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Originally Posted by calf
What if the same sex couple intends on raising a child that was given up for adoption? Or have one that's 1/2 half biologically theirs via surrogacy?
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There are two issues that you are conflating. The first issue is possible. At the end of the day, children can be raised in many different ways. Same sex couples or homosexual individuals can raise adopted children. In principle, I think this is perfectly acceptable. Providing loving homes for children as opposed to the state taking care of them is obviously preferable.
The second issue has to do with technological advances made in recent years, and their impact on human nature. As I alluded to, the problem that transhumanism poses to the family, and the individual are significantly different. The fact that transhumanism has become so central to the SSM movement makes me think that it is not really about this gay conservative movement to be allowed into the marriage institution, but about radically changing the marriage institution in ways never seen before.
As a side note, I don't believe that marriage should never be changed. Christianity challenged the patriarchy of the Greco-Roman pagan family, and argued for marriage equality about 2000 years ago.