Atheists are so funny!

[PostmodernProphet]

It has been commonly used in other ways.

you mean by liberals demanding it be changed to what they believe in......well, yeah.........but not by anyone intelligent......

 

[tekkychick]

Ok, I'm going to cherry pick here - can anyone deny the word "gay" has changed meaning over time? and is anyone insisting it cannot mean "homosexual" because it used to mean "happy"?

So yes, words do change meanings. In the case of marriage, it's not changing; it's just the emphasis on "man woman" is changing to emphasize other parts of the definition. It still means two people joining together legally in an intimate or close union.

 

[Timshel]

you mean by liberals demanding it be changed to what they believe in......well, yeah.........but not by anyone intelligent......

No, I mean the word is commonly used in others ways than a male female relationships and has been.

 

[Minister of Truth]

Ok, I'm going to cherry pick here - can anyone deny the word "gay" has changed meaning over time? and is anyone insisting it cannot mean "homosexual" because it used to mean "happy"?

So yes, words do change meanings. In the case of marriage, it's not changing; it's just the emphasis on "man woman" is changing to emphasize other parts of the definition. It still means two people joining together legally in an intimate or close union.

It didn't change meaning. It died, and was re-created.

 

[Minister of Truth]

It does appear that we need to legalize bigamy, now, because I'm tired of being lied to about marriage just meaning "two people." It will be my goal to lay the legal sense of the word to rest in a cemetary from now on.

 

[Canceled.2014.1]

Before the state got involved in marriage, Ie a form needed to make the union a recognized legal marriage by the state, it was a religious thing, still is, but the Government wants it's tax money

And you want your benefits from the gov't recognizing your marriage. There are around 1,400 benefits (fed, state & local) you get by being married. Reject those and we'll talk.

 

[Canceled.2014.1]

Nope. I talk about raising children. You know those folks queers can't have on their own?

Lots of folks can't have kids on their own. And even more raised other people's kids (adoptions or 2nd marriages ect)

 

[Canceled.2014.1]

Homosexuals are mentally retarded in some way, that is the only thing that explains it, that or were sexually abused as children.

That'll just be your little secret. Psychologists and doctors disagree with you.

 

[Canceled.2014.1]

There was no pre Adam and Eve Government you troll

When Cain left and went to live with other people and married, who were those people? Did he marry his sister?

 

[Canceled.2014.1]

Actually, Adam and Lilith, but it's okay, most don't realize this little detail about their mythology.

You know, they do tend to want to forget about Lilith. Funny thing, she was cast out because she refused to be subservient to Adam. That old equality thing again.

 

[Canceled.2014.1]

based on sociology.....even atheists have only been marrying the opposite sex ever since this country started......

Until relatively recently, homosexuals were beaten, murdered or prosecuted for being who they are. It is little wonder they never pressed for the right to marry. They were still working on the right to be open about who they are without persecution.

 

[Timshel]

It didn't change meaning. It died, and was re-created.

When did it die? Was it after the Flintstones ran in primetime or several times a day in syndication?

 

[Timshel]

It does appear that we need to legalize bigamy, now, because I'm tired of being lied to about marriage just meaning "two people." It will be my goal to lay the legal sense of the word to rest in a cemetary from now on.

Well, it used to "mean" those sort of relationships too.

 

[Canceled.2014.1]

It's in his word!

That was edited and translated by men. And men chose what books were included in the Bible and which were left out.

The Council of Nicea was as much about politics and control as it was about God.

 

[Canceled.2014.1]

I would say it was founded by men who were strong believers in God.

Who made sure there was no official religion. And some of those same founding fathers spoke eloquently about Christianity. Just not in very flattering terms.

 

[Canceled.2014.1]

Prove God did not create the universe

One cannot prove a negative. It is up to you to prove he did.

 

[Canceled.2014.1]

why would my position be ridiculous.....I have merely pointed out than in reality, marriage being a relationship between a man and a woman is not a religious principle, its a societal principle.....just because you believe your position is "enlightened" doesn't actually carry any water.......we don't have to change the law to conform to your beliefs.....the law is based on what society believes.....

The basic fact is that gays and lesbians have been so harassed and oppressed throughout history, they knew better than to press for marriage. They would have been killed.

 

[Minister of Truth]

Well, it used to "mean" those sort of relationships too.

Only in Utah, and they water down their beer, which is an even graver sin!

 

[Minister of Truth]

When did it die? Was it after the Flintstones ran in primetime or several times a day in syndication?

I blame Star Trek. Kirk slept with a ton of alien chicks in the short three year span that the show ran for.

 

[Canceled.2014.1]

actually, pretending you have the right to force a change in the definition is what's pretty silly.....

What we have the right to is that the gov't be fundamentally about equality.