Anti-Gay Marriage Debate?

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I need help! So, I'm required to do an essay/debate for a class of mine, and I was given the position of being opposed to a state law that would require a state to permit same-sex marriages. Personally, I am for gay marriage and I honestly don't understand the points against it, so I'm needing some help. I've done some research but I can't find nearly enough to make a good presentation.

For those who are against gay marriage or understand the viewpoint, I'd really like to know what some good, valid points are on the issue.

If anyone could help, that'd be great!
 
There is really only one reason why people are against it and that is religious bigotry.
 
Marriage has had a definition for centuries in the western world.
It has had the same definition in America since we were settled.
That definition is the union of one man and one woman.
Marriage is a privilege granted by the govt.
The state determined that marriage was beneficial to the state as a stabilizing force and a breeding ground for future workers, scientists, soldiers and taxpayers. The US govt. decided to favor the marriage relationship via tax status for this reason.
There is no reason to change the definition to conform to the whims of a small minority when we know that marriage is beneficial to our country and its people.
If gays want relationships with eachother, that is their right. They can have unions and convey rights and wealth in that way.
 
Here are the points against it (Which by the way are all stupid and meaningless)


It will somehow destroy marriage as we know it (With over 60% of marriages ending in divorce how could it get any worse)

It is against God's will (I guess for everybody to have equal rights)

It is unnatural (It's 2 people who love each other, wanting to spend the rest of their lives together, and they happen to be of the same sex.....that doesn't really sound foreign to me)

It teaches kids that it's ok to be gay (One can't be gay, as it isn't a choice. A straight heterosexual child will be heterosexual their whole life)
 
You could say that it is a detriment to family values; outside of religious dogma, it's the only defense.

Problem is there is nothing wrong with being gay. And many gay couples adopt children that were abused in straight marriages.

Also, divorce is a bigger detriment to family values than gay marriage.
 
I am personally a fighter for rights of all, but there are two Bible quotes, (Forgive me, I don't know which) and the fact that some people aren't gay, so they don't have sympathy towards their rights, or are just unsettled by the differences.
 
There really are no valid arguments against gay marraige, so I wish you good luck with that!
 
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