>>Polygamy? I do not support that. I do however fully support legal gay marriages. We are talking about human beings here<<<

Tony - how can we support one and not the other? Are not persons who desire both lifestyles human beings?

The only reasons for prohibiting either are the same:
1) religious based morality
2) concerns over economic and financial repercussions from health benefits, etc.
3) a desire NOT to change the definition of marriage as commonly understood

If a person is against using those three factors to discriminate against fellow human beings, then how is it not hypocritical to deny them to some human beings while granting them to others?

Are they not all just consenting adults who wish to live their lives in the way they see fit without the government telling them what is immoral? Don't the same rules apply to both, or do we only believe in equal rights for some?

On what basis can a person possibly declare polygamy wrong or illegal and not homosexuality?

There are economic ramifications to legalizing either, but wouldn't both add more stability to society?

If our concern is the definition of the word marriage as defined by history and society, then polygamy has more of a right to be the definition of marriage than the gay lifestyle does because almost all cultures and religiouns at one time did define marriage as polygamous.

I would also not be quick to claim that only the number of persons demanding a right makes it right or wrong - to do so is dodging the moral question that our society faces. That is why I am bringing it up - I find it dishonest intellectually that some claim one is a right, while denying the same right to others in the same boat. I think an honest evaluation of why a person supports one and not the other is something everyone owes it to themselves to think through, unless they are just going along with a social movement and not truly thinking about what is right or wrong for society to dictate.

dw