It's official Iowa is damned to hell; Gay marriage legal in the state.

2009-04-27 16:54:22

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Macbeth: Banned; +2,444|5887

Same-sex couples in Iowa began holding hastily planned weddings Monday as the state became the third to allow gay marriage, a leap that even some supporters find hard to grasp in the nation's heartland.

Within hours of a state Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage taking effect, several same-sex couples had exchanged vows on the steps of the Polk County Administrative Building.

The couple were allowed to wed after getting a judge to waive the state's three-day waiting period. The waiver was granted after the couple claimed the wait was stressful on Keeton, who is pregnant and due in August.

The couple, who will go by the last name Keeton, were married by the Rev. Peg Esperanza of the Church of the Holy Spirit. She later married at least two other couples, all at no charge.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090427/ap_ … 1zZXhjb3Vw
Good for Iowa, seriously. Congrats everyone.

2009-04-27 16:57:29

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FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6712|'Murka

It's a bit surprising coming from a state as conservative as Iowa...but it's old news, tbh.

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
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2009-04-27 17:08:18

#3

notorious: Nay vee, bay bee.; +1,396|7048|The United Center

Good for them, really.

2009-04-27 18:22:27

#4

BVC: Member; +325|6997

I was surprised to read that they'd been married by a Reverend...but that is a good thing.

+1 karma to Iowa!

2009-04-27 18:37:25

#5

Narupug: Fodder Mostly; +150|5898|Vacationland

Pubic wrote:
I was surprised to read that they'd been married by a Reverend...but that is a good thing.

+1 karma to Iowa!

and +1 step closer to universal equality

2009-04-27 18:51:30

#6

BN: smells like wee wee; +159|7069

Just imagine the wedding night - two tight bodied blondes going for it non stop for 5 hours...disgusting.

Im out.

2009-04-27 22:20:22

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unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,060|7073|PNW

Narupug wrote:
Pubic wrote:
I was surprised to read that they'd been married by a Reverend...but that is a good thing.

+1 karma to Iowa!
and +1 step closer to universal equality

Soon Billy-Bob and his beloved sheep can put in a request at the capital.

2009-04-27 23:04:29

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AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6454|what

Macbeth wrote:
It's official Iowa is damned to hell.

Good for Iowa, seriously. Congrats everyone.

You are sending mixed messages on how you feel about this. lol

2009-04-28 05:50:28

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Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|6923|London, England

What I don't understand is why these gay guys want to get married under a CHRISTIAN ceremony? Why can't they just get married without having to tie religion into it? I think that's the problem, I don't have a problem with people getting married in whatever way, but I don't see why these guys want to deliberately have a Christian ceremony to get married.

So they're not Christian enough to stay straight but Christian enough to have a gay Christian wedding

2009-04-28 06:02:06

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Sydney: 2λчиэλ; +783|7145|Reykjavík, Iceland.

Mekstizzle wrote:
What I don't understand is why these gay guys want to get married under a CHRISTIAN ceremony? Why can't they just get married without having to tie religion into it? I think that's the problem, I don't have a problem with people getting married in whatever way, but I don't see why these guys want to deliberately have a Christian ceremony to get married.

So they're not Christian enough to stay straight but Christian enough to have a gay Christian wedding

I guess they only follow the part of the bible they like...like everyone other Christian.

2009-04-28 06:04:08

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some_random_panda: Flamesuit essential; +454|6692

Sydney wrote:
Mekstizzle wrote:
What I don't understand is why these gay guys want to get married under a CHRISTIAN ceremony? Why can't they just get married without having to tie religion into it? I think that's the problem, I don't have a problem with people getting married in whatever way, but I don't see why these guys want to deliberately have a Christian ceremony to get married.

So they're not Christian enough to stay straight but Christian enough to have a gay Christian wedding
I guess they only follow the part of the bible they like...like everyone other Christian.

Yay generalisations.

