Gay Marriage Should Be Illegal

I will now be introducing the rebuttals round with-*gasp*-a few rebuttals. [1] "Homosexual marriage is not actually marriage. Calling something marriage does not make it marriage. Marriage is and always will be a covenant between a man and a woman by which its nature is ordered toward the procreation and education of the children and the unity and wellbeing of the spouses." mar"riage G2;merij/ noun 1. the legally or formally recognized union of a man and a woman (or, in some jurisdictions, two people of the same sex) as partners in a relationship. "a happy marriage" synonyms:wedding, wedding ceremony, marriage ceremony, nuptials, union antonyms:divorce, separation The actual definition of 'marriage' has been bent, shifted and twisted to satisfy the fact that people these days will tend to same-sex marry, not implying that homosexuality is new or anything (because it isn't), but simply implying that back then most people needed to be 'closet homosexuals' (secretively homosexual) because they were oppressed and their sexuality was both illegal and frowned upon. Furthermore, nothing directly procreative is mentioned in the definition of marriage. If anything, that would be sexual intercourse with your partner. Marriage does not immediately equal sex, and thus making that assumption is, to be quaint, quite wrong. sex seks/Submit noun 1. (chiefly with reference to people) sexual activity, including specifically sexual intercourse. "he enjoyed talking about sex" synonyms:sexual intercourse, intercourse, lovemaking, making love, sex act, (sexual) relations; More euphemistic a person's genitals. 2. either of the two main categories (male and female) into which humans and many other living things are divided on the basis of their reproductive functions. "adults of both sexes" synonyms:gender "adults of both sexes" Sex is more defined as two people of opposite sex being procreative, but even then, gay marriage is not at all directly related to marriage. [2] "It also violates natural law. Marriage is not just any relationship between humans. It is a relationship that exists in human nature and thus governed by natural law." at"u"ral law noun 1. a body of unchanging moral principles regarded as a basis for all human conduct. 2. an observable law relating to natural phenomena. It's not written in the blood or genes of humans to be homophobic, and if you think that it is simply because back in the older days, homosexuality was viewed negatively upon, become educated in this rebuttal. First off, the only reason homosexuality was so frowned upon was because the Catholic Church had power and political influence in the church hierarchy, and people believed that God forbid homosexuality and its acts, thus, this was shared between the government (Monarch) and the Church (Influence). It was also said that monarchs had 'divine right', that they were sent to Earth from God to be kings, serving as mediums. And that they spoke through God and their authority was natural and was to last as long as God did- which was again, out of the question, given the Church had more influence than the government itself. So the church and organised religion in general was the cause of homophobia- the corrupt authority within the hierarchical structure of the Catholic Church permitted the open hate of 'heretic' gays and thus, the homosexual populous needed to hide themselves as homosexuals from the rest of society to prevent persecution. Natural law's most basic rule is "good is to be done and pursued, and evil is to be avoided." Through natural reason, man can perceive what is morally good or bad for him. "Any situation which institutionalizes the circumvention of the purpose of the sexual act violates natural law and the objective norm of morality." ~ TFP Student Action (citations below) Humans were 'designed' to have a desire for sex. Nowhere in our genetic code does it specify whether to men or women having sex is good or bad, because you have to be taught that- and you can be untaught that, too. Not to mention that whether you are homosexual or not is a completely natural thing. http://www.exposingtruth.com... flagdetroit.org/WhoPage2.htm I have finished my rebuttals, return yours.