Gay Marriage Should Be Illegal

Marriage and ProcreationWhat makes marriage what it is? What makes marriage special so that it should only be obtained by man and woman together? I can answer that with one word. Procreation. Normally the argument in support of gay marriage goes along the lines of, “Oh well they really love each other so they should get married!” Granted, love is very important in marriage, but it’s not what marriage is all about. If marriage was about the emotional connection then why wouldn’t the two people simply stay as girlfriend and boyfriend, boy friend/boy friend, girl friend/girl friend, or just live together? There is no point in recognizing a relationship that is only out of love. Obviously, only man and woman can procreate. Without procreation a society could not continue to live or thrive. The reason the man and woman get the marriage benefits is because they are doing society a “favor” per say by procreating and allowing the society to live. This is something homosexuals simply cannot do. Procreation and the proper raising of children are at the heart of marriage; it is the main reason marriage exists. This fits the traditional view of marriage, which is between man and woman. Gay marriage gives absolutely no value to society at all as a whole. At the heart of marriage is also the proper raising of children so infertile heterosexual couples can and should also be able to get married. Even though they cannot procreate, they can adopt and raise children properly for society; therefore they still provide society benefits. Government has a role in marriage, however that role should be limitedThere is a limited role that the government can, and cannot do with marriage. Hopefully the government would never go as far as to legalize marriages based around pedophilia, bestiality, having multiple spouses, ect. In order to preserve the sanctity and meaning of marriage, the government must draw the line somewhere on who gets married. It logical to see that that line should be drawn at marriage between a man and a woman. Reasoning behind this can be seen in my procreation argument. Marriages between man and woman benefit society while not complicating society like having multiple spouses could do.“the state's granting marriage licenses only to opposite-sex couples is based on the nature of marriage and does not constitute unjust discrimination.”Parenting among homosexualsObviously one of the most important things in society is the children and how they are raised. Children need to be raised well in order to keep the society moving forward without problems. Homosexuals cannot achieve the expectations set in raising children well or even better than heterosexual parents and I will now explain why. A study taken in July of 2012 proved that homosexual parents fail in all categories in being better than their heterosexual counterparts at parenting. "Homosexually-behaving adults inherently suffer significantly and substantially higher rates of partner relationship breakups, psychological disorder, suicidal ideation, suicidal attempt, completed suicide, conduct disorder, and substance abuse; therefore, as a group, households with a resident homosexually-behaving adult are substantially less capable of providing the best psychologically stable and secure home environments needed by foster children."(5)A study taken from the Journal of Human Sexuality (6) concludes the following: 1. The presence of a father reduces the chances that the child will participate in criminal activities and reduces the chances the child will take drugs.2. Lesbian mothers make children more sexually active. Fathers help the child stay chaste. 3. “Boys need fathers to help form sexual identities, and need mothers in order to interact with the opposite sex.” (7)4. People have the best sex lives when raised by heterosexual parents. 5. Fathers help children with interaction among other people.6. When going through puberty, the father teaches the son “how to be assertive and how to be a “man”.” (7)Homosexuals and RightsTo think that homosexuals have any less rights than heterosexuals is complete balderdash. We can see how homosexuals have the exact same rights as heterosexuals below:1. Homosexuals cannot marry someone of the same sex2. Heterosexuals cannot marry someone of the same sex3. Homosexuals can marry someone of the opposite sex4. Heterosexuals can marry someone of the opposite sex5. Other than that they both share the exact same rights given by the constitution, amendments ect. 6. Therefore homosexuals and heterosexuals have the same rights. Sometimes it’s hard to understand, but imagine that you completely forget about sexual orientation. You can then realize that we do indeed have the same rights. I also realize that some gay marriage advocates understand this; they simply want an extension of rights for all people, homosexual and heterosexual. However, homosexuals do not deserve the right to marry because they cannot benefit society in any way. Therefore there should be no extension of rights for gay marriage at all. (1) http://catholiceducation.org...(2) Journal of Human Sexuality(3) Quote from Fanboy in his debate, “Same-sex marriages should be legal in the United States.”(4) http://www.allaboutlove.org...(5) http://www.lifesitenews.com...I await my opponents response. Good luck!