In the article, Robert George argues that legalizing gay marriage would completely destroy the institution of marriage. He creates an argument based in logos as he lays out all the reasons gay marriage is a bad idea. George insists that marriage is not only a recognition of mutual love, but a bond that should be "fulfilled by procreation and family life.", which is why the government has the right to intervene. He implies that children raised by gay couples are the in some way harmed by saying, "A strong marriage culture serves children, families and society by encouraging the ideal of giving kids both a mom and a dad." He thinks that children should have both parents in order to have the archetypical family structure. He also argues that legalizing gay marriage would be bad because it would encourage other alternative a styles of marriage, such as polyamorous and open relationships.
I disagree with everything George says. By his "logic" people who can't or don't want to have children should not be allowed to get married. He also argues that children should always be raised by 2 biological parents, and gay marriage endangers that ideal. The children that are adopted don't have 2 biological parents to take care of them- it is not as if gay people are creeping into houses to steal children. Adopted children were willfully given up and would otherwise not have a home. The whole 2 biological parents thing is also offensive to straight adoptive and single parents by implying they create some kind of unfit family atmosphere.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/20/opinion/george-gay-marriage/index.html?hpt=op_bn5
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