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Same Sex Marriage - A Threat To Religious Freedom? (Part 3/4). The Atheist Experience #565 with Matt Dillahunty & Don Baker: "The Threat of Equality". Don looks at the claim that equality - esp. gay rights - is a threat to religious freedom.

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  • Marriage = contract between two consenting adults. Case closed. Legalize. And let's do away with alimony while we're at it...it's the 21st century...women are just as capable as men in finding employment. Equal rights for all!

  • To say nothing of how an animal could possibly consent to marriage or sign a form...

    You'd have to argue that issue on ITS OWN merits. Put plainly, the government is wrong to suppress a certain civil right because of the type of person. Of course, this is all addressed in the video you obviously haven't watched. I wonder if you make a habit of blurting out tired arguments without listening to any other reasoning. Go ahead and look up 'ignorance' in the dictionary.

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  • @heather42404

    Polygamy, Incest, and gay marriage aren't "traditional"? Someone hasn't studied their history.

    In ancient Greece, Rome, and even in the bible times these forms of marriages were presented and usually condoned. It's only until homophobes got into power SSM was banned.

    Gay marriage is "untouchable" by the government by WHO you marry but not how many. Incest is illegal since they're already related and don't need marriage.

  • @theQiwiMan

    2 is the magic number, doof. If person A marries berson B, and person B married person C, is person C married to person A?

    Not to mention, all these complications like taxes, benefits, custody of children, amongst other things.

    You fail marriage forever.

  • LOL!! It's George again, the alter ego of youtube's own ProfMTH!!

    If you don't get it go listen to one of Professor Mitch's video next to this clip of George.

  • Is marriage a "Basic Human Right" or not? You can't have it both ways. Either it is, and gay marriage, polygamy, polyandry, incest, etc is acceptable, (since its their Basic Human Right) or its not a "Basic Human Right", and some people will naturally be excluded from marriage.

    What makes "2 consenting adults" the magic number? Suddenly marriage isn't a Basic Human Right if they want two mommies or two daddies? (or 10 mommies or 10 daddies?)

  • "And do you, armrest, take potato masher as your lawfully wedded utencil?"

    ...

    "Armrest?"

    ...

    "I think we're going to have to take a break."

  • A pet is not a consenting adult.

    MatrixOfDynamism, I do not support your desire to marry your dog.

  • And finally incest has many non-religious reasons to not exist, such as high mutation risks and emotional and psychological problems resulting from it.

  • *Correction for my previous post "wouldn't be able" NOT "wouldn't not be able"

    Also the problem of having sex with an animal has nothing to do with sodomy at all, it has to do with the issue of CONSENT, which animals cannot give! Two consenting adults wanting to get married will not lead to people RAPING animals. The only way you could think that is if you have a sick and twisted mind.

  • If you had even watched this sequence of videos fully MatrixOfDynamism you wouldn't not be able to make any of your points without feeling stupid. In fact in the earlier video, (part 2/4), they state how our government is NOT all about the majority! It's about constitutional rights and equality. Thus why the judges allowed gay marriage in California against the vote of the majority, in order to protect the minority gay population.

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