dads. Do you really want to have a child with no parents at all...I'm pretty sure that proven to be dangerous to a childs societal development. Vote no on 1

[voteyesonquestion1]

Once again this is the throw man argument to divert from the real subject. Same sex unions can create only fatherless and motheless home. it is cruel and another crime against humanity. They use orphans to cover up the mess. It is a different argument.

[mrmooooglle]

I'm pretty sure that taking in an orphan isn't a crime agains humanity...its humanitarianism. 2 fathers is better than a child in the system. The only thing thats proven: children in the system are worse off than children in home with parents who care. You need to stop spreading lies. How is this a different argument when thats what this video was talking about? when you want to divert people from the truth its ok? but when I want to discuss the falsehood of your lies its unrelated? VOTE NO ON 1

[neenerpuss]

Gay couple can still have children regardless of a marriage license. The ONLY ones you are damaging are the children of gay parents.

SHAME ON YOU!

[xboltagex]

Ohhh yeah, that's a valid argument. 'Marriage is for babies and people outside of marriage can NEVER EVER have babies'. Impressive logic. That's definitely why my father can NEVER EVER marry his girlfriend of 9 years- she's gone through menopause AND CAN NEVER EVER HAVE CHILDREN AGAIN. She clearly does not deserve to marry anyone!

[SONIABEATRICE]

This is why education is so important. We have to be able to speak to our children about important subjects such as this one. Marraige is about commitment and love, NOT about making children. Come on, USA - wake up!

[voteyesonquestion1]

People in the counseling business know that. It is also obvious to anyone who is honest with themself, Children need a mommy and a daddy, not some genderless replacement

[biggiggles08]

I am a licensed counselor, and I have to say that there just isn't evidence to support this assertion. If anything current research indicates that there is no difference between same sex parenting and opposite sex parenting (e.g. Fitzgerald 1999; Patterson, 2006) or that some children are better off in same sex parenting situations (Patterson, 1995).

[kenballer00]

the studies your referring to mainly and only compare same sex arrangements to heterosexual single parents, divorced, and cohabiting parents NOT two biological married parents and these comparisons are only done at a very young age. there are no studies done on the long term adult achievements of these children like education, jobs, etc. also, these studies happen to be extremely limited especially compared to what is yielded from heterosexual married parents versus all the other arrangments

[kenballer00]

@biggiggles08

one more interesting fact about the studies you mentioned is that they are only or mainly based in American jurisprudence. the fact is in Australia there are studies or a that shows significant differences in comparisons to same sex couples and two biological married parents that reflect findings that members of the APA and APP mentioned about sexual and gender identity

[barrelracinrebel]

ok, i told myself i wouldnt watch this video and bash, but i can't NOT when that's their argument. "dont confuse our kids." what kind of argument is THAT?? if our children can handle math class they can certainly handle the concept that marriage is a union of two people who love each other. there are a LOT of people that aren't married with children. want to outlaw those too so we dont confuse our kids? seriously, that was a weak argument, i know they could do better than this.

[voteyesonquestion1]

Children stocked in choiceless same sex parenting, suffer tremendously especially throughout their adolescence. They are victims. They will never know or experience the presence of their father or mother. Children's right is the civil right of today.

[barrelracinrebel]

do you also have a deep seeded hatred for single parent homes? you know, i'd be willing to bet most of the children who are growing up as orphans wouldnt mind having a home to live in. do you think these children should be left without homes just because you have some problem with the home they're being placed in?

[voteyesonquestion1]

I do not have a deep seeded hatred against anybody. You are trying to shame others for no reason. I regreat all the casual divorces and the out of wedlock single parents. These children grow with a broken heart. Same sex unions will create many more fatherless and motherless homes. I find it cheap that you use poor orphans to legitimate the crualty of what you guys are doing to children

[barrelracinrebel]

being from a single parent home in no way means someone has a broken heart. seeing one's parents go through a horrible divorce generally causes the broken heart you're talking about. The only reason i used orphans is because most gay people i know would like to adopt a child. thus putting a child without a home into one. i still dont understand how you think this is a bad thing? btw, you can stop using so much pathos, "cheap" "poor" "broken heart" it's bad rhetoric for the situation.

[SONIABEATRICE]

Kudos to you! for your reply.

[cmdrkoenig67]

"What we're doing to children"? I hate to think of YOU having children at all, Votey. I can't imagine raising children with your tiny, myopic view of the world...Teaching them to despise and reject all that is different.

