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Here's my thoughts on it... "Marriage" is a religious term for the joining of a man and a woman. I think that gay couples should have every right that "married" couples get, as far as legalities go. Taxes, health benefits, inheritance, etc. However, I don't think they should call it a marriage. That's really what is pissing everyone off. I think the gay community would get a lot further alot quicker if they just quit calling it a marriage. Most religions do not permit "Gay Marriages". So instead of trying to change people's ideas on religion, just call it something else. Civil Union. Whatever you want to call it. I think the gay community is just fighting the wrong fight. Fight for your rights, not the term it's called. Well....wait ! I said that I support it because, for some....it's happiness that they may not acquire thru any other means. However doing it for tax advantages, and the rest of the nonsense is just a load of crap. Sorry, marriage is no longer a strictly religious institution. It is secular in that many laws are built around it. Giving homosexuals "everything but" the title of marriage is discrimination... separate but equal, anyone? |
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Matchmaking Game - part 148
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OOOOHHHH!!!
Cute guy in SBucks at 12 o clock. |
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Well, in order to not start a debate about what homosexuality is or isn't, just know that "morally" I have a problem with it. Now, do I hate gays? Do I begrudge them for being who they are? No, and I never would. I just don't agree with it. Just like some people don't agree with someone being a Christian, or not agreeing with someone who supports the NRA, etc. I have a problem with this line of thinking. Just because we "morally" have a problem with a certain individual or group of people does not mean we should deny them basic rights. The KKK and is allowed to exist despite MANY people "morally" having a problem with their behavior and beliefs. |
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Matchmaking Game - part 148
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My azz hurts from sitting in this chair at Starbucks for the past hours, typing my stupid english paper *hands you a coushin!* Why thank you. Hiya blackxbird Ask them to make a sample of a pumpkin spice latte!!! Granted it's a small sample.. but it's free! Hello I already have a Venti Pumpkin Spice |
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I'm for it. Why oppose it?
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Matchmaking Game - part 148
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My azz hurts from sitting in this chair at Starbucks for the past hours, typing my stupid english paper *hands you a coushin!* Why thank you. |
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Matchmaking Game - part 148
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My azz hurts from sitting in this chair at Starbucks for the past hours, typing my stupid english paper
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SINGLE or TAKEN? - part 9
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single as a... sad crumbly potato chip
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Thursday afternoon
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Rum & coke, please :)
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A hug and a smile.
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Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies. (Shawshank Redemption)
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Matchmaking Game - part 148
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Good afternoon
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Etrain
Edited by
blackxbird
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Thu 10/16/08 09:27 AM
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queston
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Funny, I'm pretty sure that us "big girls" don't need your approval to feel good about ourselves the way we are. And in my experience, it's the bigger girls who are not so obsessed with appearance and dieting, with being thin, with hating themselves and their body... for myself, I know that I have gotten over that, and love myself the way I am. It's called self-acceptance. I've been down that road... could I lose the weight if I was determined enough? Sure. But do I want to? Not particularly, especially because I spent a long time getting over self-esteem and food issues. If you can't appreciate me because I'm too "fat" for your standards, you can go back to masturbating over today's current beauty standards, supermodels that look like 12 year olds.
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hiii
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<----is awake
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what's up
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Counting Crows - Raining in Baltimore
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eel
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Matchmaking Game - part 148
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Hello Good Afternoon How are you today? I'm doing good, thanks for asking. Just procrastinating on important things, as usual. How are you? |
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Come on In - part 11
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*hides from pissy slippers*
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