01) Being gay is not natural. Real Americans always reject unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester, and air conditioning.

02) Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way that hanging around tall people will make you tall.

03) Legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior. People may even wish to marry their pets because a dog has legal standing and can sign a marriage contract.

04) Straight marriage has been around a long time and hasn't changed at all; women are still property, blacks still can't marry whites, and divorce is still illegal.

05) Straight marriage will be less meaningful if gay marriage were allowed; the sanctity of Britany Spears' 55-hour just-for-fun marriage would be destroyed.

06) Straight marriages are valid because they produce children. Gay couples, infertile couples, and old people shouldn't be allowed to marry because our orphanages aren't full yet, and the world needs more children.

07) Obviously gay parents will raise gay children, since straight parents only raise straight children.

08) Gay marriage is not supported by religion. In a theocracy like ours, the values of one religion are imposed on the entire country. That's why we have only one religion in America.

09) Children can never succeed without a male and a female role model at home. That's why we as a society expressly forbid single parents to raise children.

10) Gay marriage will change the foundation of society; we could never adapt to new social norms. Just like we haven't adapted to cars, the service-sector economy, or longer life spans.

the end is near......

What's wrong with wanting to marry my cat?!?! I am fairly sure that no one else will love me more.

It's sarcasm. Christianity is the major group of religions in America. Christians, in particular, are the only ones protesting gay marriage.

But in reality, this country is open to all religions, and there IS no theocracy, and therefore, you cannot ban gay marriage on this alone.

"08) Gay marriage is not supported by religion. In a theocracy like ours, the values of one religion are imposed on the entire country. That's why we have only one religion in America."

I dont get what she is trying to say by we only have one religion in america

They are sarcastic. But if you are against gay marriage, you're going to bash it because it's pro-gay marriage. And that's just silly.

Am I the only one who believes that several of the above statements (especially first, second, and fourth) are sarcastic?

Already two people have attacked these statements. Maybe I'm just naive, but I truly do see about half of them as a joke, especially because of their phrasing.

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Originally posted by NuShoesAgain:
Rather stupid hyperbole here. The main argument against gay marriage is that, historically, marriage has - for several hundred, if not several thousand years - has always been defined as a union between man and woman.

And, of course, history never changes. No institutions have ever changed. In fact, we shouldn't change anything from now on. Especially not anything that excludes tax-paying members of society. Oh no.

Pretty damn weak arguments.

Rather stupid hyperbole here. The main argument against gay marriage is that, historically, marriage has - for several hundred, if not several thousand years - has always been defined as a union between man and woman.