New Gay Marriage Debate

Definition of MARRIAGE 1 a (1) : the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law (2) : the state of being united to a person of the same sex in a relationship like that of a traditional marriage b : the mutual relation of married persons : wedlock c : the institution whereby individuals are joined in a marriage 2 : an act of marrying or the rite by which the married status is effected; especially : the wedding ceremony and attendant festivities or formalities That is the definition of marriage in the Merriam-Webster's dictionary! I see nothing about marriage being a tool to propagate our species! Many different cultures and societies have built constraints on marriage. Some had to amend these constraints due to the changing times: Like allowing interracial and interfaith marriages! I believe that Gay people are the new "Women's Rights", or "African American Rights"! They are next in line for receiving equality and letting them wed is our first step towards acknowledging they are equal! Married people are given benefits because often they start their lives by buying houses and having children, they become profitable and help boost the economy! The only difference in the benefits from traditional marriage and same sex marriage is procreation, and I already gave my response to that theory! Gay people can and do adopt! Some make wonderful parents and raise wonderful children! It is a pretty bold statement saying that gay sex cannot be "making love" only lustful.. I firmly doubt you have any reason to actually believe that! I have proved that is not singled out for only a man and a woman! Your argument is pure speculation and has many holes in it! "Not only does gay marriage not fulfill this role, but allowing gay marriage actually distorts this role, leading to marriage ultimately losing its meaning." - We thought the same thing with letting African Americans and women have the same opportunities.. Look what happened, it strengthened us leading to a more peaceful and tolerant society! Your "government section didn't have a whole lot to reflect on, just the same nonsense about same sex marriage being the only institution that benefits our society (again without proof)! The line can be drawn at consenting participants. That is why pedophilia, bestiality, and child marriages are a big no no! Gay marriage does not follow under those abominations because they are consenting adults and harm no one! Polygamy is another story altogether! Again I proclaim that letting homosexual would have no affect on our population, the amount of heterosexual couples would not be affected by this so I do not understand your reasoning! Why would allowing same sex marriage affect our survival? You have given zero evidence for your assertion! So most of your argument is void of potency! The only difference in the benefits from traditional marriage and same sex marriage is procreation, and I already gave my response to that theory! There is alt of disagreement and conflicting evidence for same sex couples having children! Although there is evidence that gay people have a little extra baggage (thanks to dad) But in many cases gay couples were better than orthodox families! There is some serious stereotyping involved when you lump them all together! Some homosexuals would make terrible parents, but so do some heteros as well! Some of your examples are very arbitrary, like "When going through puberty the father..." Like gay people don't go through puberty! or "Fathers help children interact among other people" Huh? Do you think Gay dads will teach their sons to wear body glitter out in public? Or teach them that going drag is perfectly natural? I can go on and on about your "sources" but I doubt you would listen! Here's a good one... "violence among homosexual partners is two to three times more common than among married heterosexual couples, and homosexual partnerships are significantly more prone to dissolution than heterosexual marriages". Where are you getting this from? That sounds like anti gay propaganda to me! "we should not stop warning people about the dangers of smoking just because some smokers outlive non-smokers. Nor should we stop warning people about the dangers of homosexual behavior or parenting just because some homosexuals outlive heterosexuals or parent better. How is smoking and homosexuality the same? What dangers come from homosexuality? I see no logic in this analogy! Does anyone argue that gay people should have more rights than others? I don't get it! How does this prove why gay marriage doesn't stack up against hetero marriage? "If laws were based on exceptions, we would have to do away with virtually every law we have. It would require that we do away with all laws against running red lights because sometimes running a red light will not hurt anyone. In fact, it would require that we do away with marriage itself because spouses in some marriages abuse one another and their children." Again running a red light and being gay is not a good analogy! One kills people the other does not! I believe that if we can't get past our preconceived notions about gay marriage, we don't deserve to have marriage and it should be removed from society! The problem here isn't gay marriage it is holding onto a callous system that refuses to make way for change! (Stubborn) Homophobia is at the heart of it, so I hold firm with my main argument! P.S. If you want to see it like "Sticking feathers up your butt doesn't make you a chicken" that's your business, but I think it is a waste of your time stopping them from doing it!