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 Gay Marriage Destroys Traditional Marriage (3)

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Gay Marriage Destroys Traditional Marriage

Gay marriage most definitely destroys traditional marriage. What part of the tradition of traditional marriage does gay marriage destroy? The tradition of 50% of opposite sex marriages ending in divorce.

That's right. In states that have legalized gay marriage, the divorce rate has gone DOWN.
"In Massachusetts, which legalized gay marriage in 2004, the divorce rate has declined by 21 percent and is the lowest in the country by some margin."

"On the other hand, the seven states at the bottom of the chart all had constitutional prohibitions on same-sex marriage in place throughout 2008. The state which experienced the highest increase in its divorce rate over the period (Alaska, at 17.2 percent) also happens to be the first one to have altered its constitution to prohibit same-sex marriage, in 1998." [1]

Kudos to Alaska! They are on the forefront of the fight to protect the tradition of same-sex couples getting married, getting divorced, getting married again, again getting divorced, and married a third time -- as is the case of Newt Gingrich, opponent of gay marriage who has been married no less than three times. Conservative radio clown Rush Limbaugh is now on his fourth marriage.

According to one study, divorce rates among conservative Christians, stanch opponents to same-sex marriage, are significantly higher than for other faith groups, and much higher than Atheists and Agnostics experience. [2]

Let's face it. Jesus wants you to divorce, and we can't let the gays take that away.

[1] http://gay.americablog.com/2010/08/science-duck-says-allowing-gay-marriage.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AMERICAblogGay+%28AMERICAblog+Gay%29
[2] http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_dira.htm

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Yes! We have people marrying four/five times when the Bible says you should only really marry once. We have people that are marrying the guy/girl that they JUST met at the bar. Meanwhile, there are same sex couples that are financially stable and have been together for years and want to marry. I'm a Christian, but I don't believe the whole "ruining the sanctity of marriage" thing. Heterosexual couples do that sometimes. So it's not fair at all to say it ruins marriage just because if the gender of the two people wanting to get married. I don't support gay marriage, but I do support the rights of these people, and anyone who is not straight and their rights. They are people too! I think that allowing this is great.

tjade(4) Disputed
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so you're telling me; britney spears 55 hour marriage and kim kardashians 72 day marriage didnt destroy the sanctity? but two people in love (who just so happen to have the same genitlia) can? what about divorce? i bet a lot of christians divorce now; that destroys it. so does cheating; which you all do. you guys are just so orceul with your supposed laws of god; shoving it down peoples throats, picking and choosing which laws you will all follow and which you shall ignore.

Gay Marriage foes can now hang it up because in 2015 the Supreme Court declared Gay Marriage to be the law of the land.