Gay marriage should be legal

consider our future? So what you are saying, in essence, is that because a child is not raised in a heterosexual house, they are more likely to develop problems? Consider this. Loss of a parent, physical, verbal, sexual abuse, teasing from school, self esteem, peer pressure, and other factors can cause mental problems. Not just who their parents are. Try to recall all the cases of neglect and child abuse you have ever heard of in your life. How many of those children were from a heterosexual household? And how many were from a homosexual household? The ratio between the two is nearly 100 to 1. You can't say that because a child is raised by homosexual parents that the child is going to have problems and that we "have to consider our future". Homosexuals are just as capable of loving and raising a child as a hetersexual. Here again, it's a sexual preference, it doesn't define who that person is or what they are capable of. As far as the traditional values go. You need to define what you mean by "traditional values". If by values you mean christian values, then you need to take a step back and re-evaluate. Christianity and good values are not just associated with heterosexual couples. Any couple can teach a child the difference between right and wrong, character, manners, respect, self-discipline, and morals. Most heterosexual couples teach their children that homosexuality is wrong. For this reason, most go through life being "homophobes" and hating gay people just because they are gay. They can't accept people for who they are if they aren't just like them. Example, Jay's (an ex-friend) father is extremely christian. When he asked his father what he thought if he was gay, his father said that homosexuality is morally wrong and that he would disown jay if he was in fact homosexual. Because if this statement, he is struggling between who he is and who everyone wants him to be. Doesn't this cause mental problems to know that your own parents won't accept you for who you are? This is the case in alot of heterosexual couples who have gay children. Children raised in homosexual homes learn to accept others for what they are, and as far as their own sexual preference is concerned, they can make their own descision instead of feeling pressured to be one way or another. And based on your last arguement, children raised in a stable home (i.e. heterosexual christian couple) develop less problems. That must explain why 60% of the criminals, both on the streets and in the jail, were raised by stable heterosexual couples. And what's so wrong with having a child raised by homosexual parents?! They are people just like you and me. The ONLY difference is their sexual preference. It would be the same as telling you that because you're mormon, you can't raise a family because you might teach your children paligamy, and that would be concerning our future. Or that you can't join the military because the soldiers are uncomfortable with mormon kids. Or you can't get married because you might get married multiple times and teach radical ideas. You being mormon does not define who you are. It's a part of you, and it's what makes you unique. It does not define your abilities as a human being. It doesn't define your ability to love and raise a child or your right to marry someone.