Also been used to justify prohibiting inter-racial marriage.

I am still waiting for an answer to the question of whether it is fair to demand – through this denial of equal rights and privileges – that other people obey the rules of a personal choice of religions. No one has addressed this in an honest way, ever.

My entire post is not based on the fallacy. Because you’re an atheist, you try to stop any other belief systems from having a discussion at the table. You take the position of ‘leave your strong religious, God moral beliefs at the door’ – because I don’t believe in a God. How fair is that? I want to hear your views from a none religious standpoint and I want to hear the views from religious folk. Everyone has a place at the table in these discussions. That is fair.

You’re acting like if 100 people are against it because of their belief system they have the final say. They can believe in whatever they want, and they have every right to bring their moral beliefs to the table. At the end of the day, this is not a religious dictatorship, on this issue it would be the collective will of the people and what we want collectively. Whether you’re atheist or religious, it doesn’t matter. This will come down to the will of the people.

Marriage licenses are granted by the Government. This is a secular issue about equal human rights.

No place of worship would be forced to be a venue. No pastor or priest would be forced to officiate. No congregation would be forced to attend.

The faithful have nothing to fear.

A marriage between two individuals is something to celebrate – it signifies love and commitment – something that all humans have a right to.

A storm is arising that will wrench and test the spiritual foundation of everyone to the utmost.

One doesn’t need to be a behavioral psychologist to know that pretty much everything we do as humans, is in response to something.

We can discover our motivation simply by asking – Why We Do What We Do?

Ecclesiastes 5: 9 states ~ ”…. Everyone is accountable to God for what he &/ or she does…”.

God our Heavenly Father is God Alone… There is none higher than HE, OUR Omnipotent Heavenly Father.

Acts 17:28 states, “For in HIM we live, move, and have our being”.

I’ve seen you on many occasions debating on this topic asking people questions like ‘should people be forced to follow the rules of your religion.’ In other words what you’re really asking is ‘should people be forced to follow the rules of what you believe to be true.’

This is the first time I have seen you claim/admit to being an atheist. Which puts everything into perspective.

If you’re an atheist, then that is what you believe and that is okay.

But isn’t it funny you’re asking people to put aside their beliefs when it comes to this topic but you’re pushing your beliefs (atheism) on this topic onto other people who do not accept it. I say that because this same-sex issue is asking not only government but the entire country or island to create a policy or law of acceptance to what so many people find morally wrong for whatever their reason.

When you look at Bermuda’s culture and history that goes back many generations it is not one dominated by atheism. It is a culture rooted in the belief of a God for many Bermudian generations. A belief that has been at the core of helping to shape Bermuda. We have one of the oldest Anglican churches in the World. That says a lot about the principals of the people that were here long before anyone of us living in Bermuda today.

What you are asking is to slap all of that to the side. What you’re asking is to let the few(atheism), because I do believe you’re in the minority, trump the collective moral (religious) principals of the majority because one’s ‘personal’ belief has no place in public discussions shaping policies and laws. But the atheist and secular belief has a place at the table. This is your argument? This is your argument because every policy and every law has had influence from atheism only and all have come from a purely secular principle, right? Are you saying or do you believe that no policy and no laws currently on the books have ever had the influence of one’s ‘personal’ religious belief or the collective religious belief of the people. Not one law or policy? They are all rooted in the principal of atheism?

At the end of the day, whether you’re in support of same-sex marriage because of your atheist belief or against same-sex marriage because of your religious belief, this is an issue that, without question, has to go to a public vote.