A Challenge

[acdntlpoet]

In light of recent discussion on other forums of which I am a member, (as well as: http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/06/print/20060603.html) I would like to pose a challenge:


The Challenge: Adequately explain how constitutionally allowing gay marriages threatens heterosexual marriages.
Sub-Challenge1: Conversely, explain how constitutionally -banning- gay marriages works to strengthen heterosexual marriages.
Sub-Challenge2: Break your response into separate political and theological arguments.

Any response must be coherent, logical, and not based solely on Biblical law taken from Leviticus.
The best, rock-solid explanation gets the prize.

The Reward: The New Kids on the Block "Hangin' Tough" CD, slightly used… a “Superior Coaches” keychain... plus whatever pocket change I may have on me, which I will be adding to daily until a winner is found. (Current coffers are at a whopping total of 56 cents).

What I hope to accomplish here is to simply get you thinking… and keep me thinking as well. Hopefully sometime within my lifetime I will see the masses realize that there is no threat and marriage will be legal regardless of gender.


…And don’t even get me started on this “pre-pregnant” crap which the CDC is putting forth as guidelines for all women AND health care organizations (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/15/AR2006051500875_pf.html). Being treated as “pre-pregnant” is offensive to any Child Free (by choice) couple.

Comments

[elmunadi.livejournal.com]

Being a member of a minority that has in the past been restricted from "marrying outside my own kind" and otherwise persecuted for being of an inconvenient faith, and being in a deliberately childless couple (we could have adopted, ovaries or not), I'd be amused to discover that anyone who reads your LJ would be willing to muster the negative energy necessary to come up with a solid set of arguments *for* what you've stated in the challenge, except as an exercise in demonstrating that one is in the advertising business and therefore capable of *any* depraved act.

btw - hey! nice wheels.
- Husam

[acdntlpoet.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes, see it was a nearly rhetorical challenge since most of my friends are in agreement. You are also correct in that it would require a level of negativity not often seen within groups of friends.

And thanks for the compliments on our ride... she's a fun toy that garners more attention than I am used too!