You have finally met the person of your dreams. You and said person have been together for a few years now, and the two of you want to get married. Unfortunately, the laws in your state forbid this. Why? Because you and the person of your dreams are of the same sex. Governments are allowed to infringe on the rights of certain individuals simply because certain groups of people are violently opposed to the happiness of people who are different from them. Is that really the world we live in? Of course not. Let's take a look into the minds of those people who are so set against letting you and your significant other get married, shall we?
Reason number one: The Bible says it's wrong. So what? The Bible says a lot of things are wrong. According to the Bible, women aren't allowed to speak in church (1 Corinthians 14:34) and people in general aren't allowed to wear clothing made of more than one type of cloth (Leviticus 19:19). I'm sure people against gay marriage would be violently opposed to slavery, which is accepted in the Bible, so why not let homosexuals get married? Do they just pick and choose what to acknowledge in the Bible because they're afraid of certain groups of people? Jesus teaches us to love our neighbors and show kindness to everyone, which I think is a more important point made in the Bible than "homosexuality is a sin."
Okay, so let's say that the "against the Bible" argument is valid. … Aaaand? This country was founded on the principal that church and state are SEPARATE, meaning we can't make laws because of religion. A lot of people say, "Well, yes, we SAY that church and state are separate, but this country was founded on CHRISTIAN principles and marriage is something sacred to the CHURCH!" No, no, no, no, no, dear. That's so wrong it'd be funny if you weren't serious. Just because we were founded on Christian principles doesn't mean you can restrict the rights of people who want to do something that WON'T AFFECT YOUR CHANCE OF GETTING INTO HEAVAN IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM. Also, what about people of other religions, such as Buddhists? They live here, too, you know. In much smaller numbers, but they're still here. Their marriage is just as legal as a Christian marriage, isn't it? And, if marriage is something sacred to the church, would somebody mind telling me why there are so many laws pertaining to it? Marriage is a sacred bond, yes, but there are other parts of it that aren't very religious, such as filing taxes jointly or social security benefits. Does the Bible say anything about that? I don't think so.
Other people who argue against gay marriage say that it's wrong because it wrecks the idea of a traditional marriage. So what? Slavery was a tradition. Traditionally, blacks and whites don't intermarry. A similar argument is that gays being allowed to marry would interfere with the "sanctity" of marriage. What does interfere with the sanctity of marriage is people who rush into it, who get married for looks and money instead of for love and end up hating each other and getting divorced. Straights are just as likely to do this as gays, so why do we let them get married? Oh, right, because it's traditional.
"Think of the children! If we tell them it's okay to be gay, they'll be converted into one of those sick heathens!" A lot of people will say that homosexuality is a choice and that gays will "convert" kids into gays… Uh, what? Can straight people CHOOSE who they are attracted to? I know I can't, and I guarantee that if you think about it, you'll realize that you can't really choose, either. "Well, think of the world's population! If we allow gay marriage, the human race will go extinct because we'll stop producing children!" …Uh, what? First of all, there are close to seven BILLION people in the world, and that number is expected to increase by approximately 77 million people every year. Second of all, think of all the unmarried mothers there are, and all the unfertile women and impotent men. Marriage doesn't dictate whether or not children are produced. However, it DOES dictate whether or not a couple can adopt a kid. Some will argue that gay couples wouldn't make good parents, which, by the way, is a completely unfounded fear, and even if they DIDN'T make good parents, neither do abusive parents, and neither do crowded orphanages, and neither does bouncing from foster family to foster family. Compared to those options, I think being raised by a loving gay couple seems fairly reasonable.
These are just a few of the most prominentarguments against gay marriage and why they're bigoted, uneducated, and generally invalid. There are so many more reasons why gay marriage should be legalized in the world, and I sincerely hope that prejudices against gays will not be allowed to thrive much longer.
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