Heterosexual marriage is currently in decline, do you believe homosexual marriage is one of the reasons for that decline?
Yes
No
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Heterosexual marriage is currently in decline, do you believe homosexual marriage is one of the reasons for that decline?
Yes
No
Other
Gay "marriage" is a sick, disgusting abomination.
Gay "marriage" is a sick, disgusting abomination.
Gay "marriage" is a sick, disgusting abomination.
Why?
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Because it condones that which is not natural.
Because it condones that which is not natural.
I think two people falling in love and wanting to committ to each other is very natural.
Because it condones that which is not natural.
Well it is fact before the first state to allow SSM, the divorce rate among heterosexuals was close to 50%. So not sure how anyone can blame SSM on the decline of marriage.
I'm not against SSM.... but can't people do that anyway? Without the government telling you so?
They can but that doesn't get them the validation they believe they deserve...from absolutely everybody.
Computers aren't natural. Get off it at once.
I think two people falling in love and wanting to committ to each other is very natural.
Paleocon hates monogamy, apparently.
Moving on to people who have opinions that matter, yes, I believe legalizing SSM will have a mild negative impact on traditional marriage numbers, as closeted or disenfranchised citizens won't feel as obligated to take the traditional route, but those citizens will undoubtedly be happier as a result, and hopefully that will benefit marriage as a whole.
Or the legal and financial protections...
Computers are not contrary to nature.
Go find me a computer growing on a tree and we'll talk.
Nah. I tried that and the result was that equal rights were insufficient. They wanted additional validation in the form of equating their union as being the same as those sanctioned by major religions.
I'm sorry you're against providing support for something that's natural.Monogamy is not contrary to nature.
"Separate but equal" wasn't equal enough for them?Nah. I tried that and the result was that equal rights were insufficient. They wanted additional validation in the form of equating their union as being the same as those sanctioned by major religions.
I think the numbers of SS marriages would have to be much higher before they started lowering the hetro marriage rate.First, we really need to change how we calculate the marriage rate. It looks at how many females, 15 and older are married. It automatically throws off the numbers since there are states where no one can married under 17 or 18 (think one is even 19). That is a problem.
Second, there is no evidence of even a correlation let alone causation between same sex marriage and a declining marriage rate here in the US or anywhere else.