The Narrow has a long, post, with references, which argues from a non-biblical point of view why we should oppose gay marriage. He makes some interesting claims, but here’s the assertions that he tries to back up with mostly epidemiological studies:
- Traditional marriage is beneficial to the public welfare.
- Homosexual behavior is destructive to the public welfare.
- The law is a great teacher; it encourages or discourages behavior and attitudes.
- Legalization of homosexual marriage would encourage more homosexual behavior, which is inherently destructive. It also would weaken the perceived importance of traditional marriage and its parenting role, thereby resulting in further destruction of the family and society itself.
- The law should endorse behaviors that are beneficial and restrain (or certainly not endorse) behaviors that are destructive.
- Therefore, the law should endorse traditional marriage and it should restrain (or certainly not endorse) homosexual marriage.
His last point echoes my assertion that since homosexuality is in the moral grey zone, we should neither condemn nor condone it with legislation. Pushing for either direction is an extremist view that hijacks government for purposes beyond its intended, limited scope.
<yawn> Has Mass. society broken down? Are "traditional" marriages being dissolved en masse there (or in Canada or Spain or Holland)? 50% of traditional marriages end without the aid of gay marriages. Are you seriously claiming that gay marriage would increase that number? And how can one possibly prove that homosexual behavior is destructive to public welfare? If you really believe that that is true it is a requirement that you support coercive measures to suppress all homosexual activity. How could one do this without imprisoning or killing all homosexuals (ie, the biblical final solution). That was tried once before, remember? More scapegoating.
More proof that xtianity is an ideology of hate.
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Not a Christian post Seeker? Check those sources again big guy. This is endless Christian hate that you love. That's all.