[voteyesonquestion1]

I am raising my children with a view that does not reject the other sex and see its value. You are the one rejecting what is different.

[SONIABEATRICE]

My daughters have a father and a mother. They also have a 2 step mothers. They are not denied anything, but are blessed with unconditional love by all of their parents NOT to fail to mention grandparents - heteros. Their rights are not taken - they are not victims - THEY ARE HAPPY, WELL MANNERED, AND KNOW THEY ARE LOVED.

[neenerpuss]

Actually its religous abuse. You are using some religous bias to harm people the same way the KKK works. You are no better than the KKK or a Hitler with hating gays.

Children deserve a loving home...sometimes its with a man and woman...sometimes a man and a man or a woman and a woman...or even a single loving adult...or even grandparents.

The world is nothing without LOVE and you want to deny children a loving home because you HATE gay people!

[cmdrkoenig67]

This video is ridiculous, vote NO on question 1...So that poor little girl's daddies can get married!

[a382000]

If your stressed out about marriage, you probably are not in a real one. Marriage is between a man and a woman. Gay "marriage"? Well marriage is already taken, so if y'all are proud of being Gay, chose a word that you are proud of and lets everyone know whats really going on. Thats what comming out of the closet is about right? Being proud of what you claim to be? How 'bout leaving our term "marriage" and getting your own

[EarthboundSpiral]

a382000, This is the USA. My family can define and use words however we want in our own house and in our own church! Likewise, you and your family can do whatever you want in your house and in your church. You just mind your own business! You have my sincere promise to keep out of yours. Neither you nor some tyrannical majority is the boss of me. By the way, who anointed you the supreme dictator of the English dictionary? Webster's already has gays under the marriage definition. Your too late!

[voteyesonquestion1]

Webster has been hijacked by special interest. I have lost any respectability for them. So many institutions and organizations are hurting themselves and will end up like so many newspapers.

[OhSoNuma]

You say "Webster has been hijacked by (a) special interest." I suppose you would say that about most of the other dictionaries that include gay unions in the definition of marriage. Oh, and let me guess, "special interests" have also "hijacked The: "

American Medical Assn,

American Psychiatric Assn,

American Psychological Assn,

American Psychoanalytic Assn,

American Academy of Pediatrics,

Nat'l Assn of Social Workers,

and everyone else who disagrees with your irrational position, right?

[voteyesonquestion1]

Pro gay marriage activists believe that a male can be a woman, a wife and a mother. They believe that a female can be a male, a husband and a father. They call it equality. I call it absurdity.

This is what all these associations are supporting.

This is what same sex marriage is really based on. Gender does not exist

[EarthboundSpiral]

I support gay marriage, and I do not believe a male can be a woman or that a female can be a male.

You are the one who keeps making absurd arguments. Just read all these comments.

You're the one generalizing and being silly. Time to grow up missy. You're now a citizen and an adult. Imagination time is OVER.

[neenerpuss]

Sticks and stones may break our bones...BUT YOU ARE STILL A BIGOT!

[a382000]

You are so right. You can do whatever you want in your home, isnt that great? I think you are the one that is too late, Jesus established Marriage in the Garden of Eden, He wrote the first dictionary. I dont know which Christian, Jewish, Muslum, Sekh, Buddist religion you belong to, you probably have to make up your own. What is the name of your new Church? Your rambling anger doesnt change history or the deffinition of marriage.

[EarthboundSpiral]

a382000: Your points support MY argument MORE than your own. Jesus did NOT write an English dictionary. Jesus spoke ARAMAIC, in which the closest word to what we understand to mean "marry" in English ("il-mi-saw" in Aramaic, as used in The New Testament), translates literally "TO TAKE."

What you bring up yourself shows that the word "marry" (as we now use the word) was REDEFINED from the way Jesus used the word.

We no longer view spouses as property "to be taken," and THE SKY HAS NOT FALLEN!

[a382000]

ok brainiac, even in Aramiac times people were "to takeing" Gay partners. OOPS!

[neenerpuss]

Separate is not equal. We will BANKRUPT you! We are willing to spend every penny we have to get our rights. You will lose this war. When will you give up? Once you have thrown away your child's college education? Or when you default on your home loan? We are just waiting for you to give up or DIE! Either way we have our rights. The next generation is on OUR SIDE. EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL!

MARRIAGE EQUALITY NOW!

[a382000]

WOW an true activist signed into the debate.

