| scat398 said: As much as I have no problem with two men or women marrying and living their lives I can't help but be concerned about "equality". We should not be working towards this goal of stripping away our gender. Man and Woman are uniquely different and play an important role in marriage. In a gay marriage, man or woman, they likelihood of both unique qualities being present lessens for example who will be the nurturer? who will be the dominant figure? Marriage was invented as a relationship between a man and a woman and specifically through religious organizations. It is without question one of the single most important inventions man has created and to simply change it's definition without any thought of the impending consequences is very troubling for our society. |
Those are the exact same arguments used against allowing women to work, vote, own property (and not be beaten because they were property), end of slavery, etc. Society is already changed, a long, long time ago.
Also, marriage started in the state as was adopted by the Churches, not the other way around.
In modern society I'm comfortable with everyone having equal rights, because I think the brain the most important part, and most everybody has one. Traditional 50's rolls get mixed all the time. I would rather see more strong married couples, than a bunch of unhappy divorced ones.
Interesting Fact - about same sex parents:







