I'd like to read your opinion. Just wondering...?

Question

What is societies basic interest in preserving marriage to be between one man and one woman?

Why is it that the majority of society is having difficulty loosening the reigns on marriage to allow homosexual couples to solidify their relationships?

What affect do you think same-sex marriage will have on future generations?

What message will children take away from same-sex marriage?

Is a family any more or any less of a family just because the heads of the household are of the same sex?

Answer 1

Everybody's argument against homosexuality usually comes from the Bible. What alot of Bible readers seem to not understand is that the Bible (specifically the Old Testament) was in essence a survival manual for a very small group of people living in the desert. If they had men sleeping with one another, they would not be able to breed and grow and thus become a stronger tribe and be able to gain control of Israel. This works the same way with kosher: ways to eat that were much cleaner and healtheir in order to help the tribe survive and grow.

Nowadays, we don't really need to worry about survival as a species. There are enough humans on this planet that even if there was an apocolyptic disaster (ie-nuclear holocaust, ice age, etc.) there would probably still be some remnants of our kind somewhere, somehow. So, this whole bit about marriage being between a man and woman is kind of redundant . . . not EVERYBODY is going to start sleeping with the same sex.

Alot of the phobia around same-sex marriage is just fear of the establishment, or that the establishment will fall. Alot of people are scared to let go of what is traditional, or sacred. In this day and age, legislating marriage with such a limitation as it is now only inhibits the economy. The economy, and in turn society, NEEDS marriages. They help keep the economy going, and if we regulate marriage we will keep the economy from growing in new and interesting ways. Legalizing gay marriage can only improve the world we live in. Anybody who is scared of gay marriage needs to shred some of their ignorance and realize that to guys or two girls getting married does not hurt anybody. It is not a crime, therefore it should be legal.

And in case anybody is wondering, I'm not gay. I have an awesome girlfriend who helps me support this ideal. We have many gay friends and they are wonderful people who deserve the chance to be just as free as we are to express their love over another human being. This controversy over gay marriage is so reminiscent of the Civil Rights era, we just need to work through these growing pains and learn to accept new ideas and new ways of living.

Answer 2

Marriage between a man and a woman became the norm for many reasons. First and foremost, procreation. Other people justify the union of a man and a woman with religious references for different world religions. Some feminists say that marriage was a trade off for protection. Men basically got to own a woman and had her to cook, clean, bear his children, and sleep with and women got supported and protected from other men. The really interesting thing is that mongamy was never as important. Men could have more than one wife, but marriage was always between a man and a woman.

I think society's basic interest in preserving the union of marriage for a man and a woman is, in a way, clinging to the past. People justify marriage being for a man and a woman only by citing things like the Bible or other religious documents, which really have no place in a county which seperates church and state. There are also psychogical studies which people cite, but more are antiquated and of not much use anymore. The biggest argument seems to be that homosexual couples will raise homeosexual children. Since homosexuality is not something that can be suggested or chosen, but is a basic hardwiring in the brain of sexual preference, this is untrue. Other animals also demonstrate homosexuality, so it cannot be considered unnatural, since it occurs regularly in nature.

I think that children raised in a loving, stable, nurturing home will be healthy either way, if the couple is heterosexual or homosexual. The danger comes when a child does not have a stable home life and stable parental figures. Other consequences of same sex households could be that children who are raised without the same sex gender model are proven to have more problems pyscologically and socially (for instance, boys raised by single mothers have more problems in school and are more frequently incarcerated). As to whether this a consequence of being raised by only one parent or simply not having a male role model, no one can say. Another danger I would be concerned about is that if the same sex couple has children naturally, the children are only genetically related to one parent. If this occurs, and a divorce takes place, the non-genetic parent needs to be given the same rights as the related parent, or you are going to have an entire generation of children who lost parents because the court systems did not take into account the non-related parents rights.

I think the stability marriage provides for families and children is a positive thing, and is something that should be made available to same sex couples.

But I also think that the state of marriage in our society is in such a sorry state that same sex couples aren't missing out on that mcuh either. The state of marriage has taken a nose dive and my belief is that until we start respecting it as an institution again, that it's a state which one should envy very much.

Answer 3

Well for the first question, Society has brainwashed us for years into thinking so many different ways but as far as marriage is concerned its between a man and a woman and anything else is wrong. (2) People are people and everyone is realizing that you have to go with the times and in today's times (06) people are somewhat more accepting to the fact that if they (woman+woman & man+man) are happy then thats what matters the most, they understand they can either except it or choose not to deal with those people. (3) I think in the years to come more people will come around to discussing the fact that they are this way and not care what others think. (4) I cant really elaborate on that one too much but I do believe the children will need some counseling to deal with all the other childrens responses about their parents. (5) No, I dont think so a family is a family because they take the time out to care, do what it takes to keep the family together despite the odds against them and dont allow the world to cohearse them to thinking/believing that it only works one way.

