MNBrewer
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Tue Dec-14-10 10:59 AM
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The Best Argument Against Gay Marriage - And Why It Fails |
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From Slate.com "In last week's arguments in Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the California same-sex marriage case, it was clear that the main secular argument for limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples is the "common procreation" rationale. The idea is that marriage is properly limited to opposite-sex couples because they, and only they, can engage in procreation within their union. The lawyers defending California's gay marriage ban, Proposition 8, did not fully elaborate the argument—the New York Times editorial page called it a "tired, and thoroughly specious, assertion."< http://www.slate.com/id/2277781/>
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Tue Dec-14-10 11:11 AM
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1. The only argument the President makes against equality |
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is about his theological purism. It is based wholly on belief, without logic or reason or real world evidence of any sort. His purist longings for a theocratic state in which his kind are superior to others is the only argument he makes. Dogma and purist delusions, that's it.
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Tue Dec-14-10 11:13 AM
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2. that, or he's cynically abandoned his belief in marriage equality |
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for the sake of political expedience. Either view is damning.
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Tue Dec-14-10 11:15 AM
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heterosexual couples who either have no intention to reproduce or who can't (woman past menopause, man had vasectomy, whatever) should likewise not be allowed to marry. Infertility discovered after marriage should result in obligatory dissolution of marriage.
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Tue Dec-14-10 11:22 AM
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4. That's part of what the linked article discusses |
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It says that this argument against gay marriage also denigrates heterosexual marriages that can't procreate, or choose not to.
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Tue Dec-14-10 11:24 AM
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5. If that is so, why then aren't all hetero couples required by law to show |
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Edited on Tue Dec-14-10 11:25 AM by sarge43
proof of fertility before they are granted a marriage license? Has that ever been a requirement in any state? What's the legal basis, counselor or is this the Indiana Jones approach -- making it up as you go along?
And yeah that is an insult to every couple who, for whatever reason, have not reproduce within the married state.
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MNBrewer
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Tue Dec-14-10 11:28 AM
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6. Or, if they haven't produced a pregnancy within a year |
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Tue Dec-14-10 11:43 AM
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Reduce marriage to a breeding program. Those jerks have a talent for reductio ad absurdum.
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Tue Dec-14-10 01:44 PM
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8. There's been quite enough breeding. How about marriage concepts focusing upon love? |
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Are people's self-esteem so low that they're afraid of "others" having the same things they do? (Marriage rights, etc.)
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Tue Dec-14-10 02:25 PM
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9. The state doesn't have a compelling interest in increasing the population, for Pete's sake. (nt) |
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Tue Dec-14-10 02:37 PM
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Wed Dec-15-10 02:07 PM
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Tue Dec-14-10 03:18 PM
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11. This argument is pure BS |
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I'm a hetero woman who is 63 years old. If Mr Wonderful comes along and I want to get married (again) am I not allowed to because I can't procreate ????
Marriage is purely an economic arrangement which the state should sanction for any 2 consenting adults not already encumbered and religions may choose to bless it or not.
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Tue Dec-14-10 03:40 PM
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12. The hypocritical thing about their argument is |
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that they're not aiming at it at non-reproductive heterosexuals, only homosexuals. It's blatantly clear that it really is about the "ick factor" not reproduction at all!
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Tue Dec-14-10 03:40 PM
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13. That's why hetero marriages automatically become invalid if no children are produced. |
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Tue Dec-14-10 04:36 PM
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14. The gist of their "Best Argument"? Gay sex is like tennis, hetero sex is like baseball. |
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Therefore heteros can get married but gays can't.
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Wed Dec-15-10 03:17 PM
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It's the sports analogies that make it so fun(ny).
So if the two people who based their relationship solely on tennis decided to play doubles with another couple, would that be polyamory?
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Wed Dec-15-10 10:37 PM
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17. I'm not sure, but don't even think about playing frisbee with your dog. |
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