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Debate:Same sex marriage ban
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- Argument: The inability to have children should not prevent marriage
- Argument: Allowing gay marriage would cause a number of other principles surrounding marriage to come under attack
- Argument: The institution of marriage is centered around reproduction, disqualifying homosexuals
- Argument: Gay-marriage will distract the purpose of marriage from child-rearing, harming child-rearing
- Argument: Marriage should be defined as between a man and a woman
- Argument: The definition of marriage is fluid and should evolve to include gay marriage
- Argument: Marriage should be defined around love and commitment, which can include homosexuals
- Argument: Gay marriage would be no worse for the "institution of marriage" than a number of other existing harmful legal unions
- Argument: Heterosexuals have done more to weaken the institution of marriage than gays could
- Argument: Allowing gay marriage would reduce pressure on gays to marry straight
- Argument: Gays strengthen the institution of marriage by showing that want to be a part of it
- Argument: Cementing a definition of marriage as between a man and a woman for tradition's sake is wrong
- Argument: Children do better with mother and father role models
- Argument: Children do not need distinct male and female parental role-models
- Argument: The quality of parenting should not be a factor in legalizing gay marriage, as it is not a legal factor in ordinary marriages
- Argument: Homosexual parenting is just as good as heterosexual parenting
- Argument: Children always benefit from two parents (gay or straight) instead of one
- Argument: Heterosexual couples often "recklessly procreate"; gay adoption is deliberate
- Argument: Gay couples are raising children now, but at a disadvantage without the benefits of marriage
- Argument: The Bible opposes homosexuality
- Argument: Religious organizations opposing homosexuality
- Argument: The legalization of same-sex marriage will lead to an attack against religious institutions
- Position:The Catholic Church opposes gay marriage
- Argument: Separation of church and state principles disallow any religious doctrines being involved in the making of law
- Argument: Civil marriages don not interfere with a Church's freedom to deny its own marriage services to gays
- Argument: Many faith groups welcome gay marriage
- Debate:Gay Marriage (redirect page)
- Argument: Homosexuality is a natural phenomenon also found in the animal kingdom
- Argument: Prominent faith-based cases that marriage is between a man and a woman
- Argument: Gay marriage's legal benefits would strain taxpayers
- Argument: Gay marriage would encourage lasting, stable commitments among homosexuals
- Argument: Non-procreation between gays is good for an overpopulated world
- Argument: Civil unions are a more politically feasible goal than gay marriage
- Argument: Civil unions would be a fair compromise and middle ground
- Argument: A drawn-out culture war over gay marriage would be socially damaging
- Argument: Civil unions can be made available to straight couples too to avoid accusations of them being "separate but unequal"
- Argument: The cultural importance of "marriage" makes civil unions insufficient
- Argument: Civil unions create a "separate and thus unequal" problem
- Argument: Civil unions are frequently unequal to marriage in benefits and rights
- Argument: Gay marriage would be met by fewer instances of cross-state discrimination than civil unions
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