From: "Anlatt the Builder" 

On Mar 18, 9:35 pm, lorad...{at}cs.com wrote:
>
> Of course there is... Normal marriage produces children and a family.
> Gay unions do not.
>

There are many heterosexual marriages that do not produce chilren. Are
these marriages not normal? Should they be illegal?

> > Now just what is the problems with that, except it upsets your church?
>
> The problem is that you are attempting to equate non-productive life-
> styles with normal marriages.
> They are basically different.
>

You know, anybody who actually spends time with gay couples know how silly
this is. Gay couples and straight couples are NOT "basically
different." They argue about money. They fall asleep in front of the
TV. They plan for the future. Sometimes they have children - through
whatever means (and that applies to both straight and gays) - and they
raise them the best they can.

Even very conservative and/or "religious" people (I use the
quotes, because there's all sorts of wyas to be religious), when they
actually spend time with gay couples, cannot help but see how utterly
similar they are to straight couples. If you can't see this, it's because
you're not using the eyes God gave you.

The differences are only important if you think that the most important
thing about marriage is the precise way in which the married couple has
sex. (Oh, gosh! Straight couples have kids through sex, adoption, or
surrogacy, while gays have kids through adoption or surrogacy. The shock!
The horror!) Or, more to the point, your stereotypes about how they have
sex - because you'd be surprised about what some straight couples do behind
closed doors.

This focus on the mechanics of sex completely ignored what a real
relationship is all about, and is quite unhealthy. But typical of anti- gay
bigots, most of whom seem to be unable to stop thinking about gay sex.

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