2009-04-28 06:04:32

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AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6454|what

Mekstizzle wrote:
I don't have a problem with people getting married in whatever way.

Yes you do.

Mekstizzle wrote:
Why can't they just get married without having to tie religion into it? I think that's the problem,

It's only a problem if you think it is.

2009-04-28 06:04:32

#13

Flecco: iPod is broken.; +1,048|6966|NT, like Mick Dundee

AussieReaper wrote:
Macbeth wrote:
It's official Iowa is damned to hell.

Good for Iowa, seriously. Congrats everyone.
You are sending mixed messages on how you feel about this. lol

No, he's not.

It's obvious that he likes that Iowa has legalised it. The first line is taking the piss out of Christians/Muslims/Jews etc.

Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.

2009-04-28 06:06:47

#14

loubot: O' HAL naw!; +470|6880|Columbus, OH

I think Iowa took Indiana's title away: There's more than corn in Iowa

2009-04-28 06:15:14

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Sydney: 2λчиэλ; +783|7145|Reykjavík, Iceland.

some_random_panda wrote:
Sydney wrote:
Mekstizzle wrote:
What I don't understand is why these gay guys want to get married under a CHRISTIAN ceremony? Why can't they just get married without having to tie religion into it? I think that's the problem, I don't have a problem with people getting married in whatever way, but I don't see why these guys want to deliberately have a Christian ceremony to get married.

So they're not Christian enough to stay straight but Christian enough to have a gay Christian wedding
I guess they only follow the part of the bible they like...like everyone other Christian.
Yay generalisations.

Do you know a lot of people who go around stoning people who work on sundays, or sell their daughters to slavery?

2009-04-28 06:15:22

#16

some_random_panda: Flamesuit essential; +454|6692

BN wrote:
Just imagine the wedding night - two tight bodied blondes going for it non stop for 5 hours...disgusting.

Im out.

I assume you meant females. But male blondes with said tight bodies could also be "going for it non stop for 5 hours"... still hawt? (not actually arguing either way, just think that argument is lacking.)

Sydney wrote:
Do you know a lot of people who go around stoning people who work on sundays, or sell their daughters to slavery?

Lol wut.

John 9:16 (New International Version) wrote:
16Some of the Pharisees said, "This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath."
But others asked, "How can a sinner do such miraculous signs?" So they were divided.

So you're saying Jesus should have been stoned because he was the only perfect man. But hey, take the bits you like and extrapolate whatever you want from it. Note there is no part of the Bible instructing people (in context) to sell their daughters to slavery.

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2009-04-28 06:38:02

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Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|6923|London, England

AussieReaper wrote:
Mekstizzle wrote:
I don't have a problem with people getting married in whatever way.
Yes you do.

I meant that in terms of gay/straight!

2009-04-28 06:53:45

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1927: The oldest chav in the world; +2,423|6975|Cardiff, Capital of Wales

My Nephew and Niece (actually step bro/sis) are gay, I love them to bits as I have always done, I wasn't so tolerable until they 'came out' tried arguing with them as they were (still are) kids. Telling them they didn't know what they wanted as they were so young (17 ish). I used to be a piss taker of disabled kids until the ex started working with them, things like this helped me mature.

I mean, who the fuck am I to have a go at someone that wants to do something legal with their lives that don't effect me?

2009-04-28 07:39:26

#19

Flecco: iPod is broken.; +1,048|6966|NT, like Mick Dundee

Sydney wrote:
some_random_panda wrote:
Sydney wrote:

I guess they only follow the part of the bible they like...like everyone other Christian.
Yay generalisations.
Do you know a lot of people who go around stoning people who work on sundays, or sell their daughters to slavery?

I've never seen a Jew pull those stunts either. Care to elaborate?

Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.

2009-04-28 07:45:30

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Agent_Dung_Bomb: Member; +302|7038|Salt Lake City

They should be allowed to be miserable just like the rest of us.

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