NationStates Jolt Archive

As of Monday July 18, 2005

Number of days gay marriage legalized in Spain, Canada - 20

Number of days marriage not destroyed - 20

Number of days Earth not destroyed - 20

James Dobson - "It will destroy marriage. It will destroy the Earth."

Tell us something we don't know!! :gundge:

Tell us something we don't know!! :gundge:

The Nazz is sleeping with your mother.

(take that as a joke, please :p)

The Nazz is sleeping with your mother.

(take that as a joke, please :p)
Well, I am. :D

Maybe their lord and saviour has not noticed yet?

Or maybe the world will only be destroyed when the HOLY LAND (a.k.a USA) allows gay marriage.

Did they give a time frame? would be good to know so i can have an umbrella handy when it starts raining brimstone.

Now this raises the question whether it will *literally* destroy the world or whether you should interpret the quote to mean that it will metaphorically destroy our earth. I'd like to get Dobson on interpreting the Bible instead of taking it literally, but it seems like he doesn't promote taking it literally...

well if its going to destroy the earth, i expect it to be wiped out. If society is corrupted, etc... the earth will be fine. I EXPECT TOTAL OBLITORATION!!!!

nnnnow!







how about now?







happend yet?








GOD DAMNIT! how long do we have to wait?







to impatient, could someone call me or email when it happens?

As of Monday July 18, 2005

Number of days gay marriage legalized in Spain, Canada - 20

Number of days marriage not destroyed - 20

Number of days Earth not destroyed - 20

James Dobson - "It will destroy marriage. It will destroy the Earth."

"Since when have I allowed Dobson to talk for me?"

-God

You know, I just noticed the real problem with his statement. Some day, earth will be destroyed (by the sun at the very latest). Once that happened, we won't be able to prove him wrong!

You know, I just noticed the real problem with his statement. Some day, earth will be destroyed (by the sun at the very latest). Once that happened, we won't be able to prove him wrong!

Yeah, but he won't be able to look smug. ;)

The Nazz is sleeping with your mother.

(take that as a joke, please :p)

Poor Nazz, is he still alive! :D

well if its going to destroy the earth, i expect it to be wiped out. If society is corrupted, etc... the earth will be fine. I EXPECT TOTAL OBLITORATION!!!!

nnnnow!







how about now?







happend yet?








GOD DAMNIT! how long do we have to wait?







to impatient, could someone call me or email when it happens?


Hey Jjimjja, why don't we start a petition demanding immediate and complete armageddon? We could call it 'Apocalypse Now'!

I'm there, baby. Just tell me where to set up my lawn chair to get the best view. Who is bringing the beer?

James Dobson - "It will destroy marriage. It will destroy the Earth."

Destroy marriage? First marriages have a 50% divorce rate, at least in the United States. I don't think you can get too much worse than that. Why not let homosexuals give it a try? Who knows, they might help out our statistics, if nothing else. What can they hurt?

James Dobson - "It will destroy marriage. It will destroy the Earth."

Destroy marriage? First marriages have a 50% divorce rate, at least in the United States. I don't think you can get too much worse than that. Why not let homosexuals give it a try? Who knows, they might help out our statistics, if nothing else. What can they hurt?

Gay marriage causes heightened solar flare activity. *nod*

;)

BOOM!

Just kidding. Got to keep you guys on your toes.

BOOM!

Just kidding. Got to keep you guys on your toes.

http://www.boomspeed.com/looonatic/timebomb.gif

Gay marriage causes heightened solar flare activity. *nod*

;)


*Chuckle* That still doesn't prove that it can destroy marriage. The world, yes. Marriage, NEVER!

http://www.boomspeed.com/looonatic/timebomb.gif

That bomb looks constipated.

BOOM!

Just kidding. Got to keep you guys on your toes.

On our toes eh...

http://thecostumeshop.50megs.com/C/1148.jpg

Like, in ballet? Are you trying to promote homosexuality or something? You'll destroy us all! :(

That bomb looks constipated.

Gay marriage causes bomb constipation. :p

That bomb looks constipated.

You would too, if you were about to explode.

On our toes eh...

http://thecostumeshop.50megs.com/C/1148.jpg

Like, in ballet? Are you trying to promote homosexuality or something? You'll destroy us all! :(

AH! A solar flare!!

;)

On our toes eh...

http://thecostumeshop.50megs.com/C/1148.jpg

Like, in ballet? Are you trying to promote homosexuality or something? You'll destroy us all! :(

Which one are you?

Being Bisexual myself, I highly support gay marriage

If you really want to "Save Marriage" make divorce illegal.

Being Bisexual myself, I highly support gay marriage

If you really want to "Save Marriage" make divorce illegal.

If you did that, I'd be willing to bet that the number of murders per year would skyrocket. ;)

Besides, there are gay couples who have been together longer than most straight marriages last. So like I said, gay marriage can at the very least help the statistics.

I wouldn't really want to make divorice illegal, millions of people would be misrible that way. I'm just saying, thats what "Save Marriage' really means in my eyes.

Which one are you?

The large rental. That's $30/day.

