Kern Supervisors Hear Gay Marriage Arguments (part 1)

[AbandonedDefiance]

@action5004 You are wrong, marriage is NOT a religious belief. If it is, why does it exist in all parts of the world, and and involve so many religions and different forms? The origins can be traced back to Ancient Greece-where gay marriage was not only absolutely fine, but love was smiled upon no matter who it was between.

[action5004]

I am a gay Australian male - I do not agree with gay marriage.

Marriage is a Christian/Catholic belief, and if their religion disagree with us as a society i think we shouldn't push it.

I do believe we should be able to have commitment ceremonies - followed by the same rights as our heterosexual coupled counterparts.

I do not like that they are banning gay coupling, but I do understand why they are banning it in their religion as religion IS set in its ways.

Pride!!xx

[rubiorocks]

out with the old and in with the new

[denislpaul1]

You go, Lamar! (The first speaker) I like that passion.

[djcdubb]

I also want to add that I'm teaching English in China. All of my students our extremely jealous of the freedoms we have in USA. One of the biggest stereotypes that Chinese have about the USA is that everyone is "free." Well, the blacks used to be second class, and most homosexuals still are. I have to explain, full of embarrassment and shame, that the USA government doesn't treat gays equally. And those of you who support this institutionalized discrimination: you are simply unpatriotic.

[djcdubb]

haha "our" = "are" some English teacher I am :)

[djcdubb]

I am a Bakersfield native who is currently living abroad. I have been paying attention to this debate, and must say that the first speaker is spot-on, especially with his Taliban/Theocracy analogy. For those of you who are in that "80%" you should be ashamed of yourselves. It is this jaded, hateful, and bigoted way of thinking that makes me so ashamed of my hometown that I can hardly bring myself to visit my friends and family there. Your views are despicable and truly un-American.

[CWD1148]

First speaker: Great

Second speaker: bigoted old man

Third speaker: absolutely prejudice and understands nothing of government