http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/07/20/marriage.canada.ap/index.html

Haha! Eat that you conservative hate mongers!

YEAH!!! What he said!!!

Wtg Canada.

I sometimes sit alone and ponder our existence. I wonder about the lifeforce essence that flows through all of our bodies and how we are all cosmically connected. I think about how potentially great humanity could be and how we can evolve as a people. I also think we need to use our hearts ahead of our minds, where we can subsitute primitive thinking that has been passed down from old paganism and human nature-related prejudice that we are too proud or too insecure to suppress, to allow people of all races, ethnicities, genders, sexual orienations, etc. to see how we are connected by the spiritual lifeforce that flows through the consciousness of all living beings with souls on this planet.

But then my mom's step dad starts ranting about how gay marriage destroys the traditional family and how queers spread AIDS and it blows my buzz so I go to the skate corral and order a root beer.

Wow All the Gays are going to migrate to Cananda

This thread has caught the gay.

OMG JK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good for Canada. Hopefully the US will follow their lead. We respect Canada a lot? Right? Guys?

I'll tread lightly, since I know this is a senstive issue for some.

This decision was made inevitable a couple of years ago when provincial superior courts starting striking down the traditional definition of marriage as a violation of our charter of rights. This made gay marriage permissiable in most provinces though not protected by law. Eventually the law was going to have to catch up.

The new law benefits churches because they can legally refuse to perform a gay marriage if they don't want to. Before this law as put in place, a church would have techincally been in violation of the courts' decision and therefore the right of the people if it refused. Now they can do whatever they want.

The legalizing of gay "civil unions" as opposed to marriage was tossed around for a while, but that doesn't really work because merriage in the legal sense has nothing to do with the religious idea of it...you know, separation of church and state and all.

I am in favour of the new law, but even if you find gayness immoral or abnormal or whatever the legal case to bar gay marriage is a flimsy one. Law isn't based on morality (at least the morality defined by one or two specific religions) and it's pretty much impossible to prove that gayness is "not normal", or whatever, so that argument has to be taken off the table.

Anyway, like I said gay marriage has been legal where I come from for a couple of years now, and to those who are opposed to this law I can safely tell you that the world has not come to an end, gay-style fornication is not practiced openly in the streets, and pretty much everything is as it was pre-2003.

gay-style fornication is not practiced openly in the streets

:( awww man I guess I'll cancel my trip to Canada

Havent the gays suffered enough......

the roo_tard and his boyfriend are extatic. They'll be leaving for canada tomorrow.

Let's trade some of our **** for some of their canadian poontang... Canuck skanks are hot.

Let's trade some of our **** for some of their canadian poontang... Canuck skanks are hot.


...Hell yeah that's a deal!!!

[QUOTE=boxing fan] I also think we need to use our hearts ahead of our minds, where we can subsitute primitive thinking that has been passed down from old paganism and human nature-related prejudice that we are too proud or too insecure to suppress, to allow people of all races, ethnicities, genders, sexual orienations, etc. to see how we are connected by the spiritual lifeforce that flows through the consciousness of all living beings with souls on this planet.
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Just curious, but wasn't it the church that ultimately demonized the early pegan religions associating the sacred feminine with satan and went on a rampage in the first crusade. Ever since it's been the CHURCH that has suppressed different races, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations ect.

and it's pretty much impossible to prove that gayness is "not normal", or whatever, so that argument has to be taken off the table.

When a behavior is engaged in by less than 10% of the population and that behavior is clearly not itended by nature, then yes, it is abnormal.

Whether they should be allowed to marry is another issue. But being gay is definitely not normal, no ifs ands or buts about it.

When a behavior is engaged in by less than 10% of the population and that behavior is clearly not itended by nature, then yes, it is abnormal.

Whether they should be allowed to marry is another issue. But being gay is definitely not normal, no ifs ands or buts about it.

I'm not here to argue the point, because everyone is entitled to their opinion, as long as they're not engaging in active discrimination. But the fact is that what you're saying is not scientific proof. Less than 10% of the population boxes, and I'm guessing that nature doesn't intend for us to pummel each other, so does that make it abnormal?

Boxing is a sport. Almost any sport is something that only a small percentage do. But most people engage in some kind of sport. Boxing is yes, a rare and abnormal sport for one to engage in.

Everyone engages in sex at some point, and less than 10% of those do that in the way not intended by nature to reproduce. Being gay is not normal. I have one gay friend. He's an alright guy, but he is not normal by any means whenit comes to his sexual orientation. Anyway, boxing doesn't just "happen" to people whereas supposedly, sexual orientation does (but that in many caes is traced to irregular hormone balance or sexual trauma as a child). In nature among animals in general, gayness is a very rare and abnormal thing.

Since I am not gay and cannot say whether it is usually a choice or circumstance, I cannot really say whether it should be legal or illegal. I suppose I am in favor of keeping lawas the way they are. My mind could change, I do not know.

Boxing is a sport. Almost any sport is something that only a small percentage do. But most people engage in some kind of sport. Boxing is yes, a rare and abnormal sport for one to engage in.

