Apple adds gay and lesbian icons to iOS 6 messaging

Re: My only question for the idiots against gay marriage is ...

Even if you believe that the meaning of words change. That's a fact, otherwise going saying you feel gay would have an entirely different meaning than it has now.

Re: My only question for the idiots against gay marriage is ...

"I suspect that the reason christians get upset is that the language is pretty well defined and has established usage."

Usage that has changed over time. The original definition of marriage (even assuming that marriage is defined exclusively by the Bible) allowed for polygamy, mistresses, marrying slave girls, and generally treated women as property.

The definition of marriage has been changed over time to "one man, one woman", but it sure as hell wasn't like that back in the OT. The Mormons only changed their definition of marriage last century because the courts threatened them with action over the polygamy thing.

So if it's changed to what it is now, what's the problem with it changing some more?

TL;DR - Bullshit.

Re: My only question for the idiots against gay marriage is ...

Coward, you are right of course, that the "marriage" ploy is agressive anti-religious and political avtivism. Look back in time or just around the globe and you'll see, that the enemies of religion (and thereon based moral) are not content with a status equal to their foes. They have to ridicule them, destroy them, kill them, because a God-Believer always has a better logical position in moral arguments - will always make them have a bad conscience, which can be subdued with constant diversion and adventure-seeking only for so long.

I have watched the homosexual crusade since the early 80-ies. They have lied about everything and they think its funny. By far most of them abhor marriage - it is the opposite of what they want, i.e. no responsibility, no fidelity, promiscuity, etc.. If I were perverse, I would think the same; its logical from their point of view. After all, if what you do is not the "real thing", you will always want to look somewhere else.

Where I live, they go preaching into kindergarden. Letters criticizing homosexuality and its missionaries are not printed in most newspapers anymore. The state, communities and business are financing their crusade, fearing their PR-machine. Of course, they will go down like communism, as they have before, when people were able to see the friuts of their doings. Until then however, too many will suffer unnecessarily.

Re: My only question for the idiots against gay marriage is ...

But marriage means something in my book that does not include 2 people of the same sex living together.

I don't think you could find two people of the same sex.

Re: My only question for the idiots against gay marriage is ...

Re: "... how I think the world has changed: when I grew up ..."

Not sure where you grew up, but please take a moment to recall it was a mere 45 years ago that interracial marriage was illegal in numerous states in the U.S., and interracial married couples were being arrested.

http://imgur.com/gallery/XMdZx

Re: "I am not asking to deny gay/lesbians/bi their rights. Just don't come and equate my marriage to yours. It's not the same and never will be in my measure. Just go call it something else. You guys are bright, creative inventive whatever. Just go and come up with your own word for it."

Take any argument against gay marriage and replace "gay couple" with "interracial couple" and think about what you sound like.

45 years is not that long ago.

Re: My only question for the idiots against gay marriage is ...

"I was born at a time when marriage meant something different. "

Was that the time when black people had to sit at the back of the bus, women stayed at home and cleaned, and gay people were sent to prison?

If religious authorities decide not to allow gay people to marry in their facilities under their oaths, that is their own business. But a secular gay marriage is on the cards, and a human rights issue. It doesn't matter what you think, because *you aren't the one being directly affected by it*.

The UK government *is* implementing gay and trans-gender marriage, in a secular sense. That's happening. If you disagree on the implementation, then feel free to have your say here:

https://www.homeofficesurveys.homeoffice.gov.uk/v.asp?i=48356xhlqw

Except fortunately for every loving gay couple in the UK, you left it a day late to reply.

Of course: You are welcome to have

Re: My only question for the idiots against gay marriage is ...

"How far will we allow this to go eh?"

Obviously, they won't stop until they are bumming you in your own bedroom.

Gay people deserve the same rights to be screwed by divorce lawyers as the rest of us. Live with it.

Re: My only question for the idiots against gay marriage is ...

You know, I just didn't realise there were this many homophobic cunts on El Reg...

Re: My only question for the idiots against gay marriage is ...

That's nice. Fortunately, I don't give a shit about what's in your book, only what's in the books with 'Law of the Land' written on the front. So we can all be happy.

@AC06:11 (was: Re: ..)

Sometimes a rose garden is just a rose garden.

This one was planted as a joke, but a loving joke ... She loves roses, and likes Loretta Lynn's version of the song "Rose garden". While she was off helping her sister with new-born triplets, the Foreman & the Hands & I put in a rose garden between the herb garden just off the kitchen, and the fence we share with the gay guys. When she left, it was about a fifth of an acre of lawn, visible from our third floor bedroom (second floor to you brits).

She flew into SFO late afternoon and I drove her home, in time to arrive after dark. Remembering her "What the FUCK!" waking me up first thing in the morning still makes me smile :-)