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Why a Good Person Can Vote Against Same-Sex Marriage

du2 Wrote: Nov 04, 2012 3:08 PM

Typo, that should read NOW that both partners have equal standing in the law and ARE essentially without LEGAL gender that the gov't can assign, then there isn't much point in keeping gay couples from marrying on that basis. This is NOT at the expense of op sex marriage, any more than non parent married couples exist at the expense of parental married couples. It really doesn't make any sense to keep custodial committed gay couples FROM being self reliant, responsible to each other and their children. Who ELSE is going to be? And how are THEIR children less deserving of the stability of married parents than OTHER children?

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Why a Good Person Can Vote Against Same-Sex Marriage

Next week voters in Maine, Maryland and Washington will vote on whether to redefine marriage to include same-sex couples.

Given that there are good people on both sides of this issue, how are we to explain their opposing views?

The primary explanation is this: Proponents and opponents ask two different questions.

Proponents of same-sex marriage ask: Is keeping the definition of marriage as man-woman fair to gays? Opponents of same-sex marriage ask: Is same-sex marriage good for society?

Few on either side honestly address the question of the other side. Opponents of same-sex marriage rarely acknowledge...