Frosstbyte

Touche salesman.

In a purely theoretical sense, you're correct. Any of those arguments can be made simply in support of a position without any underlying hate or biggotry. I think the responses you're seeing reflect the fact that such a contention is so purely theoretical. If an unbiased person were trying to decide "Is gay marriage a bad thing?" those statements could all be evaluated in trying to make such a decision. And such a purely theoretical person, if he evaluated those claims and found them to be true, could safely make them without being a bigot.

The real world bottom line is anyone arguing for or against gay marriage isn't trying to decide "Is gay marriage a bad thing?" They're for or against gay rights because they either have no problem with gays or they think gays are an aberrant abomination which should be ostracized and prevented from being who they are. The underlying agenda for people who dislike gay marriage is "Gays are bad" not "Gay marriage is objectively harmful to society." The second is a rationalization of the first. And because the first is a subjective, learned dislike, any rationalizations or arguments stemming from it are bigoted.

In theory, you're right. Someone out there could make those arguments without any ulterior motive in support of the theory that gay marriage is harmful to society. De facto, I do not believe anyone is making those arguments who doesn't already have a problem with homosexuality because of a subjective belief that it is wrong and people who are gay should not receive any rights which protect that status.