Everyone engages in sex at some point, and less than 10% of those do that in the way not intended by nature to reproduce. Being gay is not normal. I have one gay friend. He's an alright guy, but he is not normal by any means whenit comes to his sexual orientation. Anyway, boxing doesn't just "happen" to people whereas supposedly, sexual orientation does (but that in many caes is traced to irregular hormone balance or sexual trauma as a child). In nature among animals in general, gayness is a very rare and abnormal thing.

Since I am not gay and cannot say whether it is usually a choice or circumstance, I cannot really say whether it should be legal or illegal. I suppose I am in favor of keeping lawas the way they are. My mind could change, I do not know.

Okay, I was just having a bit of fun, I'll admit is wasn't the best counter-argument. It's cool to think whatever you want about the issue, I was just trying to point out that this turned into a legal issue as opposed to figuring out if being gay was right or wrong.

Yes, it's hard to say if it is wrong or right. To me, if it is a choice, it is wrong. If it happens to someone, it's not wrong as much as it is just a freak occurence. In some rare cases, I think it can be overcome with counseling, whereas in most cases it probably cannot be. I studied this a good bit at FSU.

Wrong or right, I dunno...weird, definitely (in my opinion based on stats).

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/07/20/marriage.canada.ap/index.html

Haha! Eat that you conservative hate mongers!
Will the world media be as interested when Canada has it's first Gay Divorce?

Will the world media be as interested when Canada has it's first Gay Divorce?

It already had one.

I think the queers should be able to get married if they want, so good for you Canada.

It already had one.
Point being, CNN wasn't there.

But, that was also an annulled Civil Union. The Fed's are now talking strictly about "marriage", which has a **** load of legal resposibilities (i.e., exactly like Husband and Wife).

Let the nuking of Canada commence...

Let the nuking of Canada commence...

Aww come on MD what did the little homos do to you? I say, let them be. If Santino and PBDS can love eachother in a way that no woman can, more power to them.

Let the nuking of Canada commence...

I guess this is another one of those american moments where you've come to another false conception, that Canadians are gay. Lol, so many americans seem to characterize nations with little insight into the nation.

Let the terrorist attacks commence...

Just another little jem of an example of the Liberal government in Canada. I dont blame them for legalizing gay marriage; hell it keeps the attention off of the failing socialized health care and China slowly taking over.

Hey guys chill out, peace and love baby!

this is great news for us straight guys in the U.S:D

Just another little jem of an example of the Liberal government in Canada. I dont blame them for legalizing gay marriage; hell it keeps the attention off of the failing socialized health care and China slowly taking over.


...lol lol lol socialized medicine is the best!!! NOT

I guess this is another one of those american moments where you've come to another false conception, that Canadians are gay. Lol, so many americans seem to characterize nations with little insight into the nation.

Let the terrorist attacks commence...

And I guess this is where your stupid ass assumes that I'm a flag waving patriot, which would make you just plain wrong.

Let the terrorist attacks commence, just not anywhere near where a boxing match I want to see happen is going to be. Those damn 9/11 attacks made the Hopkins vs. Trinidad card get pushed back 2 weeks. Pissed me off.

Just another little jem of an example of the Liberal government in Canada. I dont blame them for legalizing gay marriage; hell it keeps the attention off of the failing socialized health care and China slowly taking over.
Gay Marriage is not really news, but I must have missed the headlines about "Failing Socialized Healthcare". Do you actually believe that?

I'm in Vancouver and there's lot of gay people in the city...

I really can't wait to go back....

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Canadas trying to be like the United States, first they legalize weed to bring in more drug adicts to their land, than they let imagrents in without checking them, now they want gays so they let them marry (first nation in the entire world to turn gay).
Maybe they want their cities to grow, cause otherwise nobody would even think of moving to Canada, to become a super power in the future. Hmmmm. :eek:

canada kicks ass ! but yankees boy are hotter , they play it tuff , but they are all looking for experiences . dirty little boys ...

canada kicks ass ! but yankees boy are hotter , they play it tuff , but they are all looking for experiences . dirty little boys ...

Your such a *** TINO!! stop swinging on my balls and trying to fake me!!

i dont care if gay people get married...they should be allowed to get married. i dont see why not. its just getting married.

Canadas trying to be like the United States, first they legalize weed to bring in more drug adicts to their land, than they let imagrents in without checking them, now they want gays so they let them marry (first nation in the entire world to turn gay).
Maybe they want their cities to grow, cause otherwise nobody would even think of moving to Canada, to become a super power in the future. Hmmmm. :eek:

????what the ****??? Comon, have some fun, diss canada what ever but get your facts straight. Weed is not legalized anywhere in Canada. Even if it was, it wouldn't bring "addicts" because it's hardly addictive and doesn't have the chemical make up to spread any sort of addiction, the drug is fine where it is and that's lurking in the bushes. Their are more right wing Homophobes(spelling?) then you think up here, we are no more excepting of it then Australia or some of the western cities in america. Want our cities to grow? What are you talking about ignorant yankee ****?? The chinese and asians are moving to Canada at an alarming rate, Ausralians are a common tourist here. In fact, where I live B.C get's **** loads of tourism and is known as one of the most beutifull places on earth. The international community says so ****face. Vancouver especially is known as one of the top 3 nicest city's to live in in the world by some. We just got the 2010 winter Oylmpics and our economy is growing and will boom during, and right after the olympics while your ignorant ASS is losing sleep over your stupid color coded threat **** you dumb mother ****er. Americans have NO nobility, if someone was dissing the U.S with a bunch of false bull**** I would correct, but americans don't seem to do the same with Canada as this cunts post went unchecked. Your a Coward ***** sitting behind your computer like the rest of the bubble riders.

