Gay Marriage: Why are people against gay marriage?

Question

I hear crap about god and all that, but where is the seperation of Church and state? Oh, and if it is all about god then why do we need to be liscensed to get married? Permission is granted by the US government? Well if it's all about god then does that make the US god?

Answer 1

Marriage is a man made concept. There are no marriage ceremonies in nature. Homosexuality is genetic. Our genetics are "God"s" will. To be anti-homosexual is to be anti-"God". To be anti-gay marriage is to be anti-love. There are some very sick people in the world who think they speak for God and goodness.
Later:
(Gina below just e-mailed me and said this answer is the stupidest thing she's ever heard of, that if we allowed gay-marriage there would not be babies and our species would die out. : ) So, is it a "sin" for heterosexual couples who cannot have babies to get married?

Answer 2

I would say you are partially right.
1- marriage is a concept born of religion and I believe marriage should be kept there whith each faith deciding on who they will or will not marry
2. The government has no business defining marraige either legal or illegal for gays, heterosexuals or any one else.

Solution- since for most the issue is the use of the word marriage being it has religious connotations. Let the government get out of the marriage business all togethher. leave marriage up to the church and if they want to regulate for tax purposed let them regulate civil unions. Civil unions between any 2 individuals would receive the same treatment it would not matter because gender would not be an issue. Personally I am against gay "marriage" I have no problem with gay civil unions or any other civil union between 2 consenting adults. I think many gays fail to appreciate the religious origins of marriage. This is the basis of most of the strife. So like I said lets get marriage out of the governmental lexicon and leave that to a church, temple or mosque. Now if you are in favor of forcing a religious body to marry a gay couple based on legal definitions in some states I am not with you there. I believe that is morally wrong and unconstitutional.

Answer 3

I'm not for or against gays. Actually, I really don't care much one way or the other. I do think that there should be laws to protect people from discrimination....and there are plenty already.

Changing marriage, which is a fundamental foundation of not just our country but our society, will have deep and long consequences that we cannot forsee. Doing so on a whim so that a very small percentage of folks that are different can feel 'normal' is dangerous and just not smart.

I recommend you do some research on the topic "seperation of Church and State". It's not at all about what you seem to think it is about.

The US Constitution provided that the Government (the State) not set up a church of it's own....like England had.

It was not an attempt to create a "God-less" country. On the contrary, the government of the US is strongly founded on Judeo-Christian law, morals and values...... and that is one of the key elements of it's strength.

Answer 4

Marriage is a LEGAL union between a man and a woman. You don't have to go to a church to get married. Some members of the clergy are LEGALLY able to marry the couple. They must sign the marriage certificate. It has nothing to do with the separation of Church and State.

Answer 5

Legally, a man and woman have a large chance to produce one or more offspring. Their offspring add to the population growth and can potentially become functional members of society - IE. taxpayers. Even if the odds are slim, there are at least odds. Of course, since it is traditionally acceptable to get married then have kids, our laws support this.

Now take two women or two men. The bond between them will never produce any offspring. Although women can bare a child with the help of science, marriage between two of them will not help a government the same as marriage between a man and woman could. There is therefore, no motivation for a government to be "for" gay marriage.

No that I agree with any of this, but it does paint a pretty black and white picture.

Answer 6

When you get a license from the state there are certain requirements. Drivers licenses are given to people who can see. Licenses for contractors, pilots, businesses, and tons of other things have certain requirements. Every LINCENSE HAS REQUIREMENTS... why would a marriage license be any different?

Blind people don’t get to drive cars…EVER. Businesses that don’t follow the laws don’t get a business license. When a man and a man… or a man and a dog… or a man and toaster… or a man and a toothpick want to get married they can’t because they don’t meet the requirements. This isn’t rocket science. A license is NOT a right.

Answer 7

agreed. there are so many other things going on like 30yr olds marring 15 yr olds and they worry about gays? to me marriage is about love and u can love anyone, anytime in any form. but then again y do u have to get married? its just a legal doccument u pay the state for saying u share the same last name.

Answer 8

Our law is based in "God We Trust" and trust me the bible is all about a man and woman . It will go on for ever but I agree with the bible but that is me. ( and our 4 fathers). I have wondered the question but here I am tiring to answer yours. It's hard to change our Constitution and that is one every one that grew up as being wrong. I'm straight and I feel that its the law until voted against. When it is the law than we will teach our kid's different.

Answer 9

Two major points against gay marriage are:

1) It's a public health issue.
2) It would put a strain on the health insurance industry when two homosexual partners get married. Keep in mind that the average cost to keep a homosexual HIV patient alive for the duration of his/her life is $600,000.

Answer 10

I oppose it, but not at all for religious reasons: just to keep some sense to the language. I have no problem with the notion of civil unions.