For this assignment, I am to write against same sex marriage. Because I am actually for gay marriage, it will be a challenge to sound genuine fighting against it. But here it goes..
Marriage provides stability for our country, as C.J. Marshall says. Traditionally, marriage is a legal committed relationship between a man and a woman. The reasons why traditions stay alive is because they are valuable and beneficial to society. Marriage needs to stay a tradition, and not transform into something between two men or two woman. Fifty percent of all marriages end in divorce, so, by allowing more people to marry, this country is allowing more people to divorce. What is best for society is for the children of our nation to be raised efficiently. To be raised correctly, a child needs a mother and a father. Children need to know the masculine and female aspects. They need a father to take them out to play soccer, and a mother to teach them how to cook. It has been that way for over 200 years, and it shall stay that way. Like Santorum stated in his interview, if anyone is allowed to get married, it looses it's special meaning. If everyone had a Ferrari, the sports car wouldn't be such a luxury, but because not everyone can own a Ferrari, it is special when you do. A child's beliefs are created by what goes on in the household. If there are two women raising the child, the child will not have a stable relationship with men. Interacting with the opposite gender is a big part of life, and if a child doesn't learn that at home, he won't learn it at all. Sanotrum even says, "There are volumes of evidence showing that if little girls don't have a father, it impacts their ability as adults to bond with men in healthy relationships." In the Bible, it says God created Adam and Eve. He created one man and one woman, not two men or two women. God created Adam and Eve so they would marry and reproduce. Marriage is the longest standing social institution; it was created for man and woman. Same sex marriage would ruin marriage for everyone and it cannot be legalized.
I like how this is a challenge for you and that you are still having a good attitude about the assignment. You bring up really good pointS (although I don't agree with any of them and I'm sure you don't either), but I think that if you just stick with what you have and also rebutte pros to gay-marraige, you will be golden. I also think that the weakest argument is the Bible, but I just wanted to throw that out there. Alrighty, good luck and nice work so far!
ReplyDeletealso talk about the future of gay marriage: what will happen to children if they are taught that homosexuality is okay. if a child lives in a gay family, they will be bullied and ridiculed at school for their parent's sin. gay marriage is a sin, in almost all religions. gay marriage would completely undermine the entire institution of marriage that has been in existance for hundreds of years.
ReplyDeleteYou might want to consider how to counter the argument that gay marriage would only help increase the number of stable relationships not ending in divorce. And therefore improve the status of marriage. Otherwise all of your arguments so far are strong (even though I disagree). It should turn out to be a good paper!
ReplyDeleteI like your point. Make sure to keep in mind what the opposing side might say and keep your arguments strong, especially if you talk about the bible because I think that that will be the easiest to fall apart. I think that a mother and a father as a role model for young children is a really strong argument as well.
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ReplyDeleteSorry things got switched up on you, but another great post--one that provides further evidence that really considering both sides of an argument can be a beneficial exercise in argumentation.
I'm anxious to see what you come up with!