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What are the views on the legalization of gay marriage? What are the views on the legalization of gay marriage?
Gay marriage should be legalized Gay marriage should be legalized
Same-sex couples should be allowed to enter civil unions Same-sex couples should be allowed to enter civil unions
Gay marriage should be illegal Gay marriage should be illegal
It is an irrelevant debate It is an irrelevant debate
Not allowing same-sex marriage is discriminatory Not allowing same-sex marriage is discriminatory
Marriage is a fundamental right for all Marriage is a fundamental right for all
Gay marriage is beneficial to the economy Gay marriage is beneficial to the economy
The definition of marriage is always changing The definition of marriage is always changing
Civil unions provide the best of both worlds Civil unions provide the best of both worlds
Marriage remains a religious ritual Marriage remains a religious ritual
Gay marriage goes against the institution of marriage Gay marriage goes against the institution of marriage
Homosexuality is against many religious beliefs Homosexuality is against many religious beliefs
Gay marriage would undermine the fidelity of marriage Gay marriage would undermine the fidelity of marriage
Only God determines the legitimacy of a marriage Only God determines the legitimacy of a marriage
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What are the views on the legalization of gay marriage?
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Gay marriage should be illegal

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Gay marriage goes against the institution of marriage

The ideals of the marital institution are not compatible with homosexual relationships.
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Context

The institution of marriage stands for sexual relations, companionship, love, child-rearing and shared responsibility. Because same-sex relationships do not support the fundamental institutions of marriage.

The Argument

We allow impotence, a lack of enthusiasm for sex and one party’s reluctance to rear children as grounds for divorce because they are the antithesis to the marital institution. Therefore, it makes sense that we deny marriage licenses to those that do not buy into that institution. Same-sex couples cannot rear children. Therefore, they cannot buy into a key component of the institution of marriage. [1]

Counter arguments

If we accept that sexual relations, companionship, love, child-rearing, and shared responsibility are the pillars of marriage, and we reject any legal unions that do not aspire to uphold the marital institution, then along with homosexual relationships, we would have to exclude asexual relationships, relationships between couples with no child-rearing aspirations, and relationships between couples with no capacity for love from the marital institution. Also, there is no reason why a same-sex couple cannot support all of these institutional pillars. Same-sex couples can and do rear children in a loving environment. Finally, the notion that all of these components are prerequisites for marriage is debatable. Marriage means different things to different people. For some, it may mean love, for others deep understanding. For some, sexual relations are a key component of marriage, for others, they are absent. The definition of what marriage means to that specific couple should have no influence on their legal ability to wed. [1]

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Premises

[P1] Childrearing is a key pillar of the marital institution. [P2] Gay couples cannot procreate. [P3] Therefore, a gay relationship is not compatible with the institution of marriage.

Rejecting the premises

[Rejecting P1] Childrearing is not a part of the marital institution. [Rejecting P2] Gay couples can rear children. [Rejecting P3] Gay relationships are compatible with all of the pillars of marriage.

References

  1. https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/a-right-to-marry-same-sex-marriage-and-constitutional-law
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