Homophobia

[vulcanlogician]

There are some secular grounds for opposition to gay marriage as-well.

I looked long and hard for serious arguments against same-sex marriage. It was the thesis of one of my term papers that there weren't any. I looked at the issue objectively and found nothing of any merit. Opposition to same-sex marriage is religiously motivated--period.

My own position is that marriage is a sacrament and that government should get out of the marriage business entirely; although, it is difficult to imagine how that could even happen given how useful recognition of lawful familial relationships are.

I respect that position. Why don't religious organizations simply conduct their sacramental rites privately within their own institutions (excluding whomever they'd like) and divorce themselves and their sacraments from identification with the public system of legally recognizing familial relationships? That seems like a simple and fair solution. 

It's no "affront against God" for a secular government to allow gays to enjoy the benefits of a given legal status. And at the same time, no right-minded atheist gives a flying fuck about the ceremonies that Christians privately conduct within the confines of their churches.

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Pedophilia cannot be legalized. Even "consensual" sex between a heterosexual adult and a minor is considered statutory rape.
I guess it's true: the first casualty of any war is truth. And this is war.

I'm confused...who's advocating for legalizing sex between an adult and a minor?

The FLDS.