Comments on: Washington legislature expands gay partnerships

By: StteveMD2

StteveMD2 — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:32:30 +0000

Morre progress. Now it is multiple steps forward, and some stalls.

But do youself a favor – if your church isn’t fully welcoming, and fundamentally supportive of gays – remember the ELCA, the Episcopal, the Presbyterian USA are all moving in the right direction. Things are also cooking in the Methodists churches.

But for the Catholic, Mormon, So Baptists, and most of the southern independent (disgraces to God) Christian churches – simple – to hell with them. Add in the Jewish Orthodox – assholes who forget that their forbears and cousins shared hitlers ovens with Germany’s gays. (Ps – my wife is Jewish, I’m Jewish but moving to UU, so I think I have the right to talk without being considered as anti-jew)

By: RICH

RICH — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:59:56 +0000

It aint marriage equality, folks-they get the cookies while we get the crumbs. Just ask New Jersey,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:53:55 +0000

They NEVER explain how gay marriage will have such a detrimental effect on the family because it won’t. They make the statement to cause fear in people b/c that is how they get support.

I have years of personal history with Washington state – and we should be very concerned with a ballot initiative that would overturn this victory. It would pass in Washington State. Outside of Seattle, the population isn’t much better than the Mormon influenced looloos that populate Idaho and Utah.

I haven’t been there in 7 years, so I hope I am wrong, but they are a pretty conservative bunch outside of Seattle..

By: LOrion

LOrion — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:47:07 +0000

Again HA!… “We won’t feel the impact as a society immediately, it’s gradual,” he said. “But we’re basically in the process of destroying the family.”….
and here I always thought a marriage brought two families together and made a Bigger, Better one?
What kind of marriage does he have?

By: LOrion

LOrion — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:44:07 +0000

We cannot elevate the legal standing of domestic partnerships to equate with marriage and not have profound impact on the status of marriage in this state,” said Rep. Jay Rodne, R-Snoqualmie…..D*** Right Rep… ALL COUNTRIES and ALL STATES that allow Marriage Equality have LOWER DIVORCE RATES, significantly lower.

By: Patrick in Connecticut

Patrick in Connecticut — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:44:15 +0000

Great news from WA. Hopefully this won’t be the end of it.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:57:00 +0000

Jay Rodne is right in saying it will have a profound impact on the status of marriage in the state…in showing how unequal it is to have two different categories depending on who you are. But we will soon have one category called marriage for all people because it will just make sense and we all know it. Step by step…

Thanks Washington.

By: TJNV

TJNV — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:30:56 +0000

The only “profound impact” is that Gay couples and their kids will be more secure & happy. Gay youth will not feel damaged. And the “Christians” will have to find a new group to hate or look at their own problems.
Divorce and not being responsible about sex is the real threat to kids and families.

Tom in Long Beach

By: Jessica K

Jessica K — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:43:09 +0000

“We cannot elevate the legal standing of domestic partnerships to equate with marriage and not have profound impact on the status of marriage in this state,”

OK, So what EXACTLY will this profound effect be, the one that will destroy marraiges and tear them asunder? No esoteric BS about the “Meaning” of marraige. All of us smart people know that a meaning isn’t going to do squat to a marraige much less destroy it.

Come on Rep. Jay Rodne, R-Snoqualmie, I want an answer, come on… What you don’t have one? Your a pussy Representitive Rodne

By: Vermonter

Vermonter — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:36:39 +0000

Way to go WA! DPs were the first step, and this is the second. The third will surely come.

I’ve lost track of all our gains in the past few weeks. How many does this make?