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Hasn't the meaning of marriage been broken for a long time?

The primary argument against gay marriage is that it goes against what marriage stands for. This isn't focused so much on gay marriage but rather other arguments of marriage. Based on what I understand, isn't what many people believe marriage to be is a religious joining of a single man and woman to stay together for the rest of their lives and bring children into the world?

Based on the religion part, have there not been atheists that have gotten married? Doesn't that clearly go against the religious part of marriage or having any God be part of it? What if people of two different religions married? Does that go against marriage or not? So if atheists are indeed going against the meaning of marriage, how come those against gay marriage because of ruining the meaning of marriage don't go after atheists wanting to marry? Religious or man and woman, the point is, based on the meaning of marriage I brought up, why does one get away but not the other? From what I understand, religion isn't a factor in who can marry who nowadays. So why ain't those who strongly believe in keeping the meaning of marriage intact going after those non-religion people getting married? I know, it could be argued that atheism is a religion, but I'm going by what many people think in that it isn't, just like thinking marriage must not be ruined.

Now what about actually staying together for life? Isn't one of the key points of marriage is for the couple to stay together for the rest of their lives? Isn't divorce supposed to be avoided? Isn't the divorce rate pretty high in America, like close to half of all marriages? Not counting marriages that end because of abuse, what about people that end a marriage because they jumped into it too soon and figured out they wasn't with the right person? Seeing how they already broken the above meaning of marriage, should they be banned from ever getting married again?

As for bringing children into the world, what if the couple doesn't plan on having kids? Should they be forced to divorce, regardless of how much they love each other and how perfect that may be together? What if one or both people in the relationship is unable to do what is needed to produce a baby like due to medical reasons? Should they never be allowed to get married? What about elders, who's bodies likely would have naturally stop being able to give birth? Should they not be able to get married and told "too late now, should have done this a lot sooner", despite being able to usually live for a good 20 years or more?

So based on everything I brought up, isn't the meaning of marriage already broken in more then one way? How come I hardly hear anyone taking steps against those besides gay marriage, as the above also goes against marriage? Avoiding divorce and having children might have been things people did worked toward, but what about non-religion people getting married? As for civil unions, that's often brought up as an option for same-sex couples to get similar rights to marriage. Based on this, shouldn't that also mean the other stuff against marriage, like non-religious people, those wanting to remarry, and those that don't have children all be given the same civil union treatment? How can it (stopping) go one way (same-sex) and not the other (everything else?)

My point is, why only stop at same-sex couples for those who believe the meaning of marriage would be ruined? Why not also go after everything else that threatens to ruin the meaning, which is already and already been happening? Personally, I believe that the meaning of marriage shouldn't be limited to what it used to be and that same-sex couples should in fact be allowed to get married, but that's not the point of everything I just said, but only added in before people have misunderstandings from where I'm coming from.
  • Yes, you are correct
    The Bible does give reasons and regulations for successful marriages.
    You should marry into the same belief system or the marriage is doomed. Now this is based on what Hebrew concept of marriage really is. THis also gets confusing, because many people interpret this to mean same color or race, but the Bible does NOT condemn different races getting married, it is condemning different religions getting married.
    In order to marry, you must believe in God and accept Him and skin color does not matter here.

    Yes, there are many pastors and denoms that will refuse to marry you, if you are not both Christians. My pastor and church is one of those. American Baptists Assoc., in case you are wondering.
    Voted for by frndofyaweh.
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