Opposing Gay Marriage

Opposing Gay Marriage Nearly seventy percent of people in the United States oppose gay marriage. There are a lot of reasons why gay marriage should be opposed. Marriage is an institution between one man and one woman. Marriage is for procreation (The Divine Institution of Marriage). Gay and lesbian couples would represent a profound change in the meaning of marriage. I strongly disagree with same sex marriage because it is against the laws of nature, society and religion. First let’s look at some reasons why gay couples think they should have the right to marry. They think that denying them is a violation of religious freedom. They also think that it encourages people to have strong family values and give up high risk sexual lifestyle.
Most religions consider homosexuality a sin. It would weaken the definition and respect for the institution of marriage. The gay lifestyle is not something to be encouraged, as a lot of research shows it leads to a much lower life expectancy, psychological disorders, and other problems. Most religions consider homosexuality a sin. Virtually every religion in the world, including the major ones in this country, considers homosexuality unacceptable. It is offensive and a swipe to the religious freedom of the majority to have to recognize a relationship they consider sinful. The legal system in the United States evolved out of the laws contained in the bible. We should not go even farther to tear down those laws. It would weaken the definition of marriage. Marriage is the most sacred institution in this country, and every society considers it the joining of a man and a woman. It makes biological sense only a man and woman can pro-create. The gay lifestyle is not something to be encouraged, as a lot of research it leads to a much lower life expectancy, psychological disorders, and other problems. Studies show that homosexuals, for variety of reasons, have life expectancies of approximately twenty years less than the general population. Just like a lifestyle of smoking, drinking, etc unhealthy lifestyles should be discouraged (Deem
One study reports that the average homosexual has between twenty and hundred and six partners per year. The average heterosexual has eight partners in a lifetime. Homosexuals account for 3-4% of all gonorrhea cases, 60% of all syphilis cases, and 17% of all hospital admissions (other than for STDs) in the United States. They make up only 1-2% of the population. Homosexuals live unhealthy lifestyles, and have historically accounted for the bulk of syphilis, gonorrhea, Hepatitis B, the “gay bowel syndrome”, tuberculosis and cytomegalovirus. Homosexuals questioned in one study reports that 43% admit to 500 or more partners in a lifetime, 28% admit to 1000 or more in a lifetime, and of these people, 79% say that half of those partners are total strangers, and 70% of those sexual contacts are one night stands. 78% of homosexuals are affected by STDs. Dr Daniel Capron, a practicing psychiatrist, says, “Homosexuality by definition is not healthy and wholesome. The homosexual person, at best, will be unhappier and more unfulfilled than the sexually normal person. It takes approximately $300,000 to take care of each AIDS victim, so thanks to the promiscuous lifestyle of homosexuals, medical insurance rates have been skyrocketing for all of us. Homosexuals were responsible for spreading AIDS in the United States, and then rose up violent groups