toldailytopic: Same-sex marriage: for it, or against it?

[Rusha]

I really do want to protect the child

Do all married couples produce children, Chrys? Should all married couples be REQUIRED to produce children Chrys?

 

[chrysostom]

Not always ... you don't speak for *the children*.

in most cases

 

[chrysostom]

Do all married couples produce children, Chrys? Should all married couples be REQUIRED to produce children Chrys?

no

and

no

 

[Rusha]

if you think the purpose of marriage is to protect the children, it is hard to talk about marriage without talking about the children

Chrys, should a couple or individual who is purchasing a home that includes a garage be required to own or purchase a car?

 

[chrysostom]

. . . but a homosexual couple (or a homosexual individual) can indeed RAISE and CARE FOR a child . . . :thumb:.

yes but it may not be good for the child

 

[Rusha]

Do all married couples produce children, Chrys? Should all married couples be REQUIRED to produce children Chrys?

no

and

no

Then WHY are you arguing that gay couples (who may or may not have children) should not be allowed to marry?

 

[Silent Hunter]

if you think the purpose of marriage is to protect the children, it is hard to talk about marriage without talking about the children

. . . this has been demonstrated . . . repeatedly . . . to you to be fallacious reasoning (an non sequitur to be exact) . . . which is a position ONLY YOU seem to hold.

 

[Arthur Brain]

no

and

no

Good. Then from the 'horses' mouth, the purpose of marriage is not to protect the child then. Cheers Chrys!

:e4e:

 

[chrysostom]

Then WHY are you arguing that gay couples (who may or may not have children) should not be allowed to marry?

they cannot produce children

 

[Rusha]

in most cases

No you don't.

 

[chrysostom]

Good. Then from the 'horses' mouth, the purpose of marriage is not to protect the child then. Cheers Chrys!

:e4e:

no logic there

 

[Rusha]

Do all married couples produce children, Chrys? Should all married couples be REQUIRED to produce children Chrys?

no

and

no

Then WHY are you arguing that gay couples (who may or may not have children) should not be allowed to marry?

they cannot produce children

lain:

 

[Silent Hunter]

yes but it may not be good for the child

. . . "may not be good" is not the same as . . . "IS bad" . . . why can't you admit . . . since you were given evidence of the fact . . . that children being raised by heterosexuals (single or couple) may not be good for a child either?

 

[Silent Hunter]

they cannot produce children

. . . "producing" children is not the purpose of marriage . . . as has been demonstrated to you . . . repeatedly.

 

[Silent Hunter]

no logic there

. . . said the person who NEVER uses any . . . :doh:.

 

[chrysostom]

. . . "producing" children is not the purpose of marriage . . . as has been demonstrated to you . . . repeatedly.

producing children is the purpose of sex between a man and a woman

 

[Arthur Brain]

no logic there

Hmm. You just admitted in post #1583 that not all married couples can conceive, nor should it be be a requirement for a married couple to have children. Therefore asserting that the purpose of marriage is to protect the child is redundant, as has been stated to you across this thread.

See the logic now?

 

[Arthur Brain]

producing children is the purpose of sex between a man and a woman

And if they use contraceptives? What's the purpose then? Dude, please just quit with this nonsense.

 

[Silent Hunter]

producing children is the purpose of sex between a man and a woman

. . . "producing" children is not the singular purpose of sex . . . as has been demonstrated to you . . . repeatedly.

. . . see also . . . this post. . . :thumb:.

 

[chrysostom]

And if they use contraceptives? What's the purpose then? Dude, please just quit with this nonsense.

they are then defeating the purpose