Underlying the issue of marriage is not the rights of the adults but that of the child: the child has the right to a father and a mother. Homosexual “marriage” denies such right to the child. Divorce has the same harmful effect as homosexual “marriage” and should be discouraged. The State cannot force people to remain married since contracts should be initiated and terminated with consent by all parties involved.
Stating that a gay couple next door does not harm one’s own marriage is a false argument since bestial, incestuous, polyamorous unions would not harm one’s own marriage. And so far no one is advocating for the latter type of unions.
Arguments for homosexual “marriage” are arguments for self-indulgence. My indulgences, sexual or not, are more important than the needs/rights of the child. Too often today, children are just accessories (like shoes and bracelets) to some adults’ lifestyle.
But then the current US society is quite anti-child with the mainstreaming of abortion: apparently the child does not have that inalienable right to LIFE.
Marriage is not a civil right, despite the decision of mal-educated judges. Not all heterosexual couple can marry. Cohabitation is a civil right: all heterosexual couples can cohabit. Marriage should be made more difficult, not easier, to obtain.
