OK, so I'm sure its been asked before, but since the subject seems to be able to wander away from the OP pretty quickly, I thought I'd try to ask something highly specific, in the hope of getting a specific answer.
I'm not asking for Biblical justification, I'm not interested in a semantic debate over what is "natural" or not, heck, for the purpose of this discussion, we can even take it as a given that homosexual marriage is wrong so far as God is concerned.
But here is the question... Again and again we hear that the reason secular homosexual marriage can't be allowed is because it would "damage marriage" or "devalue the institution" or similar. So, what I'd really like to hear is an explanation of how, exactly, homosexuals getting married would have any impact on anyone else's relationship?
So, to people who are against recognition of same sex marriage, imagine that same sex marriage will be recognised by the secular government in your jurisdiction tomorrow. From tommorrow onwards, homosexuals can get married and have the exact same rights and responsibilities as any heterosexual married couple. So... how will this in anyway effect your marriage, or your future marriage?
I'm not asking for Biblical justification, I'm not interested in a semantic debate over what is "natural" or not, heck, for the purpose of this discussion, we can even take it as a given that homosexual marriage is wrong so far as God is concerned.
But here is the question... Again and again we hear that the reason secular homosexual marriage can't be allowed is because it would "damage marriage" or "devalue the institution" or similar. So, what I'd really like to hear is an explanation of how, exactly, homosexuals getting married would have any impact on anyone else's relationship?
So, to people who are against recognition of same sex marriage, imagine that same sex marriage will be recognised by the secular government in your jurisdiction tomorrow. From tommorrow onwards, homosexuals can get married and have the exact same rights and responsibilities as any heterosexual married couple. So... how will this in anyway effect your marriage, or your future marriage?