Comments on: The 8th Amendment and Gay Marriage http://utahvoices.com/the-8th-amendment-and-gay-marriage/ Utah has issues Thu, 25 Mar 2010 06:08:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: James http://utahvoices.com/the-8th-amendment-and-gay-marriage/comment-page-1/#comment-37 James Sun, 15 Feb 2009 05:34:14 +0000 http://utahvoices.com/?p=185#comment-37 Paul, in one word; Amen. Ironic that I read this quote right after reading you posting: Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions....Albert Einstein This is much more than an issue of the contractual benefits of marriage for sames sex couples. As individuals in areas that have already made these changes can attest, the legal protections of those whose opinions differ from this very focal minority quickly begin to dissolve after this decision is ruled against them. Paul, in one word; Amen.

Ironic that I read this quote right after reading you posting:

Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions….Albert Einstein

This is much more than an issue of the contractual benefits of marriage for sames sex couples. As individuals in areas that have already made these changes can attest, the legal protections of those whose opinions differ from this very focal minority quickly begin to dissolve after this decision is ruled against them.

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