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Originally Posted by puggymom  And the whole animal thing is a different argument as animals cannot consent. We are dealing with consenting human adults. |
Who said anything about animals? It wasn't me.....
However, do you really think incest is just fine? Other than the limit YOU put on it (kinda like the limit the majority of Californians put on "marriage" definition)?
As far as "separate but equal" - that doesn't apply. Homosexuals are not separate in marriage - they can marry someone of the opposite sex that is not too closely related already and is not too young just like everyone else can. The status of two people of the same gender being in a union is different than the status of two people of opposite gender being together, and therefore would fall into a different category of license. Sort of like driving a motorcycle or a semi or a speedboat - they all have different licenses because they're different situations - regardless of their similarities.
Edit: Sorry, I missed the bible question - whether it was permissible in the Bible or not is really not germane to the situation. We govern by man's laws, not God's. Historically, long before the 30 +/- years ago that the word "marriage" began to morph, "marriage" has been one man and one woman. Yes, people will declare women property at some points and some cultures, and arranged marriages, and all of the other meaningless crap to the discussion, but it doesn't change that marriage has historically always been one woman and one man in the vast majority of cultures.