Nov 28, 2004 21:53
12 Reasons Why Gay Marriage Should Not Be Allowed
1. Homosexuality is not natural, much like eyeglasses, polyester, and birth control.
2. Heterosexual marriages are valid because they produce children. Infertile couples and old people can't legally get married because the world needs more children.
3. Obviously, gay parents will raise gay children, since straight parents only raise straight children.
4. Straight marriage will be less meaningful if Gay marriage is allowed, since Britney Spears' 55-hour just-for-fun marriage was meaningful. Also, as further proof of this I have documented a long study which strictly proves that only heterosexuals are capable of upholding the sacred bonds of marriage that. Oh, wait, I'll have to get back to this later, "Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire" is on.
5. Heterosexual marriage has been around a long time and hasn't changed at all; women are property, blacks can't marry whites, and divorce is illegal and punishable by death.
6. Gay marriage should be decided by people not the courts because the majority-elected legislatures, not courts, have historically protected the rights of the minorities.
7. Gay marriage is not supported by religion. In a theocracy like ours, the values of one religion are imposed on the entire country. That's why we have only one religion in America.
8. Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way that hanging around tall people will make you tall.
9. Legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior. People may even wish to marry their pets because a dog has legal standing and can sign a marriage contract.
10. Children can never succeed without a male and a female role model at home. That's why single parents are forbidden to raise children.
11. Gay marriage will change the foundation of society. Heterosexual marriage has been around for a long time, and we could never adapt to new social norms because we haven't adapted to things like cars or longer lifespan.
12. Civil unions, providing most of the same benefits as marriage with a different name are better, because a "separate but equal" institution is always constitutional. Separate schools for African-Americans worked just as well as separate marriages for gays and lesbians will. And let's not forget camps! If those homos get too rowdy, we can always send them off to go camping for a bit. Just look at how it mellowed out the Jews in WWII Germany!
If we really want to protect the institution of marriage, we should adopt a constitutional amendment that makes infidelity unconstitutional.