Gay marriage brings up a lot of questions. Here are just some examples. No, I don't need every one answered by every poster, but the big question is, are we really ready to open up pandora's box?
1. Which is a bigger extension of the definition of marriage, polygamy which is still reproductive, or gay marriage which maintains only two partners?
2. Do you support polygamy? Since bisexuality is normal as well, should bisexuals be granted polygamy? When we insisted Mormons prohibit polygamy to join the union, were we infringing on their rights? Are men genetically predisposed to need multiple partners, and thus be entitled to such a natural arrangement?
3. Incestual marriages were forbidden because children were often retarted or deformed. Now that birth control and abortion are so available, do you support uncles and neices, siblings, and first cousins having the right to marry? How about those very rare, but exisiting, circumstances where parents and their adult children wished to mate? Where DO we draw the line?
4. Should gays get benefits singles are not entitled to, or should everyone get the same benefits and be able to assign them to who they wish?
5. What's love got to do with it? Why should the government care who loves whom in relationships that provide no significant value (or cost) to society?
6. Why do gays get to define marriage as you wish, and no other groups get to define it to their wishes? How can you now justify that 4 men can't marry 4 women and share benefits and insist government recognize it?
7. If a gay has someone father or carry a child, why is the natural parent not part of the union, to be granted benefits--or should they be?
8. If one's insurance pays for fertility treatments for a man and woman, must it also pay to help gay unions reproduce?
9. When I was a child we had school readers with Janet and Mark, a dog Spot, and Mom and Dad. When a gay-rights advocate insists that gay relationships be recognized as a completely equal alternative in these books, will you support this?
10. Is it ever right for heterosexual parenting to be given any preferred weight to gay parenting, such as in adoption or custody rights, or in being recognized as a prefered situation for children when available?
11. One of the recognized problems with single parenting is that the role model of the other sex is not present. If this is a recognized problem with single parenting, how is this not a weakness of gay marriages?
12. Are homosexual marriages 100% the same, or 99% the same, or how much the same?
13. Why does society recognize marriage?
14. Is the equality of gay marriage an opinion, or a fact? If it is an opinion, should it be enforced?