Against Gay Marriage...

While I originally blogged for gay marriage, I now find myself defending the opposing side. I see a few strong arguments. One, the Bible explicitly forbids the marriage of two men or two women, or anyone other than a male and female. For those who take religion seriously, it is a serious sin to engage in same-sex marriage. In the article “The Best Argument against Gay Marriage,” they claim that the biggest reason why it is illegal is because of the definition of marriage and the impossibility two men have to form a “comprehensive union.” Also important in this article was the statement “because same-sex couples cannot create this child-producing combination by themselves, their relationship is a recreational activity more like tennis than like marriage”. Another huge opposition comes from those concerned about the children of married gays. Although these children would not be biological (they would be adopted), people are worried that a child growing up in a home with two same-sex parents will have an absent parent figure in their lives. They are also subjected to ridicule and harassment and other bullying in their daily lives because of a family they were adopted into. Rick Santorum also has an influential case against homosexuality. The law has been in place for hundreds of years, so why should we change it now? Santorum worries about the children – about our future – and what will happen if we legalize marriage in all forms. He argues the opposing side has “no information whatsoever about what it would do to the moral ecology of the country, what it would do to religious liberty, what it would do to the mental and physical health of children.” If gay marriage becomes legal, what will that mean for the country as a whole and for the evolving definition of marriage? Being gay is unnatural. By allowing gays to marry openly in society, we are teaching the youth lessons that have been illegal for the past 200 years and openly go against the Bible. Family values are so important and strong in our society and gay marriage would undermine all of them. The gay lifestyle is not something to be encouraged, as a lot of research shows it leads to a much lower life expectancy, psychological disorders, and other problems. People should not have to use their tax dollars for something they believe is wrong. There is no proof that homosexuality comes from genetics, just as race and gender do, and therefore it is not automatically protected. You cannot glance at someone and know their sexual preference the way you can with their race and gender… I would love some more strong arguments against, it’s hard sounding passionate about something you do not believe in.