Same-sex marriages should be accepted by more states

Yes, marriage is a sacred covenant between a man and woman who love each other. So you are ultimately in favor of people just marrying who they love. This means you are in favor of polygamy, or if a 30 year old man and a 16 year old, of any sex, say they are in love they should get married. Once a door is opened for homosexuals you are paving a way for these other things. Then people will start making more exceptions, marrying objects, animals...... and so on. This is because your ultimate argument is who are people to tell someone who or what they love. Hopefully you can see the determent of allowing all of these things but if homosexuality is allow who are you to try and regulate other things on love. If my child said they liked the same sex, well we would have major discussions about it. Would I shun them, not at all. Would I support their decisions if they pursued homosexuality absolutely not and I would encourage them to not pursue this CHOICE of lifestyle. Why? Because I love and care about my child. I would argue that I care more by not supporting homosexuals and it is you that do not really care about them. Let me ask if you had a friend that was a drug user would you want them to continue using, even if they loved it, wanted to, said they needed it? A good friend would hopefully not support them but love them and want them to stop. Why? It is terrible for their health. Not to mention drugs are bad for the economy and society. So lets make a connection with facts about homosexuality, A new study which analyzed tens of thousands of gay obituaries and compared them with AIDS deaths data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), has shown that the life expectancy for homosexuals is about twenty years shorter than that of the general public. Please not that smoking decreases life expectancy by 7-10 years (NY Times). However, heavy chain smokers for years can expect to decrease their life expectancy by 20 years. The following information is research completed by the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other national sources: - In 2008, men who have sex with men (MSM) accounted for 63% of primary and secondary syphilis cases in the United States. ( The National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC) (National Aids Trust, NAT) - MSM are 17 times more likely to develop anal cancer than heterosexual men. (The National CDC and Prevention) - CDC data released 2010 National STD Prevention Conference: There are 522 to 989 cases of HIV per 100,000 MSM, compared to 12 cases in other men and 13 cases per 100,000 women. The primary and secondary syphilis rate among MSM is over 46 times higher than the rate among other men, and over 71 times higher than among women - Rates of HIV infection among gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM) are more than 44 times higher than rates among heterosexual men and more than 40 times higher than women. (CDC) A study on childhood and adolescent molestation found rates of homosexual sexual abuse reported by homosexual adults to be almost 7 times higher for homosexual men, and 22 times higher for homosexual women, compared to their heterosexual counterparts. (US National Library of Medicine) It takes approximately $300,000 to take care of each AIDS victim, so thanks to the promiscuous lifestyle of homosexuals, medical insurance rates have been skyrocketing for all of us. In conclusion, as a Christian I do not support homosexuality but furthermore I do not support it because of the negative effects it has on people and society.