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Nov.5th show re: right of survivorship when owning property together as a gay couple. In a heterosexual marriage a spouse can will 1/2 of owned property to anyone as long as the property was bought as joint tenants. So why cannot a gay couple do the same? The consensus of the show was that the survivor in case of death of partner, property could be challenged by another family member, therefore partner could lose the property. Proper tile of owned property, A Will, Power of Attorney and a Health Directive would give the gay community the same rights as ohers.
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Nov 6, 2008 9:56 AM
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Interesting question!
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Nov 6, 2008 9:58 AM
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Personally, the way we treat gay people as second-class citizens makes me nuts. However, that point about wills is a valid one, and not just for same-sex couples. Challenges to one's estate can happen to anybody, including married people. Especially if there were children from a former marriage. We each have the right to leave our belongings to whomever we would like. Likewise, we each have a responsibility to spell out those wishes clearly in a will. Never make assumptions - they could be wrong.
The one place that same-sex couples do not have equivalent recourse under the law is custody. A child can be (and often is) torn from the only home he or she has ever known, and placed with relatives who may be complete strangers. This is just wrong.
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Nov 6, 2008 12:08 PM
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Personally, the way we treat gay people as second-class citizens makes me nuts.
I agree and I think it is a shame that "No to prop 8" won. What will happen to those who already married? Will their marriage be null and void again or will it still be legal.
Just curious.
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Nov 6, 2008 2:04 PM
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The point of the issue of gay marriages is that WHO CARES? In a world that is reflecting a lot of hate and inhumanity to others for some reason other than they are one of God's children, shouldn't there be celebration when two people are declaring their love for one another? These two people are just asking to be protected as everyone else. Considered as a double minority, I would be barefoot, pregnant, in the kitchen and still on the plantation.
Sherri, I will not challenge your Christianity. I would just like to have a reference of where JESUS asked of His followers to do something other than to love one another. I am still a young student of spiritual learning and find a lot of references to what man hath said, but as far as Jesus, I thought He wanted us to love one another.
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Nov 8, 2008 10:30 AM
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Imws44: I agree. I think gay people should have exactly the same rights than "normal" people - to marry, to adopt, to have (surrogate) children etc.
The only difference from other people is their sexual preference - which is everybodys own choice. I don't see why the state has to have a word in it. Thats is so preposterous!!
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Nov 8, 2008 11:10 AM
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Interesting synchronicity - I was just about to post another reply to this topic, then the doorbell rang, and it was someone asking if I wanted to know the truth about the Bible! I actually know the Bible pretty well, although I am not, myself, a Christian.
Jesus spoke out frequently against caring more for the world than for God. The only reference I know of where he completely lost his temper was when he threw the Money Changers out of the temple. He was infuriated by the commercialization of God's house. This is referenced in Matthew, Mark, and John. Within the context of loving God first, Jesus enjoins his followers to love one another. There is no hate in his message that I have ever found.
Also, the Bible does not say that a woman's place is in the home. In fact, Proverbs 23 says a faithful wife is more precious than jewels, and goes on to speak of her going out and buying a field!
Likewise, the Quran speaks of inheritance being alloted a determinate share to both men and women (Surah 4, verse 7), and the allotment to men being what they earn and to women being what they earn (Surah 4 verse 32).
I cannot speak with authority about the message of Mohammed, but the message of Jesus was not one of hate.
It has been my experience that people fear what they don't understand, and hate what they fear, and religion has ever and always been a convenient tool to justify hate.
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Nov 8, 2008 1:08 PM
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