[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Originally Posted by peter12

Obviously, for most generally good-natured, and compassionate liberals, the gay marriage issue is about protection from discrimination. I would disagree. As I have stated many times in various forms, but I will restate again more explicitly, the gay marriage debate is only tangentially related to SSM, but is a general symptom of an overall shift in what a family is called, and what is its purpose. I don't agree with that shift. My tolerance of homosexuality has very, very little to do with that perspective.

I see, so this isn't one of those ingnorant "Gay marriage makes my marriage somehow less valid" arguments, this is a well informed and rational "Gay marriage makesy my family less valid" argument.

Got it!