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Indiana Court Rules On Same-Sex Marriage

Salon.com News | Debate over same-sex marriage rages on: “The appeals court said that opposite-sex couples were distinguished from same-sex couples because they can produce children and that the couples who filed the lawsuit did not establish that they had a ‘core value’ right to marry. ‘Opposite-sex marriage furthers the legitimate state interest in encouraging opposite-sex couples to procreate responsibly and have and raise children within a stable environment,’ the ruling said.”

These people have their heads up their asses.

First of all, by this way of thinking, infertile heterosexual couples shouldn’t have the right to marry. Second, the ruling is based on the invalid notion that homosexual homes are, by definition, “unstable.” Third, I seriously question whether increasing the population is a “legitimate state interest.” If humans were on the verge of becoming extinct, that argument might work. Obviously, though, we’ve got plenty of humans. Too many, really. Fourth, the whole idea of procreation as the primary purpose of marriage is archaic. It’s based on the charming idea that women, as property, would only be having sex with the man they’re married to so that way a man could be sure a kid was his biological offspring.

If you’re offended by these ideas, you should be! Marriage is about more than popping out kids, right? Of course it is! Pretty much everyone understands that–even the more “evangelical” among us. If you’re among that “evangelical” group, I urge you to take just one more small step along the path of understanding. Recognize that homosexual people are not so different from you. Recognize that, just like you, they want to spend their lives united with the person they love. Recognize that, just like you, they deserve the legal benefits that come along with marriage.

It’s the right thing to do. You know it is.