Dead Arguments

When arguing against same-sex marriage opponents tend to dance around the same arguments over and over again. Murray Lipp identifies and critics these arguments in her article "The Top 10 Arguments Against Gay Marriage: All Receive Failing Grades!" The 10 arguments she identifies are nature, procreation, religion, redefinition, sanctity, children, reverse discrimination, slippery slope, civil unions, and states' rights.

 Opponents who argue that same-sex marriage “is not natural” fail to understand marriage was not created by the natural world but rather by humans.

Marrying to procreate is also untrue, many couples cannot or choose to not have children.

The argument that same-sex marriage is against religion is invalid because religion should never be mixed with laws of the states.

“You’re trying to redefine the institution.” Nobody wants to redefine marriage but rather modify it as culture evolves. Just as it was modified different races could not marry or when women were considered property to their husbands.

Same-sex marriage does not threaten the sanctity of marriage because there’s really no way it can cause heterosexual couples to divorce. Unless someone in that relationship is gay.

Some opponents argue that “it will harm the children” because they need a “mom and dad” to be normal and successful. However, there is no evidence that shows kids are damaged from having gay parents.

“Religious people will be discriminated against.” Just because some fear that they will lose business because of their beliefs does not mean others should be deprived of equal rights.

Legalizing gay marriage will not lead to marriage involving animals, siblings, children or groups of people. That’s a bit dramatic. Other countries and states who have already legalized gay marriage have not encountered that problem.

Civil unions are NOT good enough. “Separate but equal” does not provide the same benefits.

States can make their own decisions on equal marriage is true, but then why do states arguing that also support DOMA.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/murray-lipp/the-top-10-arguments-agai_b_3337249.html