The issue of whether same-sex marriage should be supported is even more clear cut than the issue of whether consensual homosexuality is a sin, which it is not. (See http://www.truluck.com/html/six_bible_passages.html for PROOF BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT that homosexuality is not a sin.)
While a closed-minded fundamentalist and I could debate whether consensual homosexuality is sin for a long period of time, there is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING in the Bible which says that homosexuals should not be permitted to love each other, marry, commit in civil unions, or anything of nature.
Homosexuals will have sex regardless of whether we allow them to marry or not. Giving them the option to pursue a monogamous, moral alternative to promiscuity and spreading disease to our sons and daughters should therefore be a good solid decision. God does not forbid us not to.
What is sinful is that we promote the sterotypical "gay lifestyle" which leads to drug abuse, porn usage, and random sex. Homosexuals are subject to high rates of depression and suicide due to the discrimination and second-class citizenship that they face from their peers, society, and their government. Heterosexuals would act the same exact way that homosexuals do if they were treated similarly by society and denied the option of monogamous marriage or civil union. Heterosexuals would be spreading disease like wildfire and would feel discouraged from entering into monogamous relationships.
I am tired of arguments that homosexuals don't deserve marriage because gay or lesbian relationships don't last as long as heterosexual relationships. Societal factors can make homosexual relationships difficult at times, and because there is no marriage option for them, there is no strong bind that ties same-sex couples together through good times and bad.
I am tired of the argument that homosexuals shouldn't be allowed to marry because they are more likely to cheat on each other than heterosexuals. I don't know where the facts come from that homosexuals in general are far more likely to cheat than heterosexuals, but let's just assume that they're true. First of all, again, homosexuals would be more likely to cheat because they are not bound by marriage or a civil union, which is a strong deterrent for cheating. Secondly, if two people want to get married, they obviously want to be loyal to each other for the rest of their lives. If they don't want to be loyal to each other, then they won't marry. Of course, there's always going to be a percentage of marriages involving infidelity, but there is no evidence that homosexuals would be less faithful if married. There will likely always be a Jerry Springer Show, by one name or another. But studies comparing heterosexual married couples to their homosexual counterparts in Denmark and other countries where gay marriage is legal have shown no statistical difference between fidelity in same-sex marriages versus opposite-sex marriages. (And guess what? There's been no Sodom and Gammorah incident in any of those countries!)
The argument that gay marriage would destroy marriage is an outright falsehood. Gay marriage would only not destroy marriage. Homosexuals who force themselves to marry heteosexuals and later end up divorcing them are those who destroy marriage. Those who encourage them to live such unnatural lives destroy marriage. Closed-minded fundamentalist bigots destroy marriage, because it should be extended to all people as a moral alternative to promiscuity and disease. Same-sex marriage does not destroy a Biblical or Christian tradition, but a tradition based on discrimination, inequality, hatred (or terribly misdirected concern or "love"), and injustice. In this sense, gay marriage could be seen as destroying a tradition of marriage, but only in the same sense that the 20th Amendment to the constitution destroyed a tradition of voting, by allowing women to participate in our democracy. Indeed, not all traditions are good, such as segregation, feudalism, and slavery. It is only when people start to think for themselves that these traditions can be reformed to be more in line with the values of love, equality, and Christianity. (which does not condemn homosexuality as the website that I mentioned earlier will prove to you, but does preach love, and not being judgemental about the sins that others may or may not commit, etc.) Marriage is something that must be defended. The divorce rate is far too high in our country, much lower than countries which allow gay marriage, which runs contradictorily to the fundamentalists biased and bigoted asumptions. Marriage must be defended, but excluding others from obtaining it, or an equivalent (such as civil unions) is not how to do it.
Finally, I will express my views about what is allegedly (according to the moderator of the exclusive Homosexual Discussion Forum) "one of the most massive and effective propaganda machines ever assembled", refferring to the alleged efforts of homosexual lobbyists and activists. With all due respect to the moderator, I do not believe that such a machine exists or has ever existed, though I would love to see what the moderator has as evidence of this.
He says, "Any challenge to homosexual propaganda is forbidden....", but I don't see how this is, again with all due respect. It is the closed-minded bigot who can never be challenged. One cannot use reason with such a person, or show them evidence that would make them change their minds about any type of hatred they have been taught, etc. If you disagree with me, I will listen to you. I will e-mail you back if you e-mail me and I will change my mind if you can show me that the evidence on your side is stronger than the evidence that I believe shows that there is nothing immoral about consensual homosexuality according to God. I will rarely be able to do that with a person who believes in his stone heart that homosexuality is sin. I don't even expect hardly any of you to read the webpage I have mentioned to completion. No, it is not "any challenge to the homosexual agenda is forbidden" it is that any challenge to the ANTI-homosexual agenda is forbidden." That is why people like me, who do not have the same opinions as the moderator are not allowed to join the forum.
What is the homosexual agenda anyways? All they are asking for is equal rights, and they need and deserve that. They are not asking for special rights. They are not terrible people asking for something that God forbids them to receive. They are just normal human people, and deserve equal rights. There is no homosexual agenda. If there were any homosexual agenda, and they did want more than the rest of us, do you think that even the best of their lobbyists or activists could legislate anything like that into effect?
Ok, I've said enough. I'm surprised that anyone actually read all of that. But anyways, read the following webpage: http://www.truluck.com/html/six_bible_passages.html
If you read it and still feel that it doesn't reasonably show that consensual homosexuality is not a sin, then feel free to write me at altruism02@hotmail.com or to chat with me on AOL IM (my username is VijayOSU).
Thanks and may God bless you all,
David