Secular Thoughts Against Gay Marriage
Friday, February 13, 2009
It has been quite some time since I have posted anything, mostly due to the fact that school is overwhelming me. Despite this, I thought I would state some of the things I have been thinking upon the last few weeks concerning my last two blog entries:
1. There is no way in the world I can devote the time or the effort into a full scale argument on this issue. Therefore I will merely state some thoughts that I have had.
2. I would like to express my reason for writing the blog once again. I fear that Christians are not equipping themselves for the potential conversations that they may encounter with non-believers. So it is my hope that this blog will get people to at least start thinking about these issues before they are confronted with them. I am not an expert in this area nor do I claim to be. If this topic or subject interests you, I would highly suggest looking to other sources for information.
So lets have it…
One argument that I have seen that could be deemed credible in the secular world would be that gay marriage does not aid or help to further the human race in any way. It is our natural responsibility to continue the race, because of course if we do not, then there will be no humans left. A gay marriage does not aid society in this way because it is found outside of the natural order.
An issue that one can see with this issue is that, if you take this to the extreme then you exclude some heterosexual couples as well. Elderly couples and couples that have medical issues not enabling them to have children would be two groups. They cannot procreate, so am I saying that they should not be allowed to marry either? No, and here is why. I think the problem with this argument is that one turns to the obscure minority in the natural order to defend the unnatural order. Regardless if these groups cannot have children, that does not rightly explain homosexual couples. I cannot flesh this out completely without making this a larger blog. I honestly think this debate comes down to the definition of marriage, which I will try to explain in the next blog.
This post is meant to provoke thought and not to necessarily answer your questions if you have any. If you see that you are not well equipped to debate this issue there are many resources to help:
http://pjtibayan.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/589/ – This link has four parts and I would recommend reading all of them.
http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=83 – Another helpful link that will at least get your mind turning.