Well, when you figure out how to make Gay babies, I will worry about your next generation. Thats the biggest fault in your argument. If nature intended you to have babies, you would be a hetrosexual. The best you do is hijack children that no one else wanted

[neenerpuss]

Making babies is a technicality. In case you havent noticed every single homosexual came from a heterosexual. Just because Im gay doesnt mean I shoot blanks. We dont have to worry about the next generation...for what ever the reason nature has put the burden on heterosexuals and they do produce homosexuals too. No hijacking. Ever notice that some limbs of a tree bare fruit...and some do not. That doesnt mean that limb is dead or worthless. It adds to the whole well being of the tree.

[Amilitantatheist]

What is your view on infertile couples, who cannot conceive?

[poetofthelife]

right on! These people are just dont get it....Why are they being aloud to spread hate? It crushes my heart to see such hate.

[connectmoi]

This video is sick. Why didn't you let one of her daddies explain marriage? ...tell her that marriage is about love and commitment between two people regardless of gender.

[dowejustexist]

Behind you all the way...this is an excellent video.

[GaryAnyanka]

Wait, what are the parents in this video doing that's so wrong? They're DISCUSSING AN ISSUE with their child.

All of this angst over gay marriage would be moot point if parents actually had the guts to sit down and TALK TO THEIR KIDS about things that make them uncomfortable.

[voteyesonquestion1]

One of them at least is not the real parent. The other one if he is use the edd form a thro away mother. That child is basically saying, where is my Mommy ? These people are so cruel

Who can deprive a child of his mother by design.

That is sick

[GaryAnyanka]

By that logic, foster children, adopted children, and in vitro children are being 'deprived' of their 'real parents.' Hurry, take them away from the people who love and care for them!

That little girl is lucky to have not one but TWO parents. Millions of children in this country have only one parent, or none at all. Why don't you focus on helping THEM out instead of trying to tear apart existing family units?

[neenerpuss]

YOU ARE RIPPING FAMILIES APART!

[poetofthelife]

What about kids with one parent and the other wants nothing to do with the kid. What about two straight parents who beat their children. Why can't we all love. Your side is always the first side to pull biblical scripture. well try this. Jesus himself said that the second most important commandment is to love thy neighbor as thyself. Start to love as God wanted and your eyes may be opened to the blessings of the wondeful things that gays and lesbians do in this world.

[pingpongmcgee93]

WOW Okay well I believe in same sex marriage and I ... I dont even know what to say... this this stresses me out. I don't care if you don't approve of it. thats how you feel but I dont see why You can't marry the person you love. think of it this way if you had a child and she or he said they were gay and they truely were would you not want them to be happy and have a marrage?

[voteyesonquestion1]

If I had a child who struggles with same sex attaction, I would help him to overcome and be liberated. I would not support him or her to change marriage for the rest of soociety.

Everyone in the world struggle with sexuality, not just people who call themselves gays.

The issue is false love. True love whould never create fatherless and motherless familes

[thomasalanproctor]

The biggest problem with this ad, however, is the fallacy that the answer to the question "What is marriage for?" is implicit. If there was any validity to the argument presented in this ad, the question would have been answered for us. Otherwise, it carries a disturbing implication that everything good about America is based on an unspoken common religious and moral ground which all "real Americans" stand for.

[thomasalanproctor]

By including the line, "you should spend less time at her house", the video is trying to say that this gay father would want to hide the truth from his daughter, ignoring the fact that this same campaign against gay marriage complains that parents aren't legally allowed to hide the truth about gay couples from their children.

[mirfain]

HAHAHAHAAHAHAH Please, PLEASE, keep posting videos like this one! They make me laugh and they will encourage more people to vote no because of how ignorant you guys are.

If you wanna check out a "REAL" video, then search "Fidelity": Don't Divorce Us by Courage Campaign w/ Regina Spektor. Oh, and by the way, YESon1, LOVE WILL PREVAIL, no matter what.

[mirfain]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH!

Yet another hilarious scare tactic. Way to go, YESon1, you are doing a delightful job at using children to TRY and gain votes.

MAINE PEOPLE ARE SMARTER THAN THAT!

VOTE CAN'T BE VOTED AWAY!

[OMGLUMBERG]

the vaule of marriage is for two people whom LOVE each other to be able to share there lives and feeling togeather so question one fuck off and stop trying to dictate american lives america is still spelled with a c not with a k and if you dont get that joke your just retarded

[RepublicStanding]

Don't be deceived Maine!

