Well so far the poll indicates that it is only Christians who would vote no. Though not all Christians would vote no.

What is it in the Christian faith that allows some Christians to take a beleif meant to teach that person alone, how to conduct their own affairs, and then use that information to judge another?

And worse than that, they would back up their own judgement by determining that those they have found guilty are not worthy of the same treatment under the law as they would expect themselves?

This poll focuses on Christians alone. The survey statistics are readily available for the secular population as a whole as well. Have you polled non-Christians to compare notes? I think you will be shocked to find out just how mainstream the Christians are on the subject.
I do realize that we will continue to be the evil Christians that will eat your young if you don't convert to our collective way of thinking. (j/k)

What benefits do I get that a gay person doesnt get redy?

To find laws that meet these criteria, we conducted searches for various words or
Word stems ("marr," "spouse," "widow," etc.), chosen to elicit marital status, in several electronic databases that contain the text of federal laws. From the collection of laws in the United States Code that we found through those searches, we eliminated
(1) laws that included one or more of our search terms but that were not relevant to your request2 and
(2) as agreed with your staff, any laws enacted after the Defense of Marriage Act. The result is a 1Public Law 104-199, 110 Stat. 2419. 2For example, our search for the word stem "marr," designed to capture words such as "marriage" and "marry," also produced references to laws mentioning bone marrow transplants, the city of Marrakesh, and proper names containing the letters "marr." GAO/OGC-97-16 Defense of Marriage Act collection of 1049 federal laws classified to the United States Code in which marital status is a factor.
This collection of laws is as complete and representative as can be produced by a global electronic search of the kind we conducted, but such a search has several limitations. Most significantly, it cannot capture every individual law in the United States Code in which marital status figures. However, we believe that the probability is high that it has identified those programs in the Code in which marital status is a factor.
The letter goes on to provide an accounting of the laws that discriminate against the GLBT community. Keep in mind that the list is topic relevant, meaning, there are many relevant laws that link directly to these topics. Remember, also, these are laws whose benefit is determined through marital status. Marriage union contracts that GLBT are excluded from

Don't know where Di is Glen but check this out. I think it covers it.
http://ledger.southofboston.com/articles/2006/08/26/news/news01.txt

by Fanta



FANTA, maybe if you are forced to do your own review, you will learn something. The link below is your homework assignment. It is research done by the government for the government.

Reference for the below quote:
Office, U. S. (1997, January 31). archive. Retrieved 10 6, 2007, from www.gao.gov: http://www.gao.gov/archive/1997/og97016.pdf


“On January 31,1997 the United State General Accounting Office fulfilled a request by the Honorable Henry J. Hyde Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives. Here is an excerpt of the 58 page document that was supplied.” (Office, 1997)

This poll focuses on Christians alone. The survey statistics are readily available for the secular population as a whole as well. Have you polled non-Christians to compare notes? I think you will be shocked to find out just how mainstream the Christians are on the subject.
I do realize that we will continue to be the evil Christians that will eat your young if you don't convert to our collective way of thinking. (j/k)

the poll asks if one is a Christian (yes or no) is a good indication of who is and who isn't.

furthermore the legislature, form the ENDA, to the Mathew Shephard Act, to the DOMA and the marriage act and now the state civil unions, have all lost for one reason and one reason alone - the Christian faction.

Why do so many Christians feel vindicated in judging others by the standards they are personally unable to meet? And having done so how do they have the audacity to believe they are righteous in denying others an equal opportunity to pursue their own PERSONAL path, no matter how it deals with THEIR God?

If you are in a same sex relationship...it doesn't hold up. People in 25 year relationships, don't get diddly.
Kat

Bull****!!!

Well so far the poll indicates that it is only Christians who would vote no. Though not all Christians would vote no.

What is it in the Christian faith that allows some Christians to take a beleif meant to teach that person alone, how to conduct their own affairs, and then use that information to judge another?

And worse than that, they would back up their own judgement by determining that those they have found guilty are not worthy of the same treatment under the law as they would expect themselves?

I do plenty of review from unbiased sources. I dont need your biased ones.
My question was directed to give you perspective. Reality!
If you extend these benefits to gays then there will be much abuse and you might as well extend them to everyone. Cause sooner or later they are going to demand them also!