Berkeley Symposium on Same Sex Marriage: Politics

Recent court decisions and events have launched a national discussion about extending the right to marry to same sex couples. Tune in to hear leading voices on the politics of this debate as seen from both sides of this contentious issue. Series: "Institute of Governmental Studies, UC Berkeley (IGS)" [6/2004] [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 8797]

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Education

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• gender
• laws
• same
• sex
• marriage
• politics

[BrittPhillips]

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[incrowdcynic]

Is Thomasson ignoring certain realities himself?

[JonWRowe]

Homosexuality is a natural "is" asmuchas anything Thomason invokes.

[BALANCE94015]

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Christian Catholics accepts homosexual lifestyles, but such practices are prohibited. Christian Catholics must embrace the NATURAL LAW OF GOD, between male and female producing offspring(s). Homosexual lifestyles of today owes it's birth, since the dawn of time, from this Natural Law of God. If baptised, your life is not your own anymore. If not baptised, can you sacrifice your selfish desire for the greater good of humankind? Those who do are the martyrs&saints of today.

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to; luckboy317...SCIENTIFIC genetic manipulation producing offspring(s) under same sex couples should be placed under domestic partnership. NATURAL births producing natural genetic offspring9s) should be placed under marriage. Plz.. Provide statistical data that Gay Marriage can stimulate any economy, dating back over 3000 years?

[luckyboi317]

actually homosexuals with the help of science are able to produce offspring that are biologically related to both parents. Lesbians are already able to do so now, men will be able to do so within the next ten twenty years. Also they've proven that Gay Marriage will substantially stimulate the economy.

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to: jthomasIII...can a homosexual marriage produce history, the future, children? will homosexual marriage reduce taxes and the national debt? how can same-sex couples produce children?

[jthomasIII]

I think using the same logic one could argue that societies that allowed heterosexual marriage ultimately failed. (fill in pretty much any ancient society you want)

Also taking away the right of gay folks to marry will not result in them having heterosexual relationships and children. Nor will legalizing gay marriage make straight people suddenly become gay and stop having children.

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to: oxfordruse....ever wondered why there was no state-sponsored institution, only toleration...THANK YOU for proving my point.

[oxfordruse]

Eh?

Neither Greek nor Roman civilization allowed gay marriage. There was much tolerance of homosexuality in the former, but certainly no state-sponsored institutions.

Your entire hypothesis is thus disproven.