Bigot Point:
"Same-sex marriage isn't biblical marriage"
Some of the bigots who argue against marriage equality, say that same sex marriage is nontraditional and that that somehow is an excuse to discriminate against others.
We have already seen that same sex marriage is traditional, but what a lot of homophobes mean when they say traditional marriage is actually biblical marriage.
So what is biblical marriage?
*Monogamy is allowed in their view of marriages, but know that a rape victim must marry their rapist.
*If your brother dies you must marry his widowed wife, so monogamy isn't always required.
*Know that they believe it is actually better to remain unmarried, then to marry. They are actually encouraging self castration and a life of celibacy as a better option then marriage. Those advocating traditional christian marriages aren't actually that fond of marriage.
*They are against interracial marriage, and demand that those already in interracial marriages get divorced. That's right those who celebrate biblical traditional marriage are kind of racist.
*And keep in mind that divorce is seen as a hateful thing, usually outlawed, unless very specific things happen.
*They believe that those few who are allowed to divorce can never remarry.
*They are even actually endorsing same sex marriages; as the god of the bible blessed the lesbian union of Ruth and Naomi. In addition to the gay male relationship of David and Jonathan.
*They will sometimes allow you to have multiple wives and to keep concubines.
*They will allow you to have your wife and her slaves, yes they are condoning slavery. You can force your male slaves to marry your female slaves if you have the whim to do so. As an added bonus you get to keep the children they produce as slaves too.
*If your a male solder then you can force any prisoners of war you capture to be your wife.
*They want the legal age to be around 14 for boys and 12 for girls.
The people who advocate for traditional biblical marriage are often the same people who claim marriage has never changed and can never be changed, and so must endorse all of the above.
This is obviously inexcusable as not all chistians choose to be so bigoted, and there is nothing stopping anyone from worshiping a different god who is nicer to the LGBT community. It really does seem they are only hiding behind religion to try to justify their existing prejudices.
If your interested this site is a great easily accessible resource.
I wont get into the separation of religion and law here, ill save that for another time.
This baseless argument also doesn't address why moral christians or non-christians should be forced to follow christian laws.
"Homosexuality is Unnatural"
"Marriage Equality threatens religious freedom"
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"Marriage Equality threatens religious freedom"
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