10 Reasons Why Gay Marriage Analysis

The Student Action outreach of the Tradition Family Property (TFP) program published the article, "10 Reasons Why Homosexual "Marriage" is Harmful and Must Be Opposed." This article outlines 10 reasons as to why gay marriage should not be legal. For example, it states that same-sex marriage offends God, does not create families, will force schools to teach children to accept it, and deprives children of same-sex marriages of either a mother or a father. The writers state that they are practicing Catholics and they do not have any personal hatred against any individual. It continues to say that the intent of the article is to defend traditional marriage. The author argues that the main purpose of a marriage is to have children. However, that isn't entirely true. Both straight and gay couples want to be married for the same reasons, for example, making the relationship official gives it more substance. Having a legal marriage document and a formal ceremony with friends and family gives the relationship more meaning than just living together long-term. Marriages also give couples a sense of security that they will stay together through tough times. Once the couple …show more content…
They continue on by saying that this is proven by looking at psychological effects that being raised by a single parent has on children. However, psychologist Michael Lamb's research concluded that "the children and adolescents of same-sex parents are as emotionally healthy, and as educationally and socially successful, as children and adolescents raised by heterosexual parents." (Nicholas Jackson) Children of same-sex marriages are not deprived of a parent, this would mean that they only have one parent. Studies show that having two happily married parents is a child's best