Whether or not 1 passes, some Maine churches will continue to marry men to men and women to women. The Constitution continues to protect the FREEDOM OF RELIGION.

Whether recognized with official government licenses or not, GAY MARRIAGES WILL CONTINUE.

Furthermore, good Maine schools WILL CONTINUE to prepare students to understand the REALITY of their lives and their fellow citizens--whether their fellow citizens are gay, straight, single, or--eek gads--MARRIED.

[archangel703]

This is a GREAT Idea! Gay Marriages should continue in their churches because it is their belief that their gay marriage is the same as Man and Woman marriage

but the State does not need to recognize your religious beliefs and you don't need to force everyone else into your beliefs that children don't have a right to a mother and father. That Marriage is only a private contract between adults and that all people that disagree with you should be treated like racists

[RepublicStanding]

archangel703:

This is the USA, and the State should NOT inject itself into whether some religious rites deserve an official government license and others do not. It violates the Establishment Clause.

Isn't a better, more AMERICAN, solution to prevent the government from picking and choosing. Either EVERYONE who meets certain FAIR AND REASONABLE criteria (not bogus criteria about "protecting procreation," etc.) for marriage or NO ONE should be granted government licenses for their marriages.

[archangel703]

With your first statement you just made a great case for Polygamy. But the reality is the state and Government has an active interest in marriage precisely because Marriage brings about the next generation. The only bogus criteria is stating that marriage is merely about "2 adults committed to eachother in love." I'm committed to many adults in love and none of them are marriages.

This is the USA the state should not force the beliefs of the minority on the majority

[RepublicStanding]

archangel703:

I believe it was FAIR & REASONABLE for civil marriage to have been IMPROVED by the ban on licenses for polygamous marriages--just as some believe marriage has now been IMPROVED by the removal of the ban on gay marriages.

The only justifiable reason for polygamy no longer exists. Women without husbands or sons under the horrific law of dower & curtesy barely had more rights than dogs.

With EQUALITY BETWEEN THE GENDERS, there is NO reason for polygamy OR antihomosexual policies.

[thorspinky]

in Maine you don't need a retarded church or a retarded religion to get married. All you need is a State issued Marriage license and a notary republic.

[TheZooCrew]

My favorite part is the video description about how gays "stole" certain symbols and ideas. I can't help but burst out laughing because most of the symbols and important dates in Christianity are stolen from earlier religions! Yet THAT isn't a problem. I'm a man of faith, and I'm offended by these "Christians" making fools of themselves.

[cmdrkoenig67]

Marriage is for love and legal reasons only...Gay couples should be able to get legally married, if they so desire to.

[jerrydoubleu]

Daddy, where do babies come from?

Well, honey, the often come from non-gay people who are irresponsible and refuse or simply don't have the integrity to raise the people they fuk into existence, so gays, who have tenderness and affection for those throwaways, love them instead.

[voteyesonquestion1]

May be she is the child of one of this 2 gay men and her mother was discarded. trown away or sold her body .

[ferguson554]

Marriage is about lots of things including being an institution that protects children should something happen to one parent. People can and do have children that are currently not married gay and straight. You would think that anyone who supports the institution of marriage would want all children to have the opportunity to have their parents be married. Let's value all families and all children by supporting equal rights

[ttmfg]

The people of Maine are good people, because they want to share what they have with gay families. The good people of Maine will teach their children that denying equality to a group of people, is wrong, and that in America, all men are created equal. They will teach their children, if they ask, that the people of Maine are educated, and are kind to gays, and help their families get the same legal rights that mom and dad enjoy.

[jerrydoubleu]

one star for bigotry.

[yellowfireyoshi]

Time to get pwned, yeson1, your personal hell will start very very soon. I will be sure to tear apart every shred of bullshit that you say.

[voteyesonquestion1]

This little girl is crying inside for her mother. I could never do this to a child. I would never forgive myself.

[mike2jb]

How sad that the anti-marriage crowd has to hide behind children to take potshots at their neighbors.

Question 1 is NOT about whether gay or straight or single or married people can bear or adopt children-- they all already do these things.

It's about trying to ban one small minority of our neighbors from the what the U.S. Supreme Court calls the "basic civil right" of marriage.

[dortmundpls]

I wonder how Anthony and Bruce are gonna explain things when the girl gets her first period.

Girls need a mom. period.

