WHY - Gay "Marriage" is a Bad Idea

i like this article, i believe in God and consider myself a child of God but not Christian, for my own reasons that no one will understand, but as for marriage i have always thought it was a way to just have control of the other person, conventionally the man controlling the woman, back in the Bible days it was usually for property and to procreate and have other woman take care of the mans children and not really BE a father, just basically a "sperm donor"

these days marriage is usually to secure sex and eliminate loneliness, and for financial security, it's never been an expression of love to me, however there are a paucity amount of people that do get married as a form of love,

these examples used in the above story only helped me validate that marriage is not sacred or loving, only derogatory to one or even both individuals involved,

Well, in a free marketplace, the big corporations always dominate the little mom and pop shops.

Therefore, we should have Corporate Marriage. Join up and buy some stock and you are married. The corporation can provide any level of intimacy desired on a contractual basis. It's all legal, You are member of a private club.

Folks, I suggest two classes of corporate relationships --- the Micro-Brew of Nuptial bliss: Any group of up to 8 individuals, and for those who wish to extend their heart to many, the MegaFranchise of McMarriage.

You Betcha. A free marketplace without restrictions where the corporation can truly merge with the individual. Wink-Wink. You Betcha

Well, can't argue with that point.

I agree wholeheartedly...the institution of marriage is a failed one. Civil unions for everyone is the way it should be. If people still want marriage then go to your church and get one...but leave the government out of your marriage.

As far as civil rights and responsibilities lay...civil unions should be the legal term for everyone whether gay or straight. And these unions should not be limited to just two partners. Any number of adults should be able to form civil partnerships.

Yep, marriage is dumb. But it's the system we have, and Gays must be allowed into it.

I think that gay people have the right to be as miserable and unhappy as everybody else. Let everybody that feels the need to be married get hitched.

Sorry to impose here but this story as usual from the GLxyz what ever you call it
in BS. Voted Down again! Keep reading the bible...they have eyes but can not see, they have ears they do not listen..------------You people will do anything or say anything to try to justify your unnatural fantasies.
But I won't cast pearls before swine, you're a waste of time.

Here is a chilling thought. The Mormons have what they call an eternal marriage wherein you are married for all time and eternity. This is fine if you are one of the few that find a mate that makes you happy. Most people don't find a mate they love and makes them happy. In fact, many can't stand their mate after a short period of time. The divorce rate proves this.

Can you imagine spending an eternity with someone you can't stand?! How could anyone see this as heaven?

If you believe marriage is a bad idea, more power too you. You may very well have less suffering in your life. Oh BTW, welcome to a minority. Giggles! It’s a blast, believe me (sarcasm)!
Marriage has nothing to do with a god or gods, it has everything to do with Biological Imperative (desiring, having and raising children). Unless you and your mate have lots of resources, a million bucks and a nanny or two, marriage is the easiest and most common way in a tribe or society to be successful in Biological Imperative.
Couples who can have children, or who do not want or cannot have children together still have the evolutionarily programmed drive to fall in love. Why? Because love feels good, and it did not kill off those that do not have kids. Therefore, the trait to fall in love and be in love remains. Love is an emotional response we evolved to stick together to raise up our helpless children until they are about 14 years old in a natural environment.
Even back in “cave man” days, a couple could break up. Therefore, to assure the success in child rearing and consequently the success of the entire tribe, Human Beings ritualized. Back then, Pop-in-law might hit you with a club if you tried to run off from his daughter with which you had six kids. However, people found it helped to frighten you with damnation by placing you before a supernatural Being, like a god or gods, and swearing to stay together.
Today we frighten you with the law. People have kids to be cared for, and resources they want or need to retain. Therefore, the law developed to replace the fear of god or gods and it actually works better to share up the common resources of the couple. I say better because back in the day, if you left your wife, your resources may be taken from you with a spear in your liver.
Society (the mega tribe) today encourages marriage between reproducing couples by giving them tax breaks and other benefits. This helps assures the next generation and the survival of society.
So what about people who cannot or do not want to have children? Those folks still have the emotional desire to love, and be with someone forever, a behavior evolved into us in order to raise children successfully. Law should fulfill those desires. It is unjust to deny anyone the same social benefits of marriage as a couple that can or will reproduce. It is also morally unjust to deny someone the emotional fulfillment they can get from a ritualized and/or legal pair bonding, or marriage.
The screaming question here is why, in a modern society, get married or pair bond at all? Hunger. Because we are driven to reproduce, we developed an emotional hunger for love. We hunger to be with someone. We hunger to feel safe with someone beside us as we go through our lives. It is as hard wired an emotional and physical desire as hunger for food. The only thing other then love, that can stem that hunger is drugs, like heroin or the like. Honestly, most heroin addicts will tell you they suffer from the hunger of loneliness. It is such a terrible hunger; they turn to drugs to ease the pain. Think of that the next time you see a “Hype” in an alleyway.
You can believe you are somehow superior if you have no desire to ever get married or even live with someone. That’s cool, rock on then! You can get away with that belief especially in the modern environment where reproducing and species survival does not demand you participation. It may even be advantageous to certain individuals in modern society. However, most everyone else is emotionally hard wired to pair bond, and/or get married. With all it’s legally binding advantages and traps, it is what most people desire for and suffer for until they have it. No one should be denied the option to be happy and end their pain of loneliness.
For all you religious people that hate gays (GLBT), Jesus said: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.”
How can you fulfill that commandment by denying fulfillment in love and marriage to anyone?

"BECAUSE - "Marriage" IS a Bad Idea" . . . indeed!

I'll see your +^d, and raise it to "recommend"

its nice to know that you spend your waking hours contemplating about GOD...god wins in the end..

yes marriage is a bad idea all together... you spend your life savings on a ring and the sex ends...

So, when you say "why gay marriage is a bad idea",
You mean gay as in happy.

I wonder what 50 sheckles of silver turns into,....adjusted for inflation ?

( This part is a hoot ! You just have to maintain some savings, I suppose )

--Deuteronomy 22:28-29 offers another, even more vile, path to marriage:
If a man happens to meet a virgin who is not pledged to be married and rapes her and they are discovered, he shall pay the girl's father fifty shekels of silver. He must marry the girl, for he has violated her. He can never divorce her as long as he lives.
This law appears not once but twice in the Bible. It is repeated in Exodus 22:16:
If a man seduces a virgin who is not pledged to be married and sleeps with her, he must pay the bride-price, and she shall be his wife.
Note that, according to the Bible, the only valid marriage is to a woman who is a virgin. This law is laid down in Deuteronomy chapter 22, verse 13 through 21. If a woman is not a virgin, she must be put to death.

.....of course,....I guess DIVORCE is fun....