I'm in Vancouver and there's lot of gay people in the city...

I really can't wait to go back....


Really? I'm in Vancouver and I haven't noticed a gay in a while. You must be near stanley park?

Wizard you have to admit that Canada is pretty reckless, you guys dont check people going to your country, people are aloud to smoke weed freely, and now their probaly the first country to let gays marry. Just one big gay party up there :D . It seems to be true cause like in America, they did segerate the colors than arm them with drugs, and guns. Canada is cooking a resipe of hippyness up there, in 50 years its gonna fall apart, and thats probaly what they want.

Wizard you have to admit that Canada is pretty reckless, you guys dont check people going to your country, people are aloud to smoke weed freely, and now their probaly the first country to let gays marry. Just one big gay party up there :D . It seems to be true cause like in America, they did segerate the colors than arm them with drugs, and guns. Canada is cooking a resipe of hippyness up there, in 50 years its gonna fall apart, and thats probaly what they want.

HAHAHAHAHA, it hurts me to think that this forum probably agrees with that. I have travelled and talked to people of many nations, I don't think anyone I've met included some americans would ever have the nerve to say Canada is reckless. RECKLESS? BWaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahha. COming from an american that staement couldn't be any more hypocritical. That's a good one reckless. *wipes tear from eye from too much laughter* thanks man I needed that.

Canada's on the rise, you'll see. Especially British columbia.

HAHAHAHAHA, it hurts me to think that this forum probably agrees with that. I have travelled and talked to people of many nations, I don't think anyone I've met included some americans would ever have the nerve to say Canada is reckless. RECKLESS? BWaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahha. COming from an american that staement couldn't be any more hypocritical. That's a good one reckless. *wipes tear from eye from too much laughter* thanks man I needed that.

Canada's on the rise, you'll see. Especially British columbia.
Its a system man, what do you think is gonna happen when aids becomes a problem there from all the anal going on, the weed heads start acting stupid, and Terrorist build champs over there?
Police work, jails, most importantly the people of Canada will call for regulations, laws infact. Columbia is in hell just cause they grow cocaine with terrorist, right now I know for a fact that the marijanna bussiness is growing in Canada. You can buy almost anything of that nature from there.

Ha o, I get it, your being sarcastic. Never mind.

Ha o, I get it, your being sarcastic. Never mind.
Think it over, buddy.

"If you build it, they will come". ;)

Its a system man, what do you think is gonna happen when aids becomes a problem there from all the anal going on, the weed heads start acting stupid, and Terrorist build champs over there?
Police work, jails, most importantly the people of Canada will call for regulations, laws infact. Columbia is in hell just cause they grow cocaine with terrorist, right now I know for a fact that the marijanna bussiness is growing in Canada. You can buy almost anything of that nature from there.
Most of Canada's pot is sold to the good ole' USA. We thank you for the business. Without us, somebody else will provide it, 'cause you smoke alot of it.

Your swipe at Canada's immigration policies is laughable, especially when you mention terrorism in the same breath. For instance, all the 9/11 terrorists entered the US at American ports-of-entry. Only one entered the US from Canada and that person entered legally, according to US law.

And did Iwatchboxing say we grow cocaine? By columbia did you mean british columbia? Because that's total BS you can get alot of drugs in B.C but the cocaine is imported alot from AMERICA. infact a few years ago I heard alot about people from L.A trading their cocaine for Our Marijuana PfP. We have some of the best weed in the world but Cocaine is imported, not exported. Infact it's more accurate to assume the U.S is more of a drug THREAT because you act as the half way house for cocaine. Marijuana, Canada's specialty, is nothing more then a damper some people's ambition. It does not in any way relate to violence, which is more then I can say for the white devil.

And did Iwatchboxing say we grow cocaine? By columbia did you mean british columbia? Because that's total BS you can get alot of drugs in B.C but the cocaine is imported alot from AMERICA. infact a few years ago I heard alot about people from L.A trading their cocaine for Our Marijuana PfP. We have some of the best weed in the world but Cocaine is imported, not exported. Infact it's more accurate to assume the U.S is more of a drug THREAT because you act as the half way house for cocaine. Marijuana, Canada's specialty, is nothing more then a damper some people's ambition. It does not in any way relate to violence, which is more then I can say for the white devil.
Columbia - the like #1 place to grow coke, pretty sure he didn't mean BC

O I reread it. So is he suggesting that Canada will be in **** with Terrorism because of Marijuana. You can't link Marijuabna to terrorism. I don't really understand his post????