Reply To: Non religious argument against same sex marriage

Curiosity,

The American College for Pediatricians is a political group, not a scientific one.

“1)To promote marriage because the government seeks to uphold a traditional religious/moral value system.”

In the US there is a separation of church and state. Its not the government’s job to enforce religion or religious practice. Plus, traditional values are not necessarily good. Traditionally, women could not vote, and owning slaves was the norm.

“2) To promote marriage because the government seeks to increase the financial, health, and social welfare of its population – believing that increasing the population and cultivating an environment where the next generation can be raised under stable, monogamous parents.”

This will help the financial, health and social welfare of the population. There are many benefits that married couples have that unmarried couples don’t. Like tax benefits and being able to make health decisions for their spouse. Plus, it’s not like homosexual people will be increasing the population anyway. They can’t have children, whether they are married or not. And I have not seen any evidence that children raised in same gender households are any worse off than those in mix gender households.