Abortion: Right or Wrong?

[Boethiah]

I'm afraid I don't understand. Religion teaches us that we should love and have a family, (not like I'm saying you have to, but y'know, that's what he'd like) and so marriage is a sacrament. Religion and love are closely related. Marriage has always been religious, and though it may not be now, people still do it as just... a nice thing to show someone's love. I'm sounding really fruity. If you feel so strongly you should just not get married, go fear that your wife will be hit on every time you're out.

You really don't have to be married to make a statement.

That's an extremely generalized statement. ALL marriage is religious, in ALL cultures? Religion in ALL cultures tells us we should love and have a family?

You can't just take your experiences with Christianity and apply it to all other religions. Marriage isn't necessarily a religious thing.

 

[Brawny]

That's an extremely generalized statement. ALL marriage is religious, in ALL cultures? Religion in ALL cultures tells us we should love and have a family?

You can't just take your experiences with Christianity and apply it to all other religions. Marriage isn't necessarily a religious thing.

It most certainly is a religious thing, considering atheism didn't really exist back then.

For those pining for the separation of church and state, marriage really shouldn't even grant legal benefits to anyone anyway.

 

[Boethiah]

It most certainly is a religious thing, considering atheism didn't really exist back then.

For those pining for the separation of church and state, marriage really shouldn't even grant legal benefits to anyone anyway.

I'm unsure if Atheism didn't exist, or if people were unwilling to actually think for themselves. Marriage isn't a religious institution anymore, anyway.

To the second point, the complete separation of church and state sounds nice, but in the U.S., that would never fly. I'm not necessarily against taking away legal benefits , but could you imagine the pure rage fostered by so many people?

 

[JonRyan]

i agree with brawny it shouldn't hold any legal benefits but it does because of the corrupt government we have, also atheism no but the caltic religion (which existed long before Christianity ) didn't have marriage as religious ceremony they made it its own thing.

 

[JonRyan]

also atheism existed at all times. just not as popular because if you didn't believe in something starting from Christianity and on you were probably raped and killed.

 

[Brawny]

I'm unsure if Atheism didn't exist, or if people were unwilling to actually think for themselves. Marriage isn't a religious institution anymore, anyway.

To the second point, the complete separation of church and state sounds nice, but in the U.S., that would never fly. I'm not necessarily against taking away legal benefits , but could you imagine the pure rage fostered by so many people?

Why are you so hinged on calling it that?

IF a civil union was exactly the same as marriage, just by a different name, why would you be so against it?

i agree with brawny it shouldn't hold any legal benefits but it does because of the corrupt government we have,

1. I never said it shouldn't. I quite like the idea of it.
2. Can you pretty please use sentences?

because if you didn't believe in something starting from Christianity and on you were probably raped and killed.

That's constructive...

 

[Boethiah]

also atheism existed at all times. just not as popular because if you didn't believe in something starting from Christianity and on you were probably raped and killed.

Probably even earlier than that. Rome was pretty strict about their official religion. Their emperor was considered a god, or god like. If you believed there were no gods, that was a direct slap in the emperor's face. :lol:


I'm not sure about ancient Greece. I think they were a bit more laid back with religion and philosophy. The only reference I can think of to a religious based execution was the execution of Socrates. They claimed he was corrupting the youth of Athens and defying the gods, but the first charge was the only legitimate one.

I'm unsure about anything before that.

 

[Brawny]

Wait, how did we get onto marriage in the abortion thread?

 

[Boethiah]

Why are you so hinged on calling it that?

IF a civil union was exactly the same as marriage, just by a different name, why would you be so against it?

Hinged on calling what what? Calling civil unions marriages? I'm not.

If they were exactly the same, I wouldn't be so hung up on it, but I could imagine it might be unfair to a homosexual person.


OK, no more marriage. Back to Abortion.

 

[JonRyan]

abortion should be legal in all states.

 

[Brawny]

abortion should be legal in all states.

There's not many saying it shouldn't...

It's the circumstances that're being debated.

 

[JonRyan]

not in the early debate. people were saying that it shouldn't be allowed at all no matter what the circumstance others said it should others said it depends on the situation and now we are here.

 

[Boethiah]

You see, the debate is extremely awkward with a lack of people to debate.

 

[JonRyan]

extremely.

 

[AoWFraggit]

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if it's been posted already, my apologies.