Reader: Traditional marriage is the foundation of society - Sen...

UnbelievableFL wrote:

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That may be what their religion tells them, but we all know they pick and choose what parts of their religion they want to follow, just as they pick and choose what parts of the Bible they want to believe.

THAT is what annoys me. I know someone who has said that she is against abortion but if doctors were able to determine that a fetus is homosexual (!!!) she would have an abortion. So she's ok with killing babies as long as they are gay.

I am glad I was not around when she said this because I would not have been able to keep my mouth shut.

StevenFL wrote:

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I live in Florida and we were thinking of going on vacation locally. Once gay marriage opened up, off to San Francisco we go. For 4 wonderful days, we will get married, buy lots of stuff in the city, eat at some of the best restaurants, and enjoy Northern California. You want to BOYCOTT, then go ahead, but the only state that is losing out in this money is my home state. We passed up Walt Disney World and SeaWorld for this.

If you get married in Massachusetts, you marriage will be legal when you return to florida.

Best of luck

Let me out wrote:

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THAT is what annoys me. I know someone who has said that she is against abortion but if doctors were able to determine that a fetus is homosexual (!!!) she would have an abortion. So she's ok with killing babies as long as they are gay.
I am glad I was not around when she said this because I would not have been able to keep my mouth shut.

I agree. The hypocrisy is what I can't stand.

Love the Christian, hate the hypocrisy.

liberty wrote:

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If you get married in Massachusetts, you marriage will be legal when you return to florida.
Best of luck

No, your marriage WON'T be legal when you return to Florida -- because Florida law does not recognize same-sex marriage:

Florida Statutes § 741.212, Marriages between persons of the same sex, provides:

(1) Marriages between persons of the same sex entered into in any jurisdiction, whether within or outside the State of Florida, the United States, or any other jurisdiction, either domestic or foreign, or any other place or location, or relationships between persons of the same sex which are treated as marriages in any jurisdiction, whether within or outside the State of Florida, the United States, or any other jurisdiction, either domestic or foreign, or any other place or location, are not recognized for any purpose in this state.

(2) The state, its agencies, and its political subdivisions may not give effect to any public act, record, or judicial proceeding of any state, territory, possession, or tribe of the United States or of any other jurisdiction, either domestic or foreign, or any other place or location respecting either a marriage or relationship not recognized under subsection (1) or a claim arising from such a marriage or
relationship.

(3) For purposes of interpreting any state statute or rule, the term "marriage" means only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife, and the term "spouse" applies only to a member of such a union.

well, at least not until DOMA is repealed.

Full faith and Credit.

liberty wrote:

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If you get married in Massachusetts, you marriage will be legal when you return to florida.
Best of luck

You couldn't be more wrong. MA will recognize the marriage but Florida will not.

Knowing the facts is half the battle.

Best of luck.

Resident wrote:

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You couldn't be more wrong. MA will recognize the marriage but Florida will not.
Knowing the facts is half the battle.
Best of luck.

And most importantly, the United States of America recognizes no homosexual "marriage."

I guess I just don't know enough about this but I could have sworn you had to be a resident of the state before you could get married in it?

Also, if a person is legally married why would'nt it be valid if they moved? Do you need to "register" as a married couple if you move to a new state? Do you have to get re-married?

Mrs Shrute wrote:

I guess I just don't know enough about this but I could have sworn you had to be a resident of the state before you could get married in it?
Also, if a person is legally married why would'nt it be valid if they moved? Do you need to "register" as a married couple if you move to a new state? Do you have to get re-married?

In some states, you have to be a resident to get married, but in others you do not (think of all the Vegas weddings). Massachusetts just changed the requirement so you no longer have to be a resident of MA to get married there.

The marriage will still be legal when the couple returns to Florida. They will not be arrested for being married, but the state of Florida will not recognize the marriage since the state only recognizes opposite-sex marriages.

UnbelievableFL wrote:

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In some states, you have to be a resident to get married, but in others you do not (think of all the Vegas weddings). Massachusetts just changed the requirement so you no longer have to be a resident of MA to get married there.
The marriage will still be legal when the couple returns to Florida. They will not be arrested for being married, but the state of Florida will not recognize the marriage since the state only recognizes opposite-sex marriages.

One nice benefit of being married though is that most of the places you are likely to travel outside the USA will acknoledge it. Sad that your marriage is recognized so many places but not at home.:-(

blasterboy1984 wrote:

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One nice benefit of being married though is that most of the places you are likely to travel outside the USA will acknoledge it. Sad that your marriage is recognized so many places but not at home.:-(

Thanks, but I think your post should be directed to StevenFL. He was the one talking about going to CA to get married. I just jumped into the middle of the conversation. I do agree that it's sad his marriage will not be recognized here, but Florida is backwards when it comes to things like that.

Mrs Shrute wrote:

I guess I just don't know enough about this but I could have sworn you had to be a resident of the state before you could get married in it?
Also, if a person is legally married why would'nt it be valid if they moved? Do you need to "register" as a married couple if you move to a new state? Do you have to get re-married?

Only if you are GAY.
Straight couples married in Texas, are legally married in all 50 states and anywhere else in the world.
Yet, straight couples do not consider this very fact. Why should one couple have to get married or civil union or whatever in order to be recognized, while a marriage license issued in say Reno, Neveda is legal everywhere.
Slice it any way you want is still discrimination.

DAVE wrote:

Another ignorant fool with nothing else but time o his hands. What if your daughter or son were gay? What then, would your views change? I think they would

AND FAST..THANKS..

Gary47 wrote:

The statistics show WILL a liar. Queers are marrying.
http://www.law.ucla.edu/williamsinstitute/pub...
http://www.law.ucla.edu/williamsinstitute/pub...
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I would just like to comment that as to sex being a global phenomena if homosexuals are so promiscuously infectious how would you account for the AIDS/HIV epidemics of other countries? Which is both tragic and nearly completely ignored but most white Americans. but then African nations are christian.

blasterboy1984 wrote:

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One nice benefit of being married though is that most of the places you are likely to travel outside the USA will acknoledge it. Sad that your marriage is recognized so many places but not at home.:-(

Blaster - unfortunately, not.

A same-sex couple who marry in CA or MA will have that recognized as a marriage in Canada, South Africa, Spain, Netherlands and Scandinavia. It will probably be recognized [force converted] to a domestic partnership or civil union in the dozen of so states that offer that, and handful of European countries with similar laws.

You will be legally single in the rest of the world.