Like all species, we need to reproduce or we'll go extinct. The purpose of every iteration of marriage hasn't been to reproduce. BRick laid out the reasons MANY people get married. You're enjoying them right now.

MANY lesbian couples have children. MANY gay couples have children. Like you, MANY lesbian and gay couples enjoy the perks of marriage without kids. There's a beautiful balance.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

The point of marriage is religious . And females are desperate to suck the life out of dudes and dudes are desperate to touch a vagina so they let their lives be ruined by horrible women

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the world will always the world. your entire existence is defined by your response.

JORR...you and I both married a second time around and If I'm not mistaken, children were not a factor for you?
In my case....we both had kids from prior marriages, but they were all at or near emancipation. My wife and got married because we got to the point where it seemed awkward NOT being married. Again....our kids were a factor of zero.

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Right. In the case of my wife and me, neither of us ever wanted to have kids. But I'm not talking about this on a personal level or about specific marriages. I think the discussion is about what the general purpose of the institution of marriage is.

Of course, my viewpoint is informed to some degree by my Catholic upbringing. How could it not be? Advertising works. But that raises the larger question about the foundations of our society and the crucial role Christianity plays in it.

It's odd that it was only a few short years ago that a progressive scion like Barack Obama didn't see the need for gay marriage, yet now that position is seen as outre and "hateful." Obama abandoned his position, likely for political reasons.

When you make those kind of changes to something as elemental to society as marriage, you are going to radically change that society. You may not notice it right away but it's happening right under your nose.

And now there are less marriages than ever. Because marriage doesn't really mean anything. Or it means whatever you want it to mean which is to say nothing at all.

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Ecclesiastes 5:8

All due respect, I think most people would disagree with you.

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Ecclesiastes 5:8

I agree with your sentiment JORR, but I believe that Brick may be correct here.

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Even the standard religious based wedding vows spend most of it referencing those two things.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

You and Link commenting on religion is like Bob and Frank teaching quantum physics.

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The Mesopotamians would disagree with you Ike.

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Our country is constantly evolving. Not long ago my kids and Crest kids couldn't get married even if they loved one another and wanted to have 30 kids. Then radical change happened, and it became legal. Why do you want to relitigate something that was decided years ago?

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

I've been to a lot of religious weddings.

"for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part."
Security and asset management right there but in a nicer sounding manner.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

We're having a philosophical conversation. Personally, I don't care one way or another. I'm almost 60 years old and I have no kids. Make whatever world you want.

But I certainly don't think that the definition of marriage that has been used since the time of the Bible can just be tossed aside without consequences. Not every change is positive.

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Ecclesiastes 5:8

CLASSIC BRICK POST. ^

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Ecclesiastes 5:8

Like I said...

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Your kids can do better, Nas.

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You know the Bible doesn't say you have to have kids to be married. Our Christian nation doesn't either. You're also ignoring the fact that gay and lesbian couples can have children.

You can decide to have a child 15 years from now. That's a perk of being a man. You may not want to tell your wife about it.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

to have, I was ok, that's something i'm in for
then they say, to hold, and I'm all like, blah

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Crest....you mentioned Frank's name....now he's gonna start up again

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Frank follows me around the board like the little puppy that he is.

He will be along shortly...

This post was made by Frank Coztansa who is currently on your ignore list. Display this post.

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Funny that you use a dog reference seeing as how I have made you my bbitch.

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And there you go...

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Of course you make an edit AFTER I post.

woof woof, ya fucking coward.

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And once again, look who's here Big W...

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And look who keeps replying!

Seacrest just can't quit me.

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You are a prophet my man.

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So will Matt Walsh’s next pet project be “What is a Marriage?” I think has trouble defining it.

What are the consequences? Are straights going to stop getting married bc sodomites get to too?

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