Ireland becomes first country to legalize gay marriage via pop vote

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(05-27-2015, 10:44 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: A couple of things. The idea of a (presumably) life long binding contract with each other recognized by the government means the same exact things to a married gay couple as it does to a married straight couple. Likewise, the flexibility that unmarried straight couples feel in their relationships is the same with gay couples. You're not committed so infidelity is more likely.

Cheating on your spouse is also just a horrible thing to do. I think most people who are faithful are faithful because they don't want to hurt their spouse, not because some people wrote it in a book thousands of years ago. Suggesting that most people who stay faithful do so for religious reasons is just ***** stupid.

That aside, a majority of gay people identify with a religion (granted a slim majority,but a majority nonetheless), so would those religious reasons not be as important? All people sin, right? There's really no contradiction in being religious and gay. My gay brother is very active in his local parish. While he still attends Catholic mass, he has become more active in the local Episcopal church given their more open views.

Are you being facetious?