billvon 3,131 #1 May 17, 2004 A good day for civil rights. On the 50th anniversary of the decision that gave black students the same rights as white students, and ended segregation in our schools, gays in Massachusetts were given the same rights as heterosexuals when it comes to formalizing their relationships before the law. I also thought it was cool that Cambridge, the town I lived in for four years during college, saw the first fully legal marriage of gays in the US. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,600 #2 May 17, 2004 Kind of an aside perspective... My father was in WW2 in the Navy; the whole "Blacks and Filipinos can only serve as stewards" thing. He was happy when the services were fully integrated, but thought that many of the protests were trying to move things too quickly that were moving anyway. He said that in retrospect, he could not have been more wrong. He said he was so used to how things just were (he lived in NE US, so segregation was defacto rather than legislated) that he had no real idea of just how unequal many things really were. He just never saw them in person -- it wasn't part of his world. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #3 May 17, 2004 QuoteI also thought it was cool that Cambridge, the town I lived in for four years during college, saw the first fully legal marriage of gays in the US. I believe the marriages in Multnomah County, OR were fully legal. In any case, I agree. It's a good day for civil rights. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
storm1977 0 #4 May 17, 2004 And I disagree that today is a great day because of this. However, I don't view it as a dark day. Instead just another day in which the secularists are trying to convert the moral foundation of this great nation into that of our more liberal european neighbors. Oh well, guess we'll just have to wait til 2006 when the MA constitution reverses this decision. Chris ----------------------------------------------------- Sometimes it is more important to protect LIFE than Liberty Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,131 #5 May 17, 2004 >Instead just another day in which the secularists are trying to convert > the moral foundation of this great nation into that of our more > liberal european neighbors. Yep. Just like those secularists, fifty years back, tried to destroy the morals of this great nation by allowing blacks to go to the same schools as whites. And of course those same secularists, less than 15 years later, struck another blow against god's will by allowing blacks to marry whites. Why can't people just trust in god? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,174 #6 May 17, 2004 Quote>Instead just another day in which the secularists are trying to convert > the moral foundation of this great nation into that of our more > liberal european neighbors. Yep. Just like those secularists, fifty years back, tried to destroy the morals of this great nation by allowing blacks to go to the same schools as whites. And of course those same secularists, less than 15 years later, struck another blow against god's will by allowing blacks to marry whites. Why can't people just trust in god? You win some, you lose some. They didn't manage establish that those with two X chromosomes have the same rights as those with only one.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #7 May 17, 2004 And yet, there is also bad news on this day about this subject. http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/17/bush.gay/quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
storm1977 0 #8 May 17, 2004 QuoteYep. Just like those secularists, fifty years back, tried to destroy the morals of this great nation by allowing blacks to go to the same schools as whites. And of course those same secularists, less than 15 years later, struck another blow against god's will by allowing blacks to marry whites. Why can't people just trust in god? We don't need another "GAY THREAD" it would be beating a dead horse, so I won't bite. C-ya Chris ----------------------------------------------------- Sometimes it is more important to protect LIFE than Liberty Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #9 May 17, 2004 Quote We don't need another "GAY THREAD" it would be beating a dead horse, so I won't bite. C-ya Chris um... didn't you already "bite" a couple of posts up? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keith 0 #10 May 17, 2004 Yeah, I gotta tell ya. When the government starts telling those homos they're equal to the rest of us, my self esteem will go right down the toilet too. I'm right there with ya brother.Keith Don't Fuck with me Keith - J. Mandeville Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrunkMonkey 0 #11 May 17, 2004 Again, file me under "I don't give a shit what gender ye likes to shag." Who gives a flying fuck what hole someone buggers? Oh, I gets it, "Gawd -n- Jeebus" said is was wrong... People, get a fucking grip and mind your own damn business. [/sarcasm] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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