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Originally Posted by Merlocke
The questions that I have left then - are what happens to the adopted children of gay marriages? Should they not be allowed to adopt and raise children? Will these children not be able to choose a specific religion and participate in specific religious groups just because their parents chose a different path? I think that's the main reason people are so up in arms about the whole issue. It's the gateway to countless other questions that can be raised.
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This really has nothing to do with the marriage issue.
Adoption is possible today, regardless of marriage... Hell, single people can and do adopt, regardless of their sexual preference.
As for the children choosing a religion... who is to say that they gays in question aren't religious. The United Church welcomes gays with open arms and has gay ministers. For that matter, my mother is a christian and I am an aethist...
These particular issues are not issues at all.
The only issue I see that falls into the "gateway to countless other questions" is really the issue of polygamy. The arguement that if we allow this, then this will follow is a typically conservative point of view. Too much change and I don't like it.
My answer to that is simple. They are two different issues and as such should be dealt with seperately.