Andrew Sullivan's Against Gay Marriage

Marriage is by definition between a man and a woman. Is traditional marriage coming to an end? Is the meaning and definition of marriage changing? There are different positions on gay marriage, for and against. In an argument written by Andrew Sullivan called For Gay Marriage, it talks about different things in support of gay marriage. In another argument written by William, J. Bennet called Against Gay Marriage it talks about different things in support against gay marriage.
In the first argument by Andrew Sullivan, it goes over the different things that help support gay marriage. First, it talks about, what marriage is and how it is not a private contract between two people but a social and public recognition of a private commitment. Next …show more content…
Bennet, it goes over the different things that are in support against gay marriage. First, it talks about the Hawaii Supreme Court discovering the legal union of same-sex couples and says that Hawaii will become the first state to sanction the union of same-sex couples and that other states will follow. Next, it talks about a conservative argument, allowing marriage in order to promote faithfulness and monogamy, and says that that is an intelligent and politically shrewd argument. Also, Bennet says that he believes that overall allowing same-sex marriages would do significant, long-term social damage. It says that it would be the most far-reaching step ever to be taken in the deconstruction of society’s most important institution and that we should not take that step. Then it talks about broadening the definition of marriage to include same-sex marriages and that it would stretch it almost beyond recognition and new attempts to stretch it even further would follow. For example, the argument says, on what principled grounds could the advocates of same-sex marriage oppose the marriage of two consenting brothers or how could they explain why we should deny a marriage license to a bisexual who wants to marry two people? Bennet says, “after all, doing so would be a denial of that person’s sexuality.” After that, it talks about a statement of Andrew Sullivan and how he as an advocate of same-sex marriage, has said that a homosexual marriage …show more content…
Bennet’s arguments on gay marriage can be compared and contrasted in different ways. First being contrasted by, Sullivan saying that gay marriage is in no way taking a step into the dark, while Bennet saying that he believes it would be socially damaging. Secondly compared by both of them talking about changing the definition of marriage and the effects of changing that definition. Finally, being contrasted when, in Sullivan’s argument he talked about the definition of marriage being changed and certain people not being able to get married, while Bennet also talked about the changed definition and why wouldn’t two brothers be allowed to get