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Reader Poll Replies:
* I feel that marriages should be
between one man and one women. Call me old fashion but it has worked
for centuries, why change it now. Bob. T. NJ
* Hopefully, people will not think I
am a prude, but marriages are with one male and one female. Anything
else is not right. Angela Towers NY
* Marriage should be for men and
women only! I'll change my mind when two men or two women can
naturally conceive a child. Diane Indiana
* A family unit should be able to
reproduce other family members. Until that happens, same sex
marriages should be illegal. Don T CA
* I believe that people should be
able to marry someone of the same sex. It's all about love.
Who is anyone to judge who should marry and who should not? Same sex
marriage does not hurt anyone. It's nobody's business when people
marry! I think way too much time is spent on trying to stop this
practice! The world would be a much better place if people stopped
all this hatred towards homosexuals!! The bottom line is that these
are people. Loving, sexual "HUMAN" beings! They want
to be happy like everyone else. This would not hurt anyone!
And I must say that I don't like myself very much for referring to
homosexuals as "these people"! Bottom line is they are
people, like you and me! I am writing this letter as a totally
unbiased person. I've been married for 17 years. Have two
wonderful children! I have never known a homosexual. But then
again, how would I know. I wouldn't know because they are just
people. They don't flaunt anything in people's faces. I think
"we" as human beings should just leave them alone and take
care of their own lives, and not be so concerned with other people's
lives!! Thank you for letting me voice
my opinion. This topic has bothered me for some time now!
Lisa Erickson Superior, WI
* I
say yes, why not, this is the land of the free which include speech and to
right to do as one please as long it does not break the law of the state,
city, or the laws set down by the courts. Johnnie Sampson *
I am not gay but feel strongly about this issue. I am so tired of our
government telling us what we personally can do. What right do they have
to tell people who to love and not. Yes, same sex marriages should be
allowed. I am happy for all those who find love and care share it. Tearcher55555
* Absolutely Not, Because God made
Adam & Eve, Not Adam & Steve! Being my point that religion
is trying to take God from our American Pledge, so why in all the world
would they allow man to man & women to women marriages. This is
against my belief D.G. Indiana
* No,
It is not natural and if you do this you could be opening a whole new can
of worms that the city does not need. It is already considered to be
sin city why make things worse by marrying gays. Don't get wrong I have
gay relative and I love gay people, but to marry them. I just do not think
that is right. Thank you. Walter
May
* Hello, My husband and I frequent Las Vegas a couple
times each year. We own a vacation there and pay property
taxes. My opinion is NO to same sex marriages. It is a mockery
of a wonderful union of the man and woman, who become as one and begin a
family to bring about the traditions of our nation. How can a same
sex marriage bring forth a natural family and teach them traditions of our
nation? I understand Las Vegas is the gaming capital of the world
and has taken on the nickname of "sin city". I think same
sex marriage is a good qualifying issue for the "sin city", but
personally find it appalling and repulsive. Thanks
for allowing my opinion. Theresa Shepard
* It has been illegal for this to
happen for years why change it, and why let our children think that this
is okay when it is not. This is not natural, marriage should remain only
male and female. Mischell May
* No, there should not be same
sex marriages. This may sound stupid, but the bible says " man and
woman shall marry " Lana Stupnikoff Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Canada
* Yes, they should change the
marriage laws. As long as gayness isn't illegal, they should be allowed to
marry. Edmund Tsai
* Do not change marriage law to allow
same sex marriages. The bible does not accept this behavior, so why should
the state of Nevada? JWWiley
* I think that Nevada should change
the marriage laws and allow same sex marriages. with all the sorrow and
bad times in the world, if the law change would bring happiness to
some people, who is it gonna hurt?!! Mary Powers
* Everyone deserves the right to be
happy. How many divorces are there in a single year? Does
being married to someone from the opposite sex guarantee that you will
remain happy forever and divorce free? NOT! To each their
own. Just because a person is homosexual does not make them a bad
person. I said it at the beginning and I will say it again -
everyone deserves the right to be happy and I don't believe that we have
the right to take that away from them. Ann, PA
* God made us man and woman in his
image and set up marriage between them. With the woman made from a man.
That is how it should remain. Man does not have the right to change what
God designed. Gordon
* Marriage is a human right not a
heterosexual right. I am not homosexual however I identify with
their struggle because before any of us are homo or hetero
sexual, we are humans. Basic human rights (and needs) should be
granted authority over anything else. It is my understanding
that living a homosexual lifestyle is not illegal, which leads me to
believe that homosexual marriages should not be illegal either. As
things change over time, the world changes, the country changes...Las
Vegas can change. It seems that laws change to fit the agenda of a
mass number of people; I think this group of people
their rights and needs should be met. Our laws should
change and if it is not changed soon, it will only be a matter
of time before we are forced to change. BRS Cleveland
* The reason God created
male and female , so there would never be same sex marriages.
Janet Franckowiak
* I think that every
state should change the laws to allow same sex marriages, but Nevada would
be a good place to start. Separate but not equal does not make sense.
Straight couples don't seem to hold marriage as sacred, the divorce rate
is reaching 60%!! One of the couples in San Francisco that got married
recently - 2 older ladies - were together for over 50 years. Sounds like a
better record than most straight marriages. Why shouldn't these people get
the benefits, rights and respects as everyone else? Natalie Ellis
* I don't think same sex
marriages are appropriate for any state, however in Las Vegas I don't see
the harm in having a simple ceremony that is non legal. If two
people are together they deserve some sort of commitment to each other
whether it be legal or not. Different strokes for different folks. Christine
Armes
* Gays want civil
marriages that will entitle them to benefit from over 1,000 federal laws
that grant advantages to married people. Las Vegas hotels have been
conducting commitment ceremonies for a number of years now, and I have not
heard of any popular revolt. On the contrary, it has been a great boon to
the hospitality industry in Las Vegas. My partner of 28 years and I want
only a legal document that will allow us to care for each other and save
two thousand dollars every several years to update our wills so that our
surviving partner inherits the things that we worked together to acquire.
We do not demand a superstitious religious ritual conducted by someone who
makes their living claiming to be the spokesperson for the Almighty
Creator. In my lifetime, Whites could not legally marry Blacks or Asians
in my state. We live and learn, we change and we become more
compassionate. Please don't use your religions to legislate the lives and
freedoms of those of us who, through no fault of their own, are different
from the majority. Bill Hall
* Hey, Las Vegas is
known as Sin City, so all those people that think gay marriages are evil
should only expect them to happen in Las Vegas! I think that since so many
marriages happen in the city as it is, allowing gay marriages could
potentially double the incomes of the small-scale chapels and many of the
other industries connected to the marriage draw of Las Vegas. I say go to
it! It can only further benefit the economy of Las Vegas, not to mention
draw in a whole new crowd of people to further enhance the already
flourishing culture of the city! Jennifer Strasser
* They should absolutely
make it legal. This would generate new business in the wedding planning
market which would help the economy. Whether gay couples are legally
married or not shouldn't personally effect anyone's life but the couple
themselves. When one of them are terminally ill, it would give the partner
"pull the plug rights" that are not in place now and should be.
Who better to make those decisions than the mate that you love and share a
life with. The president shouldn't be able to declare it unlegal. Why
don't we put it to a vote throughout the country???? Most people don't
care enough to even vote on this one. That would be interesting! jo3home
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