[clubindiana4]

@dortmundpls

What if Mommy is dead? What if Mommy decides her crack habit is more important that parenting? What if Mommy's parents were closed minded disfunctional assholes who never taught her who never taught her to celebrate diversity? Wouldn't it be a little more accurate to say that it is important for a girl to have a positive female role model? Fortunately, through extended family or close friends this need can easily be filled in any household....gay or straight. Period.

[voteyesonquestion1]

it is important for a girl to have a mother and a father. Extended family can help. Gay act like women and lesbian look more and more like men. They do not provide the original masculine or feminine nature that a child would need.

[clubindiana4]

@voteyes

My parents are both 100% straight......and I'm a great big homo. That kinda shoots down your whole theory....huh?

[owheydusoapsk]

LOL

[rainbowheartgirl]

Dort, I didn't have a mom, and I'm perfectly fine. It's not rocket science for two men to raise a girl. You know, not all parents are uncomfortable being *honest* with their children about the facts of life. I was raised by two dads, and they talked with me about getting my period, and after I got it, they took me out for ice cream to celebrate. Not a problem. And I always knew that if I did have particular "girl questions" I could talk to my grandma or my aunts. No big deal.

[pentothepage]

"What's marriage for"? It's for love - a commitment to love someone and create a family (of two or more). There is a difference between a physiological truth (man+woman can make babies) and a social truth (many scenarios create a family).

[akiratheimpaler]

Maybe changing the definition of marriage wouldn't be too bad. Instead of 'A union between a man and a woman so that more babies can be produced' (which seems like your definition) it could be 'A union between two people who love each other'. I like the sound of that last one.

[akiratheimpaler]

This video makes me sick. They wouldn't be confused about it if we taught them about it. She'll be motherless forever, sure, but she won't be parentless and that's what counts. Apparently you don't care about orphans at all because saying gay people are trying to close religious adoption agencies is just a bunch of useless propaganda. All they want are equal rights and you just keep throwing the 'Good Book' at them. News flash, the separation of church and state happened years ago.

[Jonas88Stankovich]

so i suppose that the young girl was better off rotting in an orphanage or being aborted than living with a family who loved her...support marriage equality for all Maine families; vote NO on Question 1

[voteyesonquestion1]

How do you know, she was an orphan. She may have been the result of an insemination in a throw away mother. She will be motherless for ever. Gay activistsa re forcing the closing of relgious adoption agencies. Do you think they really care about orphans ?

[Yoshiisland1]

Oh, I just love how you buy the lies from kids who were being spoon fed with script lines.

[clubindiana4]

@voteyesonquestion1

Your a liar. Name one adoption agency that was FORCED to close. I'm aware of adoption agencies that CHOSE to close.......but none that were FORCED to.

[voteyesonquestion1]

You need a licence to operte. If you do have a license it is illegal . You have to close. They were refuse the license because their religious freedom was not respected. The new state religion of homosexuality run the lesgilature in Mass.

[sammyseattle]

That is an outright lie, Catholic Charities decided to discontinue providing services because they were ordered to by the church. They had already been placing children in same sex households for nearly 10 years. Several board members resigned their positions stating that the same sex couples were amongst the best candidates and were willing to adopt difficult to place children.

[FanOfDjorno]

sammyseattle - You shouldn't be surprised these people use outright lies. As easily as they fail to employ rational thinking to feed the flames of their own animus toward the meek, they would hide behind white sheets and the glare of burning crosses. Wrath is a deadly addiction and sin. Pray for them. Jesus, have mercy upon the damned. Though they purposely make themselves blind to justice, they know not the full ravages of their hateful deeds.

[colli274]

This video is so unbelievably black and white. Marriage isn't just about children, and with it's 55% divorce rate in this country, it's hardly even about love anymore.

Also, homosexuals didn't "steal" anything. The rainbow flag is a symbol of diversity, not just GLBT. And there isn't just one civil rights movement, there's been many, and they've all been themed on equality for minorities in a country where "all men are created equal".

Do some research before you post more ignorant videos.

[1LoveisJustLove1]

Marriage is for making a legal and (hopefully) everlasting union of love between two people. It has nothing to do with pumping out babies.

[bndkllr2]

Uh, the question is on gay marriage, not gay adoption. If you appose gay adoption, then we can debate the merits of that. A lot of people are getting sick and tired of you using children to strip away the right for one person to marry another person. They can scare people, but none of their "arguments" adress gay marriage itself.

[wrdonerd]

wasn't this a commercial from the Prop 8 campaigns in California?