Answer 4

1. Thats kinda old fashioned, Procreation. The bond between a man and a woman is so that they can make more Humans. When the Tribe has more members it gains strength. Kinda ancient thinking, but that is why.
2. When a man and a woman get a divorce, the court kinda knows what to do, but when Jeff and Joe want a divorce, its like, who gets the kid,house and the car? Same applies to Suzan and Sally.
3. Same sex marige will confuse future generations. I know that as a little boy, I wanted a girl, and I also know that girls wnated a boy, that is called basic social interaction.
4.Now some may not be so inclined, but I think 98% of children seek out an opposite sex for a sexual partner.
5. No, 2 men can raise or destroy a child just as easy as 2 women or a man and a woman.
I am not for or against same sex marriage. I am not for or against any Human choice, I am for the Freedom to choose ones own destiny.

Answer 5

I'm from Canada and we just passed the law last year to allow same sex marriages. I'm a straight woman but I think it's great. If you are in a relationship no matter what your sexual prefrence is you should be able to have all the same rights as a straight couple. And I don't understand why people have such a huge problem with gay couples adopting children..... There are so many kids out there that need a good home to live in and just because of someones sexual preference they are not allowed to adopt a child. That's BS. Those kids would have a loving home to live in instead of growing up with no parents. I think if there is love in any marriage whether it is a man and woman, man and man or woman and woman. Then who is it hurting? No one!

Answer 6

Wow, so many questions to answer all in one place so the post will be a long to read. I will answer them one at a time so as not to miss any. Here goes:

1) "What is societies basic interest in preserving marriage to be between one man and one woman?"

My guess would be for the propagation of the human species followed by religious beliefs.

2) "Why is it that the majority of society is having difficulty loosening the reigns on marriage to allow homosexual couples to solidify their relationships?"

Change does not come easily especially when trying to maintain the ingrained culture of species propagation and religious beliefs.

3) "What affect do you think same-sex marriage will have on future generations?"

Without a crystal-ball this one is impossible to answer because the only thing you can be certain about when something is changed is that it will be different to what it was before.

Same sex marriages will have more or less the same problems as conventional marriages because it is in human nature to succumb to temptations. Succumbing to temptation, be it in whatever form, normally has a negative effect on the other partner and that will mimic problems encountered in traditional marriages so nothing foreseeable in marriages will change.

Propagation of the species may have to change to something like cloning however that is unchartered territory and once you take that road there may be no turning back.

4) "What message will children take away from same-sex marriage?"

Children are very adaptable and are great mimics. All you have to do is watch children at play and you will see them copying the antics of grown-ups. As such, the message will be that it is alright to do the same thing. Also, what takes place inside the same sex marriage will also be taught to the child. i.e. It is ok to be abusive or it is ok to openly display affection in public. Whatever they see is what they will learn to be the norm and most probably will teach their children those same values.

5) "Is a family any more or any less of a family just because the heads of the household are of the same sex?

A family by definition is two or more people who share goals and values, have long-term commitments to one another, and reside usually in the same dwelling place. With this in mind the answer will be neither. However, keep in mind that men and women respond differently to situations and as such there will be times when a child needs will only be met by a parent of a similar gender. e.g. a female child most probably will not approach the male parent to ask questions about her 'female' problems and will struggle for answers all by herself. The same can be said for the male child as he too will not feel comfortable approaching a female parent with his 'male' problems.

Views most probably will be presented to counter my opinions such as cloning will take care of species propagation and religion is just a way of controlling the masses or some other counter points but my opinion most probably will not change.

Quick and drastic change can bring about chaos and in chaotic situations people do not normally think rationally. When a person is not thinking rationally mistakes tend to be made. I agree change is a necessary process in life but maintaining stability is even more important.

Answer 7

Slippery Slope:

Should two siblings that love each other..a lot.. be able to get married?
Should a Man marry his blood daughter?
Should a Man marry his Goat?
Should a Man marry two Ladies?
Should a Man marry four Ladies?

Where do you draw the line?

They all love each other!
They are all Happy!
They are all over 18!
They are not hurting anyone else!
What they do in their bedroom is not anyone elses business!
And their all "Happy" isnt that what its about? People want to amend marrige for same sex couples, but dont want to amend it for 3 parties in love. If 6 people want to marry each other together, than why can't they, how is that different? Do you want to change the orignal meaning of marriage or leave it as is? But its really hard to change this and that but not this. Then your becoming the same as us...Those who believe it should stay as its always been. 1 man 1 women,

Can same sex parents raise kids, Yip, are there some better than Hetero Couples, you betcha, But does that make it right? in my opinion no. Its called lowering standards. The optimal home for a child is a sane mother & Father. its natural.
What do you mean natural?
With out mom and dad there is no baby in the sack. Thats natural.

What message will kids take...I can do whatever i want as long as i dont hurt anyone else.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

A lot of people think their religion is a giant rulebook that gives them the right to judge and condemn others. Any kind of people make good parants if they care about it enough. People who are selfish because they have problems or something make lousy parants. I know because one of mine was too self-absorbed to give a damn about me. Same sex couples who just live together have been raising kids for some time now. Social workers who study these things have not found any reason to believe these kids are any worse off than the minority of kids that grow up with both their bio parants together and married.

Answer 10

this kind of a ? should be delt w/a common sense answer. put ur self in the place of the child. each sex. because they Will have slightly different out looks to deal with. both males will have a hard impact for th both kids. peer pressure will be the hardest for the male. that's on all levels of society. females at least 25 to 30% less for the female. female marriage will less impact on offspring. on all aspects of growing up. if u want normalicy for the child then stay single or marry normally.