RE: Secular reasons for and againt same sex marriage
September 22, 2014 at 10:53 pm
(This post was last modified: September 22, 2014 at 10:57 pm by Dolorian.)
(September 22, 2014 at 9:08 pm)Crossless1 Wrote: ...as far as I'm concerned, same-sex marriage is a question of equality under the law . . . period. Those opposed to it don't have a leg to stand on.
A person who is against same sex marriage would likely retort that your claim doesn't answers why the state should recognise same sex marriage and grant it benefits and would also say that people with homosexual tendencies are as equal under the law as heterosexual people in that they are as free to marry someone of the opposite sex as everyone else. So they are not really being discriminated against, they are just not being granted a special right.
(September 22, 2014 at 9:21 pm)Dragonetti Wrote: Hmmm. I could care less what others do in their personal lives. To be against same sex marriage is to intrude into others' personal lives. Why even bother? If the personal life is not directly effecting you personally, then there should be no issue.
Well, I think we can admit that legalising same sex marriage has certain ramifications on society that go beyond what two consenting adults do in their private quarters. I outlined some of the objections people who are against same sex marriage have when it comes to this in the OP.
