Comments | ferriludant: I just told a survey that I thought marriage should not be legal

ferriludant

I just told a survey that I thought marriage should not be legal

Apr 15, 2009 12:06

( I just told an automated phone survey that I thought marriage should be illegal. )

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unicornpearlz April 15 2009, 17:07:39 UTC

HAH! Good for you!

ferriludant April 15 2009, 17:44:52 UTC

Heh. Thanks.

Incidentally, I hope that any Connecticut residents will take NOM's suggestion, and contact their representatives about SB 899. NOM wants us to oppose it, but I support it.

nomadmwe April 15 2009, 17:10:31 UTC

Sometimes, the means by which surveys can be so blatantly manipulated by those giving them really annoys me.

ferriludant April 15 2009, 17:45:51 UTC

Yes, it's infuriating. Worse, there's no real penalty. They can now walk through the halls of our legislature, brandishing their biased survey, and claim much more support than they have.

campagnella April 15 2009, 17:16:53 UTC

I really dislike biased surveys.

ferriludant April 15 2009, 17:46:03 UTC

Amen. :)

semyaza April 15 2009, 17:29:52 UTC

A friend has been posting information about NOM since its inception. I agree that it was deliberately crafted although mischief would have prompted me to ask, had it not been automated, 'which particular man and woman?'

ferriludant April 15 2009, 17:47:07 UTC

Heh. Yeah, there are some marriages which could probably use a little legislative push-back.

Incidentally, do you have a link to some of the NOM info? I'd like to be better informed.

semyaza April 15 2009, 20:00:08 UTC

Wikipedia has several useful links which include: Human Rights Campaign Exposes National Organization for Marriage’s Fake Ad for Fake Problems.

Also check out the Rachel Maddow vid Rachel Maddow Vs. National Org. for Marriage's "2M4M" and other relevant links at YouTube.

At least you won't be one of their 2M4M. Heh.

ferriludant April 15 2009, 20:38:44 UTC

Thanks!

tudorlady April 15 2009, 17:52:12 UTC

Good for you. I think the church ought to get out of the marriage business altogether, except in the case of people who WANT a church ceremony. Besides, it's technically 'done' when you sign the license. The rest is optional :)

That was a loaded question. Good on you. Screw 'em.

ferriludant April 15 2009, 18:55:33 UTC

Thanks, though given that I'm very picky about who I, um, share my favors with, instead I'd follow George Carlin and say "unscrew them".

I completely agree about the church getting out of the marriage business. In fact, I read recently somewhere a very amusing take on the topic. Some writer (on an lj, if I recall) proposed that we get churches out of the marriage business, based on the reasoning that either:

A) Marriage is a civil institution, in which case only civil law applies, and religion has no business; or
B) Marriage is a religious institution, in which case civil law does not apply. But of course, if it's religious, it can have no civil consequences.