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Originally Posted by epitome
That's what some people feel, but marriage is simply a contract by definition. Any adult should be allowed to enter a contract with whomever they want.
You are assigning one groups definition of marriage to apply to everyone.
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I'm not assigning anyone's definition to everyone. I simply pointed to out that people who talk about the sanctity of marriage generally DO view it as a binding contract, so they would normally say you shouldn't get divorced without cause.
Again, I'm not taking sides (partly because it's no fun to agree with the majority here), simply pointing out the mistake in JohnnyClip's post. People who espouse sanctity of marriage" may be wrong, but they are not inconsistent on this point. They absolutely consistent in saying that marriage is sacred.
It's actually the progressives who are inconsistent regarding gay marriage / divorce in the way he implied. The progressives disagree with themselves because on the one hand they say marriage a civil contract, but then also say you can walk away whenever you want (divorce whenever you feel like it.) You're not allowed to ignore your contracts whenever it's convenient, so the progressives can't be right on both points. They could be right that it's a contract like any other, or they could be right that it's okay to break your vow at will, but they can't be right about both.
Incidently, that's one small reason that some people see gay marriage as yet another example of people not taking marriage seriously. Rightly or wrongly, that's the perception. I've known three gay couples who said they were married. In every case I saw, they were dating other people within a year. That's not marriage. Marriage is til death do we part, for better or worse. Certainly some gay couples take it seriously. The perception is that most do not.