Gay Marriage

I will separate my arguments into X parts, 1-What Marriage is, 2-Why Gay Marriage should be allowed, 3-Why Parenthood should be limited to one Man and one Woman. 1-What is Marriage? [1] Marriage is a social and religious tradition dating back centuries, even millenia. It is said that marriage was derived from everything from a Man's responsibility to his children, to Women being seen as property, owned by Men. Marriage has undergone so much change over time, since it's beginning dating back to before recorded history. Men have been allowed one wife, sometimes many wives. Sometimes these women had rights, other times, none. In certain cultures, no religious or legal ceremony was necessary for a marriage to take place, just a mutual agreement between the couple. My point is, there has never been a good definition of marriage at any point during history. It has undergone many, many changes, from the ancient Egyptians, Israelites, and Greeks, to the Judeo-Christian definition, to the Protestant definition. Our views on marriage now are greatly different from what they used to be. So why can't we change it today? There is no set origin of marriage. It is unknown whether it was originally a social or religious ceremony, as it goes back to before recorded history. There is no reason it cannot be altered today, especially in a country where we do not (or at least try not to) discriminate against people. I see no reason why we cannot change marriage to allow Homosexual people to marry. Large changes to marriage have happened in the past few hundred years. In the days when the Catholic Church ruled a lot of Europe, divorce was almost never allowed. You had to have your divorce approved by the Church. But after the Protestant revolt, marriage was changed, thereby allowing divorce to happen a lot easier than the Catholic Church permitted. So marriage has faced large changes before, and there is no reason it cannot undergo more change today. But the thing about marriage is, it is all made up! We humans, invented marriage some millenia ago. It is not "natural", per se, as it is a ceremony. A Man and a Woman can live together, and have children together, without a legal or religious marriage. And so to say gay marriage is unnatural is silly, and cannot be backed up by any scientific evidence, as marriage is man made! To sum up this section, marriage does not have a known origin, it is unclear whether it is a social or religious ceremony traditionally, although it would appear to be more of a social ceremony. It has always undergone change, depending on the culture, and so it can be changed again. It is also a man made idea, with no relationship to nature. Families can exist without a legal or religious marriage.2-Why Gay Marriage should be allowed. It has been determined that marriage is a man made creation, not at all related to nature. It is a ceremony celebrated by religions, as well as recognized legally. But it has not been around since the dawn of man. Early humans had no such thing as "marriage", but they still reproduced. There is no reason why reproduction relies on marriage, and vice versa, that marriage determines reproduction. Most arguing against gay marriage argue that it hurts the family, but all that marriage is, is pledging to spend the rest of your life with another person. Nowhere does it say that you must have children if you marry. So what does it matter if the people vowing to spend eternity with each other are a Man and a Woman, two Men, or two Women? It has nothing to do with the traditional family. Gay people do not invade that. It simply allows them to have a legally recognized marriage by the state. In a nation such as ours, which allows freedom of religion, as well as freedom of speech, it is hard to see why gay marriage is not allowed. Because marriage can be a religious celebration, and so if someone does have the religious view that Homosexuals can marry, why shouldn't this view legitimately be recognized by the state? Marriage is not even 100% religious, so where are we getting are legal view of marriage from, exactly? Even if you wanted just a legal marriage, there is nothing in the Constitution saying you cannot We are not a nation bound by Christian morals. Nowhere in the Constitution does it state this, and so the Christian view of marriage should not be the only one recognized by the state.3-Parenthood. Most people against gay marriage are against it because it hurts the family. Because children shouldn't grow up in such an environment. And I agree. That is because parenthood is biologically between a Male and a Female. Two Men cannot create a child, and neither can two Women. Naturally, a child has a Mother, and a Father. And there is nothing that the rule of law can do to change this, as this is nature. Science. There is a reason that only a Male and Female can create life. It is in our DNA, as well as the DNA of other creatures. Whether it is because of Mother Nature, evolution, God, etc, it cannot be changed. And so I propose to limit parenthood solely to, one Man, and one Woman. Meaning, to adopt, you must be a married, Heterosexual couple. Not single, and not a Homosexual couple. You may ask, isn't this discrimination? No, it is not. It should be limited to one Man and one Woman, due to nature. Same reason we should not allow Bestial relationships. Medicine backs me up, as well. Children raised by Homosexual couples are not as healthy or well raised as those raised by a tradition Heterosexual couple in a traditional family. You can check the links at the end of my argument, under references, under [2] and [3]So, to sum up, I believe that parenthood should be defined as being between one Man and one Woman, one Mother and one Father, and that Homosexuals, as well as single people, should be banned, for the sake of the children. Closing statement. I have shown that there is no real definition of marriage, that marriage has undergone many changes, some quite dramatic as that which took place during the Protestant reformation, and so there is no reason why it cannot undergo more change, to allow Homosexual couples enjoy the same benefits of marriage that Heterosexuals do. Especially in a nation that is supposedly free. I have also shown how marriage is man made, and so gay marriage cannot be determined as "unnatural" as it has no relation to nature. However, I do strongly believe, that children benefit much more when raised by Heterosexual couples in a traditional family setting, and that only Heterosexual couples should be allowed to become parents. This idea is backed up by both nature and science. I have shown that it can be legal, and that it also cannot harm traditional families. Vote Pro! References-[1] . http://en.wikipedia.org... [2] . http://www.forthechildreninc.com...[3] . http://www.nationalreview.com...