Same Sex Marriage Worksheet
Why We Can't Redefine Marriage:
http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Christianity/Catholic/2003/08/Why-We-Cant-Redefine-Marriage.aspx
Was Sodom Into Sodomy?
http://www.beliefnet.com/News/2003/07/Was-Sodom-Into-Sodomy.aspx
Tom and George Urge No on Prop 8
http://home.earthlink.net/~tomandgeorge/NOonProp8.htm
How does same sex marriage affect my marriage?
http://www.citizenlink.org/content/A000008385.cfm
Good statistics to work with here:
http://www.iprotectmarriage.com/the-issue/
Questions:
On what basis should marriage be limited by gender, number, or age?
What business does government have in endorsing any marriage, traditional or otherwise?
If same sex marriage is perfectly moral then on what basis could public schools not teach it as such?
What societies have ever sanctioned same sex marriage as normative?
If there is a down side for society by redefining marriage, then aren't civil unions the best solution to this issue?
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NARTH, very controversial but they have been sifting through the data for some time now and have some pretty well researched sources.
http://www.narth.com/
This page has several articles that lead to info:
http://www.citizenlink.org/fosi/marriage/archive.cfm
Here are some stats:
http://www.citizenlink.org/FOSI/marriage/A000000982.cfm
Here is a discussion of the "sex is fluid" issue:
http://www.citizenlink.org/FOSI/marriage/A000000989.cfm
Finally, if you don’t get Break Point or see their World View section you may want to peruse it. Here is a page using the search term "marriage"
http://www.breakpoint.org/search.asp?keywords=+marriage&siteId=5&submit.x=25&submit.y=11
Response preparation to excellent questions for those opposed to same sex marriage:
1) What about gay marriage do you find problematic?
----1.1 Why do find these things problematic?
----1.2 How do these things affect you and/or society in such a way that it should be banned?
----1.3 How do you differentiate these issues between homosexual couples and the same exact issues in heterosexual couples (in my experience the arguments against gay marriage involve issues common to both homo and hetero sexual couples)
2) What basis do you feel you have to turn the personal objection you have into laws forbidding others from participating in the legal bond of marriage?
Put very simply, to protect the health of our overall society. If this were only a question of individual
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