Gay Marriage Should Be Legalized In America

Gay marriage should be legalized in America. There is no logical reasons as to why it should not be, but regardless, I am going to debate the most common reasons against it. The main reason people are against gay marriage is religious reasons, mainly Christianity. Religious people will say that marriage is reserved for a man and a woman, and that homosexual relations is an "abomination". However, that should have no place in a legal decision. If you recall, this land is created on the bases of 10 unalienable rights, one of them being freedom of religion. Is it really right to base a law off of a religion that other people do not follow? Furthermore, religion is not logical; I am not invalidating anyone's religion, but the fact of the matter is that it cannot be proven. I don't think laws should be based off of anything other than logic. So what are the logical reasons against gay marriage in America? Are there any? Some people may say that it is immoral. But is there really anything immoral about two consenting adults engaging in sexual activity, regardless of gender. You may disagree, but the simple fact is that a healthy, consensual sexual relationship is not hurting anyone. Why should they be denied marriage rights if they are not hurting anyone? Another people argument use is something along the lines of, "If gay marriage becomes legal, what's to stop the legalization of bestiality/pedophilia/rape/incest?" First of all, there are many things wrong with this argument. First of all, all of those previously mentioned things all have reasons as to why they are wrong and immoral. That is why they will always stay illegal. Confused as to what they are? Rape - Easy. One adult is not consenting. That is hurting someone involved. Bestiality - An animal cannot verbally consent to sexual relationships. Therefore it is rape, which is wrong since one partner is being hurt by the act. Pedophilia - Pedophilia involves an adult having sexual relations with children. Having sex with a child under the age of consent is automatically rape. Which is wrong. Incest - Sexual relationships between family members have the potential to conceive a child who may be physically or mentally affected by the crossing of similar genes. That is hurting someone involved, regardless if the two family members consented to sex. Also, incest brings the potential to harm a partner emotionally and mentally, since the relationship is taboo and illegal. You may wonder, "what about family members who cannot conceive a child?" Well, believe it or not, in many states, there are laws that protect the right to marry a family member who you cannot conceive with, including my state (Indiana). So that argument is pointless, because how will it lead to legalized marriage between family members if it's already legalized? Besides, all of those are "what if"s. "What if"s are not a logical argument to use. The legalization of gay marriage does not automatically guarantee that everything "immoral" will be legalized. Another argument is "What if it turns our children gay? I don't want my child exposed to that!" Well, I'm sorry to tell you, but if you do not approve of your child having a normal sexuality, you should probably reconsider your parenting skills. Seeing a gay couple will not determine their sexuality; sexuality is something you cannot change, and no outside force can change it. Despite that fact that we always assume that a child will be heterosexual, that does not mean a different sexuality is "abnormal". Sexual attraction to humans is a normal thing. Also, what is wrong with a child being exposed to a happy, healthy, loving, monogamous relationship? Many people speak of the "gay lifestyle", which includes sleeping around, contracting STDs, etc. So wouldn't you rather your child see homosexual relations as healthy relationships, instead of one riddled with drug abuse and promiscuity? And if your child is gay, do you want them to think that the only lifestyle for them is the latter? I don't think so. Out of all the main arguments I have seen against gay marriage, I have yet to see a logical one. If you truly have a logical argument, feel free to debate with me.