Gay Marriage

Here are my rebuttals of your arguments. 1) Gay Marriage is not marriage While marriage used to exclusively be between a man and a woman, now, in some parts of the world, marriage is available for same-sex couples and opposite-sex couples alike. Here's the definition of marriage: Marriage - : the relationship that exists between a husband and a wife : a similar relationship between people of the same sex : a ceremony in which two people are married to each other [1] Do you notice how it acknowledges both? Marriage is less exclusive now, hence the literal dictionary definition changing. Our world changes everyday, whether we like it or not. People's views change with the world. The way we define something shouldn't stay static, sometimes it needs to evolve. 2) Gay Marriage goes against nature To start, marriage isn't a natural is you consider that we created it. Natural - existing in nature and not made or caused by people : coming from nature [2] By definition, marriage isn't natural in the first place. But let's assume it is indeed natural. You say that there are two purposes of marriage: to unify and to procreate. The first purposes is definitely true, no arguing with that. But the second purpose seems to fall about when you imagine these scenarios. What if the couple have kids before marriage? What if you're infertile? What if you get married at an older age? What if you simply don't want children? Are these people not allowed to marry sense they can't have children naturally together? Sure, a same-sex couple can't have a child the exact same way a straight couple can, but there are methods like adoption, surrogacy, artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, etc. [3] Would you shame a straight couple for going to these routes to have children? And to add another point to my argument, homosexuality isn't unique to humans. According to Yale, plenty of animals show homosexual and bisexual patterns in terms of mating and partnerships. "Currently, homosexual behavior has been documented in over 450 different animal species worldwide. For instance, observations indicate that Humboldt, King, Gentoo, and Ad"lie penguins of the same sex engage in 'mating rituals like entwining their necks and vocalizing to one another. ' In addition, male giraffes have also been observed engaging in homosexual behavior by rubbing their necks against each others" bodies while ignoring the females. Yet another example is lizards of the genus Teiidae, which can copulate with both male and female mates. " [4] There was also a famous case of gay penguins named Roy and Silo. They even raised an egg together and the story is told in a children's book called "And Tango Makes Three". [5, 6] 3) Gay Marriage, even if right in society's eyes, are wrong morally You're right, on a religious standpoint, homosexuality is morally wrong, but morality is subjective. What's good or bad isn't so black-and-white, there's a definite grey area in between. For example, some people may say grape juice is bad, others may say it's good. There's no telling what other people may think about the issue, even other religious people. And here are two questions I'd like you to answer in the next round for your defense: 1) Just because something may be morally wrong to some people, does that automatically make it bad? 2) Why is actually being gay okay but not the "gay acts"? Thank you. I look forward to your defense. Citations [1]. http://www.merriam-webster.com... [2]. http://www.merriam-webster.com... [3]. http://www.economist.com... [4]. http://www.yalescientific.org... [5]. https://www.thedodo.com... [6]. http://www.amazon.com...