| Frankly, homosexuality has remained a constant percentage of the population since the beginning of man. There is a saint in the orthodox tradition who had a male partner, and the union was blessed by the church. In fact, such unions weren't seen as "wrong" until the sixteenth century.
You can decry it, you can call it warped, you can name it whatever you please. It will not change the facts, and the fact is that you cannot stamp out homosexuality any more than you can stamp out left-handedness.
Allowing same sex unions merely allows two committed people to provide for one another. No, that cannot be done entirely through legal documents, as the courts can overturn the same as long as there is no marriage. For example, the family may succeed in overturning the wishes of the partners in court, especially when it concerns powers of attorney.
I do not believe that the government should simply bow out of any and all things to do with marriage, taxes, and succession rights. In that way lies anarchy. Taxes .....and the governments they support...are the price one pays for living in a civilized society.
I also have a problem with religious dogma (any religion, yours, mine or theirs) becoming the law of the land. There is a good and fine reason that church and state should be separate. |