Brad Pitt takes a stand on gay marriage -

[Usnavi]

Posted: 1/7/09 at 1:12pm

From this month's issue of W magazine:

"People who are against gay marriage do not understand the very freedoms that they themselves are enjoying," asserts Pitt, who in 2006 told Esquire that he and Angelina will "consider tying the knot when everyone else in the country who wants to be married is legally able." "What if someone said, 'Sorry, no Christianity here? No Judaism. Certainly no Mormons.' No one would stand for that, and I wouldn't allow anyone to say that either. I'd fight them in the same way."
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[madbrian]

Posted: 1/7/09 at 1:28pm

While I support gay marriage, I think Pitt's argument only clouds the issue more than it helps. In my opinion, the overriding problem is that many, many people are unable to separate civil marriage from religious marriage (not that there aren't ignorant, hateful people out there who hate gays for being gays). I think some folks think that legalizing gay marriage will inevitably lead to forcing churches to accept gay marriage. I think the separation of the civil and religious aspect is the key to success.

[yeah]

Posted: 1/7/09 at 2:02pm

Isn't there supposed to be a separation between church and state? I applaud Brad Pitt for speaking up for Gay Rights. Not nearly enough people do.
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[jaystarr]

Posted: 1/7/09 at 2:03pm

I love you, Brad Pitt!

J*

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 1/7/09 at 2:04pm

Last night I watched the end of TMZ and they had a slightly drunk Seth MacFarlane go off on people who voted yes to prop 8...it was hot!

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 1/7/09 at 2:11pm

Hot, because he was slightly drunk and . . . ? Or hot because of his support for gay marriage?

(I'm fine with either answer.)

[Q]

Posted: 1/7/09 at 2:21pm

"Isn't there supposed to be a separation between church and stage?"

I just love some typos

But, in answer to the question as stated: no, they are one-and-the-same.

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 1/7/09 at 2:33pm

Hot because he is cute, pro gay, and, while drunk, might consider switch hitting...

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 1/7/09 at 2:36pm

I thought that's what you meant.

I'm with ya.

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 1/7/09 at 2:36pm

He's only saying it because I told him if he didn't, I'd release the pictures...

[madbrian]

Posted: 1/7/09 at 2:41pm

Now that I know that being drunk and pro-gay marriage makes one more attractive, I'll have to start drinking more and discussing politics more.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 1/7/09 at 2:42pm

Sorry, Madbrian, we thought you knew.

[Weez]

Posted: 1/7/09 at 2:43pm

You know how if children can't play nicely together and share their toys you take the toys away from them? That's how I feel about marriage. In my ideal world, you can have a legally recognised partnership, but you can't have what is recognised as a marriage. Until everyone agrees that same rights for everyone is actually a good thing after all, at which point I may reinstate Marriage.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 1/7/09 at 3:46pm

I think some folks think that legalizing gay marriage will inevitably lead to forcing churches to accept gay marriage.

No, no, no. Gay marriage always leads to bestiality. Always. First, gay marriage. Then marrying goats. Or perhaps dogs, but it's usually goats.

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

Posted: 1/7/09 at 3:49pm

I never thought much of Brad Pitt until recently-- I always thought he was an overrated pretty boy. Then I started noticing that he says some pretty intelligent things with shocking regularity for someone so famous.