One of the most controversial issues in modern day politics is whether gay marriage should be made legal and even more so if it is unconstitutional to forbid it. The article "Marriage Equality Not Like Abortion" written by Tim Holbrock contrasts the issue to that of abortion by stating that the issue of legalizing gay marriage is so much simpler because there are not numerous factors contributing to the dispute. For example,when questioning the constitutionality of abortion, the rights of both the mother and the "prospect of human life" must be taken into account whereas the authors states that gay marriage does not affect heterosexual couples at all. This article serves primarily as a devises to persuade readers to become proponents of gay marriage specifically the judges that will be making the decision.
Choosing to talk about marriage equality is always risky business and always brings up a mass of different arguments. I find the article to be persuasive, and it definitely accomplishes its goal; however, those firmly grounded in their beliefs would not change their minds because of one article.
Personally, I find that Holbrock makes many valid points, but his article was saturated with propaganda and his personal views that I did not enjoy reading it whatsoever. After reading the article, I began to look up facts as to how gay marriage would affect the rest of the population, and the only arguments I could find were made on religious websites. However, the only things they said were same sex marriage would affect their personal beliefs on the institution of marriage. In this blog I am not joining either side of the argument, but looking at it from a purely constitutional stand point. It seems to me that just like what religion one aligns himself with, whether it is Catholicism, Islam, or even sadism, is very similar to his personal beliefs on marriage.
I personally support gay marriage. As you mentioned, nearly all arguments against it are based on religion, so as an atheist-agnostic who knows several gay couples, I have never had a reason to object to it. I also don't understand why people are opposed to it in the first place. Unlike abortion, which may or may not be considered murder, gay marriage would not hurt anyone. So why not let it happen?
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