Quote:
Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale
I love how so many people throw down the "defending the institution of marriage" card when it would seem your "normal", straight marriages have been doing a good enough job of destroying that institution through infedelity and divorce long before the gay question ever showed up.
When 2 of 3 marriages end in divorce within eight years, why would you feel the need to "defend the (white ivory pure untouchable) institution?"
If gay men and women want to have a "marriage" and pay more taxes then all the power to them.
|
I think it's likely the opposite. So many things have been happening to the institution of marriage in a hetero sense - such as easy divorce, making infidelity no longer a crime, ect., that some people think enough is enough. Some want to strengthen the institution of marriage, because when marriage (in their eyes) is weakened, then people find it easier to break their marriage. And when people find it easier to break their marriage, there are a lot more kids with split homes than before. Many of those kids are in very bad positions, and act up in understandable and often negative ways. And those kids need friends, often their friends are kids in stable homes. If your kid's friends act up, your kid is likely to act up. Besides, parents don't want to see anyone's kids in a bad situation.
So yeah, it is
precisely because hetero marriages are doing worse because of all our modern changes that some don't want any more modern changes. And Homosexual marriage is one modern change. I'm not arguing for or against either side, I'm trying to help you understand the other side. Cause you seem like you are having a hard time doing that.
To imagine other people's lives and lifestyle choices don't affect your own is silly. Just as silly as trying to control someone elses life and lifestyle choices.