Gay Marriage Should be Legalized

C1: The State has no compelling reason to legalize it. I will begin my case by stating that homosexual marriage is not as valuable as heterosexual marriages. The main point of marriage is to sanction procreative type acts. Since homosexual acts are not procreative in type then they do not even qualify as marriages. Let it be made clear that marriage is center around procreative acts in TYPE, so any rebuttals concerning infertile people will be irrelevant. On that note I will now state the following syllogism: P1: Heterosexual marriages are a dispensable means in which human life can come into this world, therefore it has the greatest special social value (because it supplies the first condition for society). P2: The dispensable means by which human life can come into this world is in itself of special value. P3: Everything that has special social value deserves to be sanctioned. P4: Civil ordinances which recognize homosexual marriage as comparable to heterosexual marriage constitute a rejection of the special value of heterosexual marriages. P5: To deny the special social value of what has special social value is unjust C: Therefore, homosexual marriage is unjust. Heterosexual marriage provides a base under which future citizens can be raised and produced due to the fact that heterosexual union (The joining of a sperm and egg) is possible under this type of relationship. It is for these reason why the government supplies economic and legal benefits to married couples, because it is recognized that these notions are crucial in order for society to be maintained. Therefore, it is just to give heterosexual marriages special recognition because it provides the most valuable contribution to society. Homosexual marriages do not deserve special recognition because it does not provide the foundation for society itself. If my first contention true then it paves the way for my second contention. C2: If legalized homosexual marriage would decrease the value of marriage. P1: Fifty percent of marriages end in divorce. P2: Gay marriage will further weaken heterosexual marriage. C: Gay marriage is unjust. As I stated in my last contention, heterosexual marriage is centered on the fact that it is procreative. However, if gay marriage is legalized then it will weaken this very important institution. Now already fifty percent of all marriages end in divorce. If gay marriage is legalized people will start to marry only for economic reasons, which will have disastrous consequences for the preservation of our society since gay marriage is not pro creative. C3: Slippery Slope If homosexual marriage is legalized then we will be basically separating marriage from procreation. This will cause a slippery slope that will lead to other sexually abnormal things. There would be no limits to what marriage actually can be. For example, why not let a guy marry his dog, or let a father marry is kid, or let a person who loves himself marry himself? Marriage has more to do with love, it has the greatest impact on society because it provides society's building blocks. ~~Conclusion~~ In conclusion, I will state that since government supported marriage is based souly on the fact that in provides institutionalized procreation, and that if marriage is redefined it would fall apart all together. And that would be detrimental to society. The state has no real reason to legalize or support it, therefore same-sex marriage should not be legalized. I will now await my opponent's response. http://www.christianitytoday.com... http://www.giantgayrepellentumbrella.com... http://wisdomandfollyblog.com... http://askville.amazon.com...