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To: Neocon who wrote (86943)11/22/2004 11:12:07 PM
From: Dayuhan  Read Replies (1) of 793895
 

Gay marriage seeks to rid us of the notion that heterosexuality is normal

Why do you say that? I think the idea is to assert that homosexuality is also normal, which it fairly obviously is, since it exists in every society on earth and apparently always has.

Heterosexual marriage is primarily, though not exclusively, formed for the sake of establishing families, not for easing the situation of couples. Heterosexuals do not want to undermine this aspect of marriage any further.

I don’t see how a homosexual marriage would “undermine this aspect” any more than a childless heterosexual marriage. There are a fair number of those around, in case you haven’t noticed. Some people choose to marry and not have children. Some people choose to marry a person of the same sex. I can see why we might not want to subsidize either choice, but I don’t see that the government should be entitled to prohibit either choice

They do not want to normalize "barren marriage", and while they may be prepared to say that homosexual adoption is better than institutionalization, they are not prepared to give up a preference for a father and mother.

Homosexual adoption is a completely different issue, since the rights of a third party are involved.
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