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For me, marriage is something more personal - something a couple does because they want to let each other, and the rest of the world, know they're committed. T
by abstractbill 18y ago
For me, marriage is something more personal - something a couple does because they want to let each other, and the rest of the world, know they're committed.
To be fair, I guess I can't say for sure what I think about whether marriage is important to kids until I have some of my own.
- kingkongrevenge 18y agoThis is the fundamental conflict here. Liberals look at marriage and see something people do to be happy. Telling some people they can't marry and be happy is just mean! They fail to see the deeper consequences of messing with tradition.
- abstractbill 18y agoYes, I think that's exactly right. To elaborate, I see the attitude of not wanting to mess with tradition as being the same attitude that used to make people say "if God wanted us to fly he would have given us wings". Perhaps messing with tradition is risky, as was trying to fly. But I'm ok with that.
- scott_s 18y agoSo what are the deeper consequences of allowing homosexual couples to legally marry?
- kingkongrevenge 18y agoIt devalues real marriage. The consequences will be much the same as past developments that devalued marriage as an institution and an oath, for examples no-fault divorce and much public welfare. One can reasonably anticipate more out of wedlock births and more divorce.
- scott_s 18y agoJust to be clear, you're seriously arguing that homosexual marriage will lead to more out of wedlock births and divorce among homosexual couples?
- wensing 18y agoWhat is the difference between a father and a mother?