Reply #21: But marriage has always been between a man and a woman! [View All]

[drmom]

Yes, I’ve heard that argument over and over...that we need to “protect marriage” because it has always been done the same way throughout history. That is no argument. Lots of things have been done for most of history, and that doesn’t mean they are automatically right. Look at the discrimination against blacks in the US...just until 40 years ago, it was the norm (and in some places it still is, just done much more discreetly). How about the treatment of women and children throughout history?

I think we have advanced as a society because of our industrialization, and that has allowed us to focus on issues other than where our next meal is coming from, or which cave we will sleep in each night. We now have time to consider such things a human rights, and how a diverse population can co-exist and even prosper. I believe that the reason that this issue has not come up before (in recorded history), is because we have not had the luxury to allow people to express who they really are, and therefore to consider the ramifications of varied lifestyles.

It would be nice if the repukes discussing this issue had even a small amount of insight before making such statements! When gay marriage is someday legal, I predict that the sky will not fall, and that our society will not automatically crumble...although hopefully we will have a larger percentage of intelligent, free-thinking people.