Why do you believe gay marriage is wrong?

Question

Remember the seperation of church and state? Therefore "THE BIBLE SAYS ITS WRONG" is not a good reason...

Also tradition is not a good reason either, since people are divorcing left and right...And obviously don't respect the idea of marriage...

So I would like some valid opinions on why people feel gays should not have the right to marry...

Just so you know, I am straight...

And the fact that people are bringing up the BIBLE (obviously you don't have a valid REASON) are missing the point...the US was built on the idea of democracy, not to be ruled by the church...

Answer 1

I totally agree with you. I'm straight also, and although I do have my own bias against gay people, however, that's their own lives, well, as long as nobody get hurts from it, which I don't see why it would, then who are we to stop them from doing what makes them happy? What you believe in your bible is your business, you might think that by being straight will get you into heaven while all the homosexuals are going to hell, that's fine, but that's between you and God, wait 'til you die and claims your price, it does not give you the right to force your believes onto others. And I know, people just bring up the it's not healthy for the kids craps. Yeah, like at the rate of divorce nowaday, that's got to be healthy for them. If we're sticking to the bible and worry about the kids well being, then 'til DEATH do us part right, why don't we ban divorce and KILL OFF everybody who ever had one since that's also against the bible...

Answer 2

There seem to be a lot of misconceptions. First, marriage is NOT something "invented" by the christian bible. It existed before the religion did, and was adopted at a later point by the religion to help bolster their numbers. Second, when you define something that has more than one definition, the item need only fit ONE category. If you notice when you define marriage the second definition does not define marriage as between a man and a woman. Third, the idea of gay marriage "producing gays" is both ludicrous and ignorant. The idea of gay marriage is to extend over 2000 rights to people who choose to dedicate their lives to one another. These are rights that are not extended in any other way. There are also rights that are given legal protection that are sometimes ignored or discarded simply because the individual involved is/was gay. For instance judges have ruled wills to be invalid upon learning the holdings were left to the person's gay partner. Hospitals have refused visiting rights to lifelong partners. Insurance is oftentimes refused to gay partners. The debate isn't about the term "marriage", but simply rights that gay people don't have that others take for granted.

Answer 3

The word marriage is originally defined as a man and a woman. If gays want to have a legal union, so be it, but call it something different. Why couldn't they have a ceremony over a legal binding contract that they create with its own name. They cannot "marry" because they are not a man AND woman.
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–noun 1. the social institution under which a man and woman establish their decision to live as husband and wife by legal commitments, religious ceremonies, etc.
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Answer 4

As a Christian, i've got self assurance that gay marriage isn't good because of the fact God meant marriage to be between a guy and lady. i assume gays could have a civil union, yet i could choose that at as quickly as couples have been the only couples allowed to have a real marriage. i've got self assurance that being gay is a decision and that throughout the time of time the innovations will grow to be hardwired to make the guy without delay grow to be attracted with the aid of people of the comparable intercourse. it relatively is very nearly like how pathological liars will over the years benefit greater connective tissue for their neurons interior of their brains to help them thinks up lies swifter and to help them submit to in innovations those lies. The greater you do some thing, the greater your innovations will adapt itself to greater efficient alter you for this habit. With debatable subject concerns like this, nonetheless, there are an excellent style of conflicting comments that relatively the only wonderful opinion for you would be your individual :-)

Answer 5

If we're going to separate church and state, then get the state out of the "marriage" business altogether.

"Marriage," as far as the state is concerned, should be nothing more than a legal contract between individuals. The state should not be concerned with how many, or what kind of people I enter into this contract with. I should be allowed to marry as many men and women as I want.

IF the state is going to be involved in regulating marriage (right now, they say I must only marry 1 person) then they are already taking a "religious" stance, so I don't see why they shouldn't take that stance and say "no gays, either."

IF they're going to "remove religion" from their understanding of marriage, then I want full freedom to enter into a marriage contract with as many people as I want!

Answer 6

i think it's wrong for me because i'm hetero. tradition whether you like ot or not plays a great deal on what and how people think. i have been "married" twice but never in an official manner by church or state. i personally do not care for either one. people do not wish to belive that they are wrong about things because in part it forces them to reevaluate their standings and knowledge base.if you wish to be married by an organization that disproves of your actions and therefore chooses not to sanction them... you are free to fight them or find a third choice or option. like groucho marx said, "i wouldn't want to be a member of any club that would have me". ps. all opinions are valid, not always popular, but valid

Answer 7

I think that it should be allowed. I don't agree with it but I think this is the U.S. and your right seperation of church and state. They are allowed to adopt children now and they should be able to share health benefits. Why not? I mean straight people have a 55% divorce rate maybee they can do it better

Answer 8

I don't agree with gay marriage because in the BIBLE IT SAYS IT'S WRONG. Good enough, for ya? well too bad! it's good enough for me. lol, want another reason, ok:tell me, how can two men while having sex, make a baby? oops, they can't! how about two women? oops, they can't either! it just doesn't fit. so, how was that for an answer?

Answer 9

I personally do not have a problem with what anyone does in their own bedroom but marriage was instituted for the union of man and wife. It is a union that is to trascend any others and therefore is not to me special to only the state. It is dictated by God. If you wish to have the same rights, ie. insurance, visitation in the hospital, whatever, fine. But do not call it a marriage. Why not simply call it a civil union and let it go. I absolutely do not get why homosexuals say we "have to accpet it as natural and loving". That is a blatant crock and makes as much sense as me saying, "homosexuality is to be banned for everyone and homosexuals just have to deal. I have to understand that some people are going to do it. That I will grant you, but I DO NOT have to accept anything that I do not feel like accepting.

Answer 10

The Bible does say it is wrong and that's good enough for me. But to get all scientific for a minute, the reason gay marriage is wrong is, simply, the parts don't fit!