>>>It is the definition that will need to change then. Marriage is not mentioned in the original federal constitution and neither were the rights of blacks or the right for women to vote. Blacks were not automatically assumed to have equal rights either but eventually had their rights protected. Giving homosexuals the right to obtain a legally recognized 'marriage' does not in anyway take away from our rights. It should be allowed by law. I may not like it, I may not agree to it spiritually, but that doesn't mean that it should not be allowed by the government.
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>>I fear you may be right. As our society continues downward
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>I like to think of it as upwards. What else, in your opinion is part of this downward trend?


Well, I'd say the spread of aids, the increase in gangs and the violence that comes with them just to name a few. The lack of general civility would be another.