[ColumbiaCowboy]

Hopefully Mainers will be smart enough to reject these hate groups and their despicable lies.

[PLmoms]

You're arguing against gay parenting, which even if marriage for gays is not permitted, families led by gay parents will still exist. The kids are smart, they know their parent situation.They wonder why people like Yes on 1 are against them. The question kids of gay parents ask is "why do people think our family is not good enough for you to be married?" Voting NO on question 1 actually provides security and state-granted protections for these kids.

[yellowfireyoshi]

The greatest response ever... Seriously, if I was that girl and he said that, I'd be laughing like crazy...

[admelodia9]

What about straight couples who are married but choose to not have children?? Is their marriage valid?

[admelodia9]

OR...single mothers? single fathers? foster parents?

They all love their children- no matter what their sexual orientation is. Love is the most important factor.

No On 1!

[voteyesonquestion1]

I want a mommy and a daddy please !!!

Where is my mommy ?

I want to see her, I miss her so much

How come I dont have a mommy ?

My best friend has a mommy. What about me ?

Oh no. what did you do to my mommy.

Where is she ? Did she leave me ?

Does she hate me ?

Do you have a picture of her ?

I want to meet her please !!!!!

[rainbowheartgirl]

Vote, you seriously have issues! Gay men have children through adoption and surrogacy the *exact* same way that straight couples do. Are you also against straight people adopting? Or having kids through donor eggs and sperm? Hmmm, somehow I doubt it. I personally had two gay fathers and I can tell you that children raised in same-sex households are perfectly fine. My dads were great parents and they provided us with unconditional love which is what every child needs.

[Yoshiisland1]

I guess they are trying to spread lies by spoon feeding script lines to innocent people.

[JeffsVideoProjects]

The rainbow flag has been used to signify unity and diversity for over 3,000 years (the earliest known example is in the Incan/Aztec regions). The homosexual community only resurrected this, they didn't "steal the rainbow".

[oopzUsuck]

another video that proves why question 1 must AND WILL pass. no sane human being can say this conversation doesn't/won't happen. it's a sad reality we all need to deal with. YES ON 1!

[yellowfireyoshi]

Just because the conversation happens, doesn't mean the end of the world. You people all are the same, you don't expand on your reasons. Just because the conversation happens, what does it mean? Absolutely nothing... It doesn't matter, because the commercial didn't even show an ending to prove whatever point you are trying to make. The people that support gay marriage don't even had to come up with a reason to counter this because it is too stupid for it to matter...

[oopzUsuck]

Just because the world doesn't end, doesn't mean it's right. You people are all the same, you have no morals or values. Just because the world doesn't end, what does it mean? That we're sinking further and further to a sick society. It DOES matter, because it's a sad reality. The commercial didn't show an ending because the convo itself proves why question 1 WILL pass.

[yellowfireyoshi]

Morals and values are only created by the human mind and are based using perspective. Explain to me, why will question 1 pass? I have asked this before, but you people never give the answer, without the answer, you could just be bluffing or don't know it yourselves.

[oopzUsuck]

well to be real it's gonna pass because most mainers are conservative. basically for that reason alone. .and the reason this video helps is because conservative values are traditionally for the kids. i'd say before the yr 2000, man+woman marriage is 1 of those things almost all americans agree on. sadly the viewpoint is slipping to the liberal stance. but i strongly believe in democracy, so no matter what happens, atleast the result wasnt decided by 4 judges.

[yellowfireyoshi]

Listen, not everyone is part of a political stance. I for one am against the government because I think that they are planning world domination and are going to create a new world order, but I'm not going to bring that into this... But it's always amazing how the government is able to brainwash so many people into believing what they think is right... How will this video help, because only about 3 people are supporting it... You people are greatly outnumbered...

[rainbowheartgirl]

Oops, but why isn't it right? There's no harm in gay and lesbian couples being able to make a legal commitment to each other. It protects them, and it protects their children. Unlike what the person who posted this video seems to think, banning gay marriage does not make children of gay parents disappear from the face of the Earth. We still exist and will continue to exist no matter what. Campaigns like this just make it a lot harder for us to live our lives.

[yellowfireyoshi]

wow, this is the cornyist and most unrealistic commercial I have seen... You have to be a dumbass to be convinced by this... Obviously fake and full of epic fail. Unless you can come up with any REAL arguments, get off youtube, because you are just repeating the same things over and over again with little proof and little support. Don't you realize how fun it is to troll dumbasses like you???