Apple has issued a statement applauding Supreme Court rulings today on same-sex marriages, reports AllThingsD.
In a pair of 5-4 decisions, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in favor of same-sex couples in two major cases, effectively allowing federal benefits for gay couples and clearing the way for same-sex marriages in the state of California. One ruling overturned the Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, the bill passed in 1996 that ruled same-sex marriages unconstitutional. The other decision left intact a lower-court ruling that invalidated California’s Prop. 8 ban on same-sex marriage.
Apple issued a statement to the site saying:
“Apple strongly supports marriage equality and we consider it a civil rights issue. We applaud the Supreme Court for its decisions today.”
The company publicly donated to the “No on Prop 8” campaign in 2008.
I agree with you, DanCJ, it is hard to tell. But let's use our brains here and see if we can make an educated guess... if "logic" was a smart person, he/she would probably realise that such an impressive use of subtle sarcasm would go way over most other posters' heads on this site. So I think it's safe to say that he's either an idiot or a troll. On the other hand, it's hard to believe that someone can be truly so ignorant of history, such as when black people were refused the vote and other civil rights because under the law they were counted as a fraction of a human being rather than a whole one. Making the argument that the constitution fails to specify homosexuals is ridiculous... it also doesn't mention Chinese people, albinos, people that like electronica, et cetera. And ultimately he makes the same super-tired mistake of confusing the argument with religion: this has nothing to do with gays getting married in churches, it is purely a civil issue. So "logic" appears to be like most of the people that shout the loudest about "god and country": un-American to the bone, living in ignorance of the true principles this country was based on, rather than the ones currently promoted by hateful "conservative" channels. And no, I'm not a democrat or a liberal. I'm a conservative, but in the real sense of the word, not this bigoted hate-mongering sense which has been adopted in the last decade. Peace.
Sorry Apple but you just lost my business and I was a customer for over 30 years.
Apple should stick to making and selling high tech products.
Getting involved in this issue in any way is unacceptable.
The Apple has officially rotted.
I don't really understand why some religious people want to force their views to society, like abortion or gay issues, who gives them that right ?Jesus said love your neighbor and to your enemy give your other cheek, and be tolerant. I don't see this on most " Christians". If you are not gay so why bother? Let people choose what they want or how they wanted. I don't try to enforce my views on anyone if god exists he will do what he wants, your job in this planet is to be good and nice.
Although I disagree with you, I hope that you won't get beaten up for your opinion because clearly you don't have hatred in your heart, you're just expressing your beliefs. The one thing I'd like to say though is that I don't get why you care what they call it... it's not as if any church will be obligated to perform gay marriages. So either way it will be a "civil union", which won't really affect your life in any way... except by allowing others to use a term in a way that you're not comfortable with. I get what you're saying about the dictionary, but that has to be taken in historical and cultural context. Many words and their meaning evolve over time, otherwise there'd be a lot of thous and thys in my post. :-) My main point is this: not allowing gays to use the word "marriage" in a civil context (not a religious one, of course) is akin to endorsing a "separate but equal" belief... which I don't think is healthy or fair in a good society. Just my two cents' worth. Have a great day!
First of all, I have to say, thankyou for not beating me up about it! I was expecting loads of slack for it but you seem really nice! Churches won't accept a gay marriage service, so I suppose I now see no fault with it. It's just a name I guess. Thankyou for helping me see that :) have a nice day
Been a Christian I believe that apple as a company should not be involve in this type of issue , the reason why the biggest country on earth is falling is because of family values are missing. Shame on apple making a stamens of that magnitude . I will consider not buying a apple equipment .
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