A few questions concerning the new reality of same sex marriage

As far as I can tell, the only difference between the status of same sex marriage before and after the law change is in the name by which the relationship is called.

I don't think this in anyway affected anyone's rights. I believe spousal rights to benefits, etc., federal tax brackets, etc. are unchanged...that those rights were already in place prior to the law change for "civil unions".

Am I correct...does anyone know?

And if I am, then why the Eff is such a big deal being made over this? Is it verboten to speak of the power of the Gay Lobby?

Of course you can fire someone who thinks homosexual activity is a sin. You can fire someone for almost anything, except for the "protected classes".

You won't be barred entry into certain professions unless your beliefs effect the way you perform your job.

Do social workers investigate parents that are racist? I've never heard of a case, so I think it's unlikely that social workers will start investigating parents that are against homosexual activities.

It already is permissible (and has been for a long time) to fire someone who expresses an anti-gay point of view. Where could you work where there wouldn't be gay people? I've never had a job where gay people weren't present. And of course, we wouldn't want bigots in education or counseling or most professions for that matter. And yeah, raising your kid to be a Nazi does cause CPS to get involved but they're usually pretty lenient on these things. I would imagine that raising your kid to hate gays would be about the same. I think the next movement will be toward hate speech. This is already happening in Europe. And yes, a preacher on a Sunday morning telling his flock that if they don't accept Jesus they are condemned is hate speech. How could that be anything else? Condemning an entire class of people because of their politics? I welcome the day. I'm sure that it won't happen fast enough for me. Freedom of religion does not mean that you have license for hate. Thirty years ago I quit smoking. I didn't do it for my health or because I didn't enjoy it. I did it because I realized that it was becoming totally socially unacceptable to smoke. I could see where the world was going. I could see that it would be held against me in the workplace, at school, in public, etc. This is the same. My advice to you would be to give up the hate or it will negatively impact your life in the future. Good luck Charlie.

I'm assuming its ok to bump my own thread at least once.

Gone Crazy wrote:

I don't think this in anyway affected anyone's rights. I believe spousal rights to benefits, etc., federal tax brackets, etc. are unchanged...that those rights were already in place prior to the law change for "civil unions".

I'm no expert but I remember reading somewhere that civil unions don't care the same rights as marriages do, something like 1,000 rights ?

The tactic of equating the belief that homosexuality is sin to hating the homosexual is effective .... but is dishonest and lazy.

Rather than defend your position, just accuse those who don't believe like you do with being a hater. Like I said, dishonest and lazy.