<p>Haha. My favorite argument against gay marriage is that it destroys "the sanctity of marriage." Like Brittany Spear's 55 hour marriage is more "sacred" then between two people of the same gender who have been in love with and devoted to each other for 20 years...</p>
<p>Edit: Haha great minds think alike (I wrote the Brittany Spears thing before I read your essay.)</p>
<p>You cannot ethically be against gay marriage. There are no valid arguments as to why it should not be allowed, except tradition (which is not a real argument), or feeling (which is not an argument either).</p>
<p>Since two gay people getting married infringes upon no other person's rights, and causes no provable negative outcomes on an aggregate scale, one cannot morally justify infringing upon gay people's freedoms by disallowing them a choice that is available to others.</p>
<p>That said, you also cannot morally justify forcing religious denominations to perform gay marriages, because that is also an unacceptable intrusion on their liberties.</p>
<p>The same is not true of public employees who wish to morally object against (giving out? I'm not sure the term to use) civil union or marriage licenses to gays. It's their job; if they don't like it, they should quit.</p>
<p>Yeah, and I would like to add that civil unions seem to be very "separate but equal"-esque. I mean, why take away some of the intrinsic rights that marriage gives (cuz a civil union doesn't give all the property, medical, and financial rights that a "true" marriage give). And besides, if the point is that a couple is unified by the law, what logical argument is there to have two unequal types of it - just to make a distinction? That's just stupid.</p>
<p>^^ Exactly. Like I said before, we only don't have gay marriage because of the Judeo-Christian principles our government is based on. And of course we're a theocracy so we MUST not be able to have gay marriage.</p>
<p>We also don't eat shellfish and subjugate our women, like we are so commandingly told ^_^ I love it.</p>
<p>Religiously and morally, I disagree with gay marriage.</p>
<p>However, assuming we are talking about the US, there is no reason my personal beliefs should stop other people from marrying who they want and living how they would like to live. This country is not a theocracy. It would only become a problem if someone were forcing me to marry someone of the same sex, and that notion is just ridiculous.</p>
<p>I love this:</p>
<p>Sums up my thoughts well.</p>
<p>^ Roflcopter./***/</p>
<p>That was funny.</p>
<p>gay marriage ain't cool!</p>
<p>^ Because?</p>
<p>Why would it be cold? You think it's hot? Maybe you think it's warm? What do you think the the temperature is? All i said was that I didn't think it was cool....</p>
<p>I'll let a few more people respond before I explain why I'm against it.</p>
<p>Giant bunnies will help the proletariat!</p>
<p>Sorry, I just had to.</p>
<p>I'm against it for the following reasons:</p>
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<li><p>I think it's too closely tied to religion. I think the gay community wants religious people who believe in the current definition of marriage to look the other way because they figure if we don't take your religion that seriously, neither should you.</p></li>
<li><p>They should go after civil unions and the law. Don't ask for marriage to be between any two people.</p></li>
<li><p>The law says that marriage is between a man and a woman, not a man and a woman who love each other. And it doesn't say anything about a straight man and a straight woman. Just man and woman. Gays can marry if they want.</p></li>
<li><p>I think gays want to play both sides of the social coin. It's like, they want things like gay marriage and gay adoption to not be issues, but then they don't really care if they alienate themselves with their pride parades, for example. I'm just saying it seems like they want to be gay and all that that entails one minute, and then be like the majority and everything that entails the next.</p></li>
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<p>^I agree with a lot of what you said.</p>
<p>If they're fighting for equality, how will they attain it if all they do is single themselves out? I mean, has anyone here heard of a singles parade?</p>
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<p>This is argued only too often, and so few understand it (even gays). It's not about "alienating" themselves or singling themselves out, but saying, "I'm not going to hide my sexual orientation, which is condemned by society." It's also to encourage 1) people to accept it, and 2) more gays (and the like) to come out of the closet, so that being gay is a very common and accepted thing -- and so these parades aren't necessary.</p>
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<p>Do you mean "straight parade"? If so, ask yourself: are straight people condemned, harassed, murdered, persecuted, and/or disdained simply for their sexual orientation? Not that I'm aware of.</p>
<p>Yeah, I did mean a straight instead of single. Hah.</p>
<p>Ok, here ya go:</p>
<p>I think it is ridiculous to try and prevent people from being who they really are. It doesn't effect anyone else, unless you make it! These crazy conservative fanatics keep ranting about how much harm it does to society, well, that's only if you're as narrow minded as they are. If you don't like gay marriage, don't get one! I can't believe how self-absorbed people are who think that because they feel it isn't ok it should be banned. Let's grow up!</p>
<p>But, with that said, i think it is wrong to try and make churches accept gay marriage in their practice. They are a private institution, so if they don't want to perform or recognize gay marriage, ya can't make them. They have every right to object. Marriage is a legal issue, so it should certainly be allowed in the courts, and they should get every benefit as heterosexual couples (tax breaks, insurance coverage, etc). </p>
<p>Aren't there other things we should be worrying about, like unemployment, the economy, and the war we're stuck in, rather than b1tching about what two consenting adults do in the privacy in their home?</p>
<p>(almost) No one is trying to get churches to accept it.</p>