Same-sex marriage

Here's my views on Same-sex marriage, because I think they could revolutionize the debate:

#1: From a Christian standpoint, homosexuality is wrong. There is no "but God created people like this" - God also created people who have a section of their brain removed that prevents them from killing others, so they are genetically predispositioned to commit murder. It's still wrong when they kill.

#2: From a Christian standpoint, the term "marriage" indicates a union sanctified by God. Christ says of marriage:
"I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery" (Matthew 19:9).
Yet the divorce rate in the United States, the country with the highest Christian population in the world, is 40% (divorcereform.org). If marriage is a sanctified union, it should not legal to end it so easily.

#3: Non-Christian groups are allowed to marry. If a Buddhist fell in love with a Muslim, the two could legally get married. This indicates that marriage is not a strictly Christian activity in the United States. Even atheists get married. So not all marriage in the United States is based on Christian definitions of what marriage should be, just as not all weddings are performed in a Christian church. Some are performed by a justice of the peace, some by a Rabbi, some by a Druid.

Thus, marriage cannot be defined as a "Christian" activity and thus the rules of Christianity cannot be applied to the legal definition of it. Without Christian definitions of marriage, the only argument against same-sex marriage is one of what is best for children raised in that kind of home environment. However, children are already being raised by same-sex couples, and there are many heterosexual marriages that create horrible home environments for children. Children are best protected by ensuring that they're brought up in loving, stable environments. Same-sex marriage can provide these environments. Sphere: Related Content