I think saying that gay marriage will destroy marriage as we know it is just the conservative's way of making excuses. Think about it, divorce rates are climbing as it is. Then gay marriage gets legalized. Now they can blame it all on gay marriage. It's like walking up to a losing baseball team, telling them they're going to lose, then blaming it on a team who wasn't even playing.

James Dobson - "It will destroy marriage. It will destroy the Earth."

Destroy marriage? First marriages have a 50% divorce rate, at least in the United States. I don't think you can get too much worse than that. Why not let homosexuals give it a try? Who knows, they might help out our statistics, if nothing else. What can they hurt?

I’m pretty sure that homosexuals are going to get divorced at the same rate. That’s why all the lawers are for it. :p

Anyway, I heard that in the Netherlands, at first a whole lot of homosexuals got married, but after about a year, that dropped off and it seems there isn’t much interest even though its available. Anyone care to speculate why that is?

I think saying that gay marriage will destroy marriage as we know it is just the conservative's way of making excuses. Think about it, divorce rates are climbing as it is. Then gay marriage gets legalized. Now they can blame it all on gay marriage. It's like walking up to a losing baseball team, telling them they're going to lose, then blaming it on a team who wasn't even playing. Agreed, and even that excuse isn't valid. Isn't marriage as we know it based around love? Gay couple love each other as much (If not more) as straight couples do.

I’m pretty sure that homosexuals are going to get divorced at the same rate. That’s why all the lawers are for it. :p

Anyway, I heard that in the Netherlands, at first a whole lot of homosexuals got married, but after about a year, that dropped off and it seems there isn’t much interest even though its available. Anyone care to speculate why that is?

That initial rush of homosexuals who got married was probably all of the people who had been waiting for YEARS to get married and were finally given the opportunity. It probably seems like it's dropped off because that initial group of people are all married. Plus, homosexuality still isn't as accepted as many would hope it to be, so maybe people are also just being shy about coming out and declaring, by law, that they are, in fact, homosexual.

Just some random thoughts that really made more sense in my head...

That initial rush of homosexuals who got married was probably all of the people who had been waiting for YEARS to get married and were finally given the opportunity. It probably seems like it's dropped off because that initial group of people are all married. Plus, homosexuality still isn't as accepted as many would hope it to be, so maybe people are also just being shy about coming out and declaring, by law, that they are, in fact, homosexual.

Just some random thoughts that really made more sense in my head...

It's like this: Think about how much weed would get bought in the first few days if suddenly marijuana were legal in the US. Then think of how that initial rush would taper off as all the people who wanted weed were off getting high and there was no one else who wanted to buy weed.

I'm happy that gay marriage is now legal in Spain, my home country. The church tried to tell Spain what to do, and Spain didn't listen.

It's like this: Think about how much weed would get bought in the first few days if suddenly marijuana were legal in the US. Then think of how that initial rush would taper off as all the people who wanted weed were off getting high and there was no one else who wanted to buy weed.

So you're likening a relationship to marijuana? I don't know that I can quite buy that. I mean, what you're saying makes sense when you're talking about marijuana, but with loving, human relationships I think that it's something completely different. Straight couples get married all the time. They have been doing so for thousands of years, and there still is an interest now as there ever was, as far as I know. Why would gay marriage be any different? It's the union of two people who are in love. I don't think that's an interest that can just kind of..die out.

So you're likening a relationship to marijuana? I don't know that I can quite buy that. I mean, what you're saying makes sense when you're talking about marijuana, but with loving, human relationships I think that it's something completely different. Straight couples get married all the time. They have been doing so for thousands of years, and there still is an interest now as there ever was, as far as I know. Why would gay marriage be any different? It's the union of two people who are in love. I don't think that's an interest that can just kind of..die out.

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo. I am saying that the initial rush was of people that had been waiting for a long time to get married. Then, once they were all married, they had no further desire to get married, so the only ones taking advantage of the changes in the laws are new couples, ones who hadn't been waiting.

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo. I am saying that the initial rush was of people that had been waiting for a long time to get married. Then, once they were all married, they had no further desire to get married, so the only ones taking advantage of the changes in the laws are new couples, ones who hadn't been waiting.

OHHHhhhhhhhh. I gotcha. Sorry, I misunderstood. My mistake.

That discussion really sounds like on what I had to decide on in two of my non-UN-states:

"Easter Egg! - Should we pull the Lever?
The Issue

During the middle of the night, someone has mysteriously put a lever in the middle of the city park. On it, it says, "Pull the Lever, and See the World End."
The Debate

1. "I've always wanted to see the apocalypse." says an elderly man on a park bench. "All that fire and brimstone. To see God's wrath. Something I can tell my grandchildren about later on. I say we should."
[Accept]

2. "Not on your life!" says his wife sitting next to him. "If you pull that lever, we'll have no grandchildren, no life, only heaven and hell. Don't you dare pull that lever."
[Accept]

3. "Now, don't think of it as a do/don't option," says a hot dog vendor. "What if we give tours so that people can see the lever? Not to touch it of course, but to see that humanity can be ruined by such a contraption. We can make a profit."
[Accept]

The Government Position

The government has yet to formalize a position on this issue.

If you wish, you may simply dismiss this issue."

Now, how crazy is that!!! We can actually exercise free will here. Like gay marriage. :p

P.S.: DON'T pull the lever until this has been discussed here, please :D