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Answer by Joey
>Marriage is a gift from God for the blessing of men, women and children and for the good of society
Children can’t get married…just sayin’.
@General MacArthur
You didn’t even answer the question, you just blatantly said homosexuality was evil without elaborating how it was.
Bigotry is evil, not homosexuality.
@Andie
No, that’s how YOU’RE defining marriage.
@Meredith
Since you didn’t post a single source, I’m going to take that entire argument is made up statistical bullshit.
There’s also statistics that show homosexual parents are equally fit to take care of kids as two heterosexual parents, and here’s the best part, I’ll include my sources.
And yes, there’s no proof. That’s because the theory is still undergoing research, you can’t expect everything to be proven in a day.
There’s also no proof for any religion, using your argument, all religions are invalid.
And your statement about other marriages getting legalized are completely invalid. Homosexuals can give consent to marriage, the marriages you listed have one party where someone cannot consent.
Biased argument was biased.
@rac
That’s using the argument that homosexuals are somehow cheats when all they’re doing is getting the equal rights you have.

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You see, when people get too emotionally down, they tend to get support from their partners who are usually there by their sides. However, there are also times that these needs are not fully satisfied which would lead one to actually find the solution for that need to be fulfilled from another person or any diversion. Usually, a person whose emotions are currently unstable would most likely run to the closest person they can freely let their feelings out to. These third parties are often the easiest ways that a spouse would solve his or her problems of dissatisfaction within the marriage.

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On the other hand when two come together in Holy matrimony they become the foundation of future generations. This is a beginning of future generations and the decisions of the newlyweds are what matters.

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Future Parents must Make Decisions for their own Family

A universal reality is that once a couple joins together in matrimony and leaves the house of their parents they begin a new family and new lineage. Sometimes parents don’t understand what that means at first. Because of their love and attachment they insist upon continuing to impose their own values on the new family that they consider to be an offshoot of their own, and it is. But it is independent, taking root in its new soil, and the new couple must choose for themselves the destiny of their family.It is wise and loving for parents to be supportive of whatever decision the couple makes and not try to influence them.

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