Southern Industrial
08-04-2004, 05:38
This will be the last thread I write about gays. Conservatives only have a limited number of arguments against gay marriage, and they can all be swiftly responded to by liberals.
The following was written by Jackie Burns of Clarendon Hills, and appeared in the Chicago Tribune March 8, 2004.
>Heterosexual marriages are valid because they produce children. That's why infertile couples and old people can't legally get married.
>Obviously gay parents will raise gay children, since straight parents only raise straight children.
>Straight marriage, such as Britney Spears' 55-hour, just-for-fun marriage, will be less meaningful.
>Heterosexual marriage has been around for a long time and hasn't changed at all; for example, women are still property, blacks still can't marry whites, and divorce is still illegal
>Gay marriage should be decided by the people and not the courts, because majority-elected legislatures and not courts have historically done a swell job of protecting the rights of minorities.
>Gay marriage is not supported by religion. In a theocracy like ours, the values of one religion are imposed on the entire country. That's why we only have one religion in America.
>Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same why having tall people around will make you tall.
>Legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior. People may even wish to marry their pets, because a dog has legal standing to sign a marriage contract.
>Children will never succeed without a male and female role model at home. That’s why single parents are forbidden to raise children.
>Gay marriage will change the foundation of society. Heterosexual marriage has been around for a long time, and we could never adapt to new social norms because we haven't adapted to cars or longer life spans.
>Civil Unions, providing most of the same benefits of marriage with a different name, are preferable, because separate-but-equal institutions are constitutional.
The following was written by Jackie Burns of Clarendon Hills, and appeared in the Chicago Tribune March 8, 2004.
>Heterosexual marriages are valid because they produce children. That's why infertile couples and old people can't legally get married.
>Obviously gay parents will raise gay children, since straight parents only raise straight children.
>Straight marriage, such as Britney Spears' 55-hour, just-for-fun marriage, will be less meaningful.
>Heterosexual marriage has been around for a long time and hasn't changed at all; for example, women are still property, blacks still can't marry whites, and divorce is still illegal
>Gay marriage should be decided by the people and not the courts, because majority-elected legislatures and not courts have historically done a swell job of protecting the rights of minorities.
>Gay marriage is not supported by religion. In a theocracy like ours, the values of one religion are imposed on the entire country. That's why we only have one religion in America.
>Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same why having tall people around will make you tall.
>Legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior. People may even wish to marry their pets, because a dog has legal standing to sign a marriage contract.
>Children will never succeed without a male and female role model at home. That’s why single parents are forbidden to raise children.
>Gay marriage will change the foundation of society. Heterosexual marriage has been around for a long time, and we could never adapt to new social norms because we haven't adapted to cars or longer life spans.
>Civil Unions, providing most of the same benefits of marriage with a different name, are preferable, because separate-but-equal institutions are constitutional.