Mitch's discussion of gay marriage

One of the strong arguments against gay marriage is that it doesn’t benefit the state. Santorum says that there have been no arguments that say that gay marriage benefits the state. This is irrelevant. A state cannot discriminate against people because it may not benefit the state financially. It might be financially beneficial to stop people from speaking in a certain way, but that does not mean it is justified to do so. Marriage is the ultimate form of an expression of love, and if the state does not allow gay couples to do this, it is infringing on their rights. The expression is not the same if the marriage is not equally recognized by the state. Even though marriage is about procreation, there are always many orphan children who need a home. It would be in the state’s best interest to allow the homosexual couples to marry, and give these children a stable home. Another argument against same sex marriage is that the bible clearly opposes it, and it is non-traditional. Just because the bible does not support same-sex marriage does not mean that it should be banned. The First Amendment requires the state to remain neutral amongst religions, as well as between religion and non-religion. If the state shows preference for Christianity, then it is violating the First Amendment. The state must be accepting of other views on marriage, not just that of Christianity. In order to ensure equal protection to all people, the state must either allow gay marriage, or eliminate marriage altogether. Since heterosexual marriage will never go away, the state’s only real option is to legalize gay marriage to ensure that no one is discriminated against because of their sexuality. I’m also going to take on the arguments that homosexuality is unnatural.