Argument:
1.)Being gay is not natural....
Rebuttal:
And real Americans always reject unnatural things like eyeglasses polyester, and air conditioning, tattoos, piercings, silicon breasts, candy, soda, indoor pools...
2.)Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay.....
In the same way that hanging around tall people will make you tall.
3) Legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior.....
3) 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 and can sign a marriage contract. Lamps are next. Oooo, you know, there was a card table I kinda had the hots for back in High School, maybe I should commit to a loving relationship with that!
4) Straight marriage has been around a long time and hasn't changed at all;.....
Yeah, that makes sense. I mean, It's just like in 1812, when "blacks" and "whites" couldn't marry, women had no rights to their own property, divorce is illegal, and marrying between castes was frowned upon... exactly like that.
5) Straight marriage will be less meaningful if gay marriage were allowed;.....
And we can't let the sanctity of Britney Spears' 55-hour just-for-fun marriage be destroyed... Really? Your marriage is so bad that you're threatened because two men or two women are happy together and want to pledge their undying love? That kinda seems like your problem, not theirs.
6) Straight marriages are valid because they produce children....
So therefore, gay couples, infertile couples, and old people shouldn't be allowed to marry because our population isn't out of control, our orphanages aren't full yet, and the world needs more children. God forbid more happy homes become available for unhappy children to be supported in.
7) Obviously gay parents will raise gay children,.....
Since, of course, straight parents only raise straight children.
8) Gay marriage is not supported by religion.....
You know what else was supported by religion? Slavery. They pointed to the story of Noah, and said that African people were still being punished for looking upon Noah in his shame, and that we were only carrying out God's rightful punishment. Are you telling me you still believe in that? Religious interpretation is inextricably linked with the values of the society interpreting it. 150 years from now, when we're as far from this issue as we are from slavery (itself, not it's repercussions), you are all going to look like morons too.
9) Children can never succeed without a male and a female role model at home.....
Which is exactly why we as a society expressly forbid single parents to raise children.
10) Gay marriage will change the foundation of society; we could never adapt to new social norms.....
Just like we haven't adapted to cars, the service-sector economy, or longer life spans.... get over it. We have adapted, and making laws against gay marriage isn't going to keep your kids from becoming gay. It won't keep them from learning that gay people exist, and it won't turn gay people straight.
Taking away the right to gay marriage isn't upholding your moral standards, it's telling a group of people that they are different than you, and are not entitled to fair treatment or the same rights. Discrimination isn't Christian, love is. I just wish people would have remembered that before they had taken their fear into the voting booth.
4) Straight marriage has been around a long time and hasn't changed at all;.....
Yeah, that makes sense. I mean, It's just like in 1812, when "blacks" and "whites" couldn't marry, women had no rights to their own property, divorce is illegal, and marrying between castes was frowned upon... exactly like that.
5) Straight marriage will be less meaningful if gay marriage were allowed;.....
And we can't let the sanctity of Britney Spears' 55-hour just-for-fun marriage be destroyed... Really? Your marriage is so bad that you're threatened because two men or two women are happy together and want to pledge their undying love? That kinda seems like your problem, not theirs.
6) Straight marriages are valid because they produce children....
So therefore, gay couples, infertile couples, and old people shouldn't be allowed to marry because our population isn't out of control, our orphanages aren't full yet, and the world needs more children. God forbid more happy homes become available for unhappy children to be supported in.
7) Obviously gay parents will raise gay children,.....
Since, of course, straight parents only raise straight children.
8) Gay marriage is not supported by religion.....
You know what else was supported by religion? Slavery. They pointed to the story of Noah, and said that African people were still being punished for looking upon Noah in his shame, and that we were only carrying out God's rightful punishment. Are you telling me you still believe in that? Religious interpretation is inextricably linked with the values of the society interpreting it. 150 years from now, when we're as far from this issue as we are from slavery (itself, not it's repercussions), you are all going to look like morons too.
9) Children can never succeed without a male and a female role model at home.....
Which is exactly why we as a society expressly forbid single parents to raise children.
10) Gay marriage will change the foundation of society; we could never adapt to new social norms.....
Just like we haven't adapted to cars, the service-sector economy, or longer life spans.... get over it. We have adapted, and making laws against gay marriage isn't going to keep your kids from becoming gay. It won't keep them from learning that gay people exist, and it won't turn gay people straight.
Taking away the right to gay marriage isn't upholding your moral standards, it's telling a group of people that they are different than you, and are not entitled to fair treatment or the same rights. Discrimination isn't Christian, love is. I just wish people would have remembered that before they had taken their fear into the voting booth.
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