Jerry Falwell on Gay Rights

[PanzerJaeger]

Except in two states in the U.S., and those states are under fire for doing it, gay couples in the U.S. can't get married in the legal sense. They can't become spouses. They can't, therefore, exercise the same rights as other couples.

Gay people are allowed to marry just like everyone else. What rights are they denied?

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

A man and a woman can marry just for show and there's no requirement that they prove they're heterosexual. Spouses have an easier time getting citizenship in civilized countries, that's one reason for a show marriage.

Uh, OK. There is no requirement of heterosexuality- that proves my point. The law doesn't require either individual to be heterosexual. They just have to be of the opposite gender.

[AntiochusIII]

Gay people are allowed to marry just like everyone else. What rights are they denied?

Are they allowed to marry each other, and not people of only opposite sex? Speaking of rhetoric...

I myself wonder what harm could be done by allowing gays to marry each other? It's most likely a political move intended to divert attention from the real issues.

Edit (as to Kaiser's post below): So you're advocating the attempt to allow people to marry others of the same sex, then?