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Mexico's supreme court has upheld a law allowing same-sex marriages in the capital, dealing a blow to federal prosecutors who argued that it violated the constiutional protection of the family.
The justices' eight to two ruling on Thursday will be seen as legal victory for hundreds of gay couples who have been married in Mexico City since the landmark law took effect on March 4.
Passed last December, the law had become the first in Latin America explicitly giving gay marriages the same status as heterosexual ones, including adoption rights.
Mexico court backs gay marriages - Americas - Al Jazeera English
Excellent newsIt seems the developed world is moving onto the same page. Hopefully the US will soon follow as a whole.
Yes, let's be like the rest of the world. Like.....er......well........
Well, if you prefer, we could be like Iran and the Sudan, which chops the heads off gay people, but I don't believe that would be very civilized. I think I'd rather we be like most of the rest of the world instead.
I remember growing up that we were taught that "America is the free-est Country in the world". Sad....we are falling further and further behind. There are many countries now that have more freedoms than the US....but I agree...hopefully the US will catch up one day.
Like who? Like many other countries, America is slowly losing its soul.
This is good news, now the gay folks have a place to go. :lamo j/kMexico court backs gay marriages - Americas - Al Jazeera English
Excellent newsIt seems the developed world is moving onto the same page. Hopefully the US will soon follow as a whole.
Who is freer than us exactly?
I remember growing up that we were taught that "America is the free-est Country in the world". Sad....we are falling further and further behind. There are many countries now that have more freedoms than the US....but I agree...hopefully the US will catch up one day.
Canada legalized same-sex marriage at the Federal level in 2005... becoming the first in the Americas to do it.
We've had no problems since then. It would seem that families in Canada haven't imploded and our children aren't being born with devil horns. I mean, the religious right is biding their time for their pipe dream day where they can maybe repeal it, but it's not going to happen.
There is no logical or secular argument against marriage for all adult couples who want it, just silly emotional appeals.
In at least one way, Mexico.
It's simply not marriage. Call it what you want, but they're not married. They can't conceive, and no real church is going to acknowledge it. Again, it's just playing house.
It's simply not marriage. Call it what you want, but they're not married. They can't conceive, and no real church is going to acknowledge it. Again, it's just playing house.
Canada lost its soul a LONG time ago. You're getting the hell taxed out of you, your healthcare is a disaster, and if not for oil exports, you'd be economically irrelevent.
Yes, the land run entirely by the drug cartels. Excellent role model for us.
It's simply not marriage. Call it what you want, but they're not married. They can't conceive, and no real church is going to acknowledge it. Again, it's just playing house.
Canada lost its soul a LONG time ago. You're getting the hell taxed out of you, your healthcare is a disaster, and if not for oil exports, you'd be economically irrelevent.
The Marriage License is a government issued and recognized contract. Your god has nothing to do with it. We do not live in a theocracy, this is a secular government.
Hey look, a straw man.
In one area(that means not every area, do you understand now), we are behind Mexico.
Go read your $1 bill. This country was founded entirely in Judao-Christian beliefs, then brilliantly, constructed the Constitution so the church would not preside over government, a la the Church of England during that time period.
That does not mean our government is secular in nature; othewise, every president wouldn't end their addresses with "God Bless the United States of America" and they would take their presidential oath with their hand on the Bible.
Your ignorance is astounding.
Mind boggling in fact. Why don't you actually learn about your nieghbours to the north before commenting on us.
Oh and i don't give a flying **** if the church recognizes gay marriage, as long as the government does.
It doesn't matter what people say. If they want to say "god bless the USA", they are free to do so. And you don't have to place your hand on the Bible either to take the oath. The fact of the matter is, the United States was not set up to be a theocracy. It was meant to establish freedom of religion in a way which did not entangle Church and State. You cannot make a law holding me responsible to the rules of your god; our laws are to be based in the rights and liberties of the individual. Your god has nothing to do with it, nor should it ever. Implementing theocratic law is a violation of the 1st. The government is indeed secular.
Hey look, a straw man.
In one area(that means not every area, do you understand now), we are behind Mexico.
Nor did I say America was designed to be a theocracy. Judao-Christian beliefs did, however, play a HUGE role in the writing of both the Declaration and the Constitution.
Look, I know the well-spun twisted liberal argument for gay marriage. I also know it's complete crap, as does 72 percent of the population apparently by the polls.
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