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I have wondered how to defend marriage as exclusively between a man and a woman. I have always felt that marriage between a man and man or a woman and a woman is, well, weird. Proponents of “gay marriage” have asked why they can’t get married.
Well, they can. You can marry your dog too. The only caveat is, the government does not sanction or recognize this marriage. However, if two men truly want to get married, they can still hold the ceremony just as if, they were of the opposite sex instead of the same sex.
The reason we recognize heterosexual marriage and not same-sex marriage is to promote heterosexuality. Several studies have shown that homosexual behavior is dangerous to one’s health. One study found, on average, homosexual behavior shortened one’s life span by 20 years.
That’s more dangerous than smoking. I will contend that if one of society’s goals is increasing life span, then homosexuality should be strongly discouraged. Just as we strongly discourage smoking.
Posted by Ted at January 16, 2004 9:42 PM