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Originally Posted by philip.j.fry
I just don't get it, why is it that people don't want gay couples and unmarried couples to have the same rights as a heterosexual marrid couple? What does it possibly achieve to deny these rights? Could anyone explain it for me?
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One word Religion The main religions of the world do not approve of the union of 2 people of the same sex and since marrage is a religious ceremony...
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Originally Posted by philip.j.fry
My view is that if two people love each other, and want to make a long term commitment to each other then it should not matter about gender or whether there is an actual marriage ceremony.
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True.
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Originally Posted by philip.j.fry
In the governments eyes, marriage is an economic union, i.e two people get married and in return the government gives certain privilidges to that couple. Fine in theory, but IMO is made a mockery of in practise. Why should a couple who have been together a short time and got married quickly be more deserving than an unmarried couple who have been together for years? Why should a heterosexual couple, who only got married for the economic benefits and basically live seperate lives be afforded more rights than a homosexual couple who love each other very much?
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Because married couples are more likely to pay bills/taxes on time and are less likely to do things that the government doesn't like, basically they are more stable (although they obviously haven't seen some of the couples that I know). As for the econmic benefits
Labour and the conservatives have worked diligently to remove most of them so, although you are better off married, its no where near as big an advantage as it used to be. As for why the hetrosexual married couple should get more right than the homosexual couple, that's discrimination...