Gay Marriage

True, marriage is an institution, but I still don't see why that institution can't apply to two males or two females. And although marriage was originally only about procreation and child-rearing (in the days of arranged marriages and women being married off against their will), it's not only about that anymore, since we as humans have evolved in our ways of thinking. Now, marriage is also about love, and it is also about the state recognizing the incredible bond between two two people. A lot of people are married without having children, and it's as much a marriage as any marriage between a couple with children. Of course only societies that reproduce survive, but who's to say that a gay couple can't raise a child properly? It is evident that a lot of straight couples can't raise a child properly, and so I think that we are in no position to judge a person's child-rearing skills on their sexual orientation. Most gay couples are in fact better at raising children since they have the courage and the righteousness to stand up against public prejudice and live their life. I bet not many gay people will stand by while their husband or wife beats their child, since most openly gay people are obviously willing to risk harm to protect the ones that they love. There are no studies that show that children do best with a mother and a father as opposed to two mothers or two fathers, and I would like you to show me one. (Oh and it can't be one of those blogs by those people who were accusing Obama of being muslim while he first ran, those people are just ignorant and narrow-minded) And as for your Amicus Brief, it doesn't say that a gay couple provides a bad environment for raising children, they just said that the children from a gay couple and a straight couple are different. Of course, we don't know what kind of different. They could mean a good difference since children raised in a gay household are less likely to be exposed to ignorant and prejudiced parents. Or that the children are more willing to accept another child who is different since they have seen how the world scoffs at their own parents. So in fact, you actually have no proof that children do worse when raised by homosexuals, and I ask you to present the information that says otherwise. Gay marriage is becoming popular everywhere, and most people estimate that we are on a fast track to a less biased world. Already many states in the U.S.A. allow gay marriage, and who's to say that the rest won't follow? The government recognizes that we are evolved and that gay marriage is a completely reasonable request. Rebuttles to your rebuttles :) Marriage isn't only about rearing children, there are PLENTY of couples that are married and don't have children. Two people living together CAN be a marriage, if they go to fill out the right paperwork. Marriage is the recognition of the state of the love. The love can already be there, but it isn't a marriage until they go through the process of marrying one another so that the state can see, why these people are married, they are probably in love. Those who are gay who oppose gay marriage are ignorant, just like those who are straight who oppose gay marriage. I recognize that opposing gay marriage is not the same as a hatred of homosexuals, but I see that gay marriage is a sign. It isn't always about how gay people want to get married, it's actually mostly about how homosexuals deserve the same rights that heterosexuals. It's ridiculous that there is not gay marriage right now, because it suggests that homosexuals are sub-human and are not deserving of the holy sacrimony of marriage. Gay marriage is as much about symbolism as it is about financial perks and a better chance of raising children perks. By the way, a couple who is married is WAY more likely to be able to adopt a child than a couple who isn't, and so if a gay couple wants to have a child, they may not get a child until they are allowed to get married. I already refuted your third rebuttal (If you haven't noticed, I'm lining up my paragraphs with yours for the sake of organization) :) I'm not preaching future hatred towards you. I scorn the stupid not the ignorant, there's a difference. I pity the ignorant. I believe all who oppose gay marriage are ignorant because they just can't see the good in it as much as I can. It's like you're colourblind, and you can't see the most obvious things... but it's not your fault, you are just too set in your ways to ever change your mind, and that's okay. Oh and could I please have the sources for your numbers that 1/4 of Americans are undecided and 60% agree that marriage is between a man and a woman? I know you included sources in the bottom, but I don't know where the numbers fit in, and in the future could you please put the sources right next to your numbers? Thank you. :) By the way, I will give you a source whenever you ask for one, just as I expect you to do with me. So... ask me for sources because you're not drilling me nearly as much as I feel I need to be drilled! :) I'm also sorry it took me two days to respond, I was on, and still am on, vacation. :)