maur33n

Civil unions are the same argument as "separate but equal".

You are a bigot. You wish gays to be set aside as "different".

I am opposed to our government getting involved in marriage, period.

Gays nor straights should have to turn to the government to have their unions blessed.

But since straights have such advantages given to them as a result of our legal system, it would be silly not to have the rights given to all.

Marriage is NOT a religious construct. It is a construct granted because of other dependent bodies of law, including taxes, health care, child custody, property rights.

Without marriage laws to assist, it is more difficult to have our courts administer the other dependent laws. You are therefore denying gays equal access to the legal system and its protections as a result.

You have the right to believe in whatever you want.

You do not have the right, in MY country, to deny other human beings rights or protections that others have.

Go to church all you want. Just leave me out of your bigotry.

Use kettlebells. Most of the mixed martial arts use kettlebell lifting because you get strength plus explosive strength plus control/movement.

Bias against weight-lifting is unfounded. Most other options do not provide the bone-strengthening that weight lifting does.

In support of your point, however, there is also the joint stress of weights. Kettlebell lifting addresses this via static lifts and swings that strengthen the joints.

You can also get a decent cardio benefit from fast-paced kettlebell swing movements.