Same Sex Marriage

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Same Sex Marriage

• Sue Bohlin
• Kerby Anderson

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Whats Marriage For?

• Marriage begins a family. The family is the basic
  building block of society.
• Mankind did not invent marriage society codified
  it.
• one man, one woman,
• in a committed relationship,
• providing a safe place to bear and raise
  children.
• The concept and institution of marriage is always
  about children.

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Whats Marriage For?

• Those who are pushing for same-sex marriage are
  seeking to redefine it
• From the foundation for building new societal
  units,
• To
• 1) a way to secure society's legitimization and
  approval of their sexual relationship
• 2) a way to secure financial and other benefits.
• Note both of these reasons are about the adults,
  not about children.

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How Did We Get Here?

• Sexual revolution in the 60's
• The Pill
• Abortion
• Illegitimacy (Fatherlessness)
• Cohabitation
• Reproductive Technologies
• Divorce
• Gay Rights

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Why Same Sex Relationships Are Wrong

• They are an attempt to meet legitimate needs (for
  acceptance, approval and affection) in
  illegitimate, ungodly ways.
• They are outside God's created intention for sex
  --the complementarity of male and female
  physically, emotionally, spiritually
• Marriage is an earthbound illustration of Christ
  and the church, the mystical unity of the Truly
  Other.

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Why Same Sex Relationships Are Wrong

• They are idolatrous Romans 1, worship of the
  creature (sex or the sexual partner) instead of
  the Creator.
• They are destructive and dangerous
• A façade of normalcy

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The Homosexual Lifestyle Not Parallel to a
Heterosexual Lifestyle
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The Homosexual Lifestyle Not Parallel to a
Heterosexual Lifestyle
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The Homosexual Lifestyle Not Parallel to a
Heterosexual Lifestyle
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The Homosexual Lifestyle Not Parallel to a
Heterosexual Lifestyle
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The Homosexual Lifestyle Not Parallel to a
Heterosexual Lifestyle
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The Homosexual Lifestyle Not Parallel to a
Heterosexual Lifestyle

• Openly gay parents are emotionally and
  relationally broken people
• Saying that all a child needs is love.
• Many of them were taught at an early age that
  love sex.
• Their definitions of love are skewed.

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Answering Arguments for Gay Marriage

• "Marriage will encourage faithfulness and
  stability in volatile homosexual relationships.
• We need same-sex marriage to insure hospital
  visitation.
• "We need same-sex marriage to insure survivorship
  benefits."
• "We need same-sex marriage for Social Security
  benefits."

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Answering the Discrimination Argument

• Really two issues denied liberties, denied
  benefits
• Liberties
• Not true, any person can marry, with certain
  restrictions. Can't marry
• A child
• A close blood relative
• A person already married
• A person of the same sex
• These restrictions apply equally to every person

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Answering the Discrimination Argument

• Benefits are granted to families
• Society has an interest in providing a safe place
  for children to grow up and be nurtured.
• These benefits are inherent to families marriage
  is about building families.
• Homosexual relationships cannot build families
  legitimately.

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Answering the Discrimination Argument

• Same Sex Marriage is not about civil rights
  it's about validation and social respect.

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Politics of Same-Sex Marriage
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Same-Sex Marriage

• Massachusetts began issuing marriage licenses on
  May 17, 2004
• Couples married in Massachusetts can use the
  full faith and credit clause to force other
  states to recognize their marriage.
• DOMA 38 states have a Defense of Marriage Act.

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Defense of Marriage Act

• Many law journals are saying that DOMA is
  unconstitutional.
• Liberal judges are likely to overturn it.
• Possible Remedies
• Federal Marriage Amendment
• Marriage Protection Act

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Constitution Amendment

• Federal Marriage Amendment requires 2/3 House
  Senate and 3/4 of state legislatures.
• Senate failed to invoke cloture (60 votes).
• House of Representatives will consider the FMA
  next month.

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Marriage Protection Act

• Marriage Protection Act was passed by the House
  of Representatives and will now go to the U.S.
  Senate.
• Article III, Section 2 Congress can limit the
  appellate jurisdiction of the federal courts to
  consider an issue.
• An election year issue.

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Remember the 2000 Election?
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2000 Election

• Presidential election decided by 527 votes,
  change of 5381 votes in 4 states would have
  resulted in a 269-269 tie.
• Senate elections 50-50 tie.
• House elections a collective shift of 5493
  votes in five districts would have put Democrats
  in charge.

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2004 Election

• Presidential race will probably be close.
• Senate 34 races 5 open seats previously held by
  Democrats (NC,SC,GA,FL,LA).
• House 38 races are competitive, only 3 contests
  can be considered a toss up and 10 others
  considered toss up but leaning.

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Christian Vote

• 59 million evangelical voters.
• 15 million voted in 2002.
• 24 million are not registered to vote.
• One article suggests that the people who go to
  church Sunday, October 31 will also be the ones
  who determine who is elected two days later.