Anti-Gay Marriage?

Question

I'm not looking for a debate, because pretty much everyone has their mind made up and no amount of arguing will change it. I'm just trying to open up my mind and understand the other point of view, because frankly, I don't get it.

OTHER THAN THE RELIGIOUS ASPECT, why are you anti-gay marriage (if you are)??

Please, state your opinion as an opinion and not as a fact. (instead of "Gay people are crazy!!1!one!!!" say "I feel that homosexuals are crazier than heterosexuals")

Answer 1

An objection to Gay Marriage - God free as requested.

Marriage has two very different aspects, Ceremonial & Legal.

Gays have every right to throw a commitment party. Dress up, bake a cake, do the two tux lip lock, no body cares. (Well, OK, nobody with a badge & gun cares)

What’s being fought over is Legal Marriage. Legal marriage is about money. To be quite blunt, it is more or less the process of attaching a man’s wallet to a woman’s offspring.

Raising children takes time and money. And the typical arrangement has women giving most of the time, and men providing most of the money. If the man and his financial support leave, the soccer mom becomes a single mom, who now faces the incredible hardship of providing both the time and money.

At the heart of our marriage laws is a good faith attempt to minimize this hardship. Since the man shares the responsibility for creating the children, he is not legally allowed to avoid the financial consequences.

So how would marriage laws apply to homosexuals? ….. Well the bottom line is, they wouldn’t.

When homosexual couples without children divorce, it’s about which ‘roommate’ owes the other alimony. Fun for the lawyers perhaps, but who honestly thinks ex- roommates deserve alimony?

When gay couples with children divorce, the process is one of forcing individuals to pay for children they did not create.

Either way this means Gay Legal Marriage is, in essence, society helping homosexuals mistreat each other.

The only meaningful perk of gay marriage, is that it allows gay males to share, corporately speaking, the same insurance group as a soccer moms.

Now the gay community has every right to seek government funding to help solve problems associated with a high risk sexual lifestyle; but this should NOT include using marriage laws to access funds earmarked for women and children.

Have a ceremony, live together, love each other. You really are in a very tolerant society.

But STOP trying to access social perks meant for breeders, or funds meant for children. Shame on you.

Answer 2

Logically, LGBT doesn't make a whole lot of sense. For instance, a male cat typically (always) would mate with a female. Pretending that you were just born gay is baloney. The point of marriage is for reproduction. If you think about it, being gay and attacking others for opposing your way of life can bring others down.

Answer 3

I feel that marriage between a man and a woman is about starting a family, showing that you are committed to one another, and ready to have children. It is also about a commitment to stay together until the children are raised. It is more than just a sexual commitment. Therefore, my question is why would a gay person want that? Most of them I have asked do not want children. While I am not anti gay, per se, I feel like they should find a label for their partnerships that reflects their feelings and attitudes towards commitment to each other that is not the same as those commited to a greater family ideal.

Answer 4

Pro

Answer 5

I'm not.

I feel that gays have just as much right to marriage as straights do.

I don't feel the government has any right to say otherwise.

I know some gay couples and as far as I'm concerned, they have the most stable relationships I have ever seen. None of them have children yet but one couple is considering it (via in vitro).

Everytime I see a gay couple that stood up for themselves and married, I want to stand up and cheer. I say, "Good for them!"

I've tried to see myself in their shoes. What if I was gay? How would I feel if someone tried to tell me that I couldn't marry my soul mate? How would I react? Would I stand up for my rights or sit back and let the government tell me what I can or can't do?

I saw a movie on Lifetime not long ago called "What Makes a Family". It is about 2 women who marry (not legally) and have a child. One partner dies from illness and the court battle over custody of the child was heartbreaking (between the surviving partner and the parents of the deceased partner). It was an excellent movie, well made and well acted. It makes several valid points and in my opinion, opens people's eyes to the concept of gay marriage.

Yes, actress Brooke Shields plays one of the gay partners in this movie...excellent role for her.

Here is a link to the story...it's a true story, by the way:

http://www.clovermoon.com/vannicola/article_egcm_20010121.php

EMT

Answer 6

Well...it's kinda hard to not get a debate with a question such as this one!! This is a VERY touchy subject!! I'm all for gay-marriage. I was raised Catholic and I believe in God...however, I believe that two people who love each other unconditionally shouldn't be turned away. I think it's wonderful if two people find true love...no matter what sex they are. I think some people are just ignorant and blind to the ways of the changing world. I think gay-marriage should be legal.

Answer 7

I'm not really sure where I stand on this issue.

Sure I believe that marriage should be between a woman and a man, but what if I was gay? Wouldn't I want to get married to the person that I love too?

And who should decide if gays can marry or not? A bunch of heterosexual congressmen? I think not.

This question really got me thinking about this issue... and I guess I'm not anti-gay marriage.

Answer 8

The practice of homosexuality is destructive to the human soul and God gave His warnings about this in the Bible. Supporting gay marriage is a sin because it means to support homosexuality.

Iniquities (sinful tendencies) pass down the generation line if they are not removed by the Blood of the Lord Jesus. Homosexuality is caused by iniquity and the Blood of Jesus cleanses the iniquities of all who accept Him as their Saviour.

After a person accepts the Lord Jesus as their Saviour, they are transformed and made a new creature in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17). So the gay person would be changed and so would the alcoholic, liar, drug addict, fornicator etc. It's the power of the Blood of Christ and the Holy Spirit in the believer that brings about this transformation.

REDEMPTION BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH

Because mankind is incapable of meeting God’s standard of perfection necessary to abide in God’s presence (Romans 3:19-20,23), God sent His Son Jesus Christ to pay the total debt for the believer’s sins and mercifully credits to his account Christ’s righteousness (Romans 3:21-28,5:1-11; 2 Corinthians 5:18-21). Jesus’ gracious act of atonement was complete and covers all sin (Colossians 2:13-14; 1 John 1:9). Salvation is not based on good deeds but according to the mercy of God (Titus 3:4-5). Believers are justified by faith; it is a gift by God’s grace (Romans 4:3-8; Ephesians 2:8-9). A true, living faith will result in a desire to live a holy, loving life of good works (Ephesians 2:10; Galatians 5:6; James 2:14-26), but failure to be absolutely successful at righteous living does not negate the believer’s justified status.

If you sincerely say this prayer, your sins will be washed away, you will be redeemed to God, be saved from eternal torment and inherit the Kingdom of God:

"Dear Jesus,

I am a sinner.
I repent of my sins.
Please forgive me and save me by your shed blood;
come into my heart.
I want to receive you as my own personal Lord and Savior.

Amen"

Answer 9

I personally feel that each person, gay, straight, and transgender, should have the opportunity to marry. I grew up in a chrisitan home and grew up to believe that it was wrong, but you know what. I can't believe that! I may not understand it but I am not against it and hope with all my heart that one day it becomes legal. My boyfriend and I feel that same way as do alot of our friends, I think my generation is the one who will make it happen, at least I hope so.

Not to mention, why should we straight people have all the fun?! : )

Answer 10

Hello!

I am against gay marriages...

My reasons for being against it are the following:
It is unnatural (Men and women were made to have sexual relationships with one another to create life, two men or two women cannot do that. Also, many STD's and diseases are spread through same-sex relationships, such as Aids), it is immoral (if we accept this, and make it legal, we will soon be teaching this to our children in schools.), and it is against my religion (If God intended a man to be with a man, or a woman with a woman, we would not need the other. Why else would God have created a man and woman!?).