[A message]

The state recognizes marriage – as does religion – for one specific reason; children. Our nation’s future does not fall upon the union of two people; it falls upon the shoulders of our children. Tomorrow’s society is their choice; they will decide what becomes of this nation.

Precisely.

Society recognizes marriage between a man and woman because only that coupling can perpetuate society.

What exactly can society derive from same sex marriage? Nothing, same sex marriage can only take from society because those relationships will never give society back a future generation. Even if a marriage between a man and a woman result in no children there is at least to society a possibility, no matter how small, children could result from such a union.

For same sex relationships society recognizes the possibility for that union to create children is simply impossible.

[rmh47]

"He who thinks the old embankmemts useless and destroys them, is sure to suffer from the desolation caused by overflowing water." - Confucius

(Thank you, Margarette Sather.)

[gidget7]

Good writing there! The only thing I would add is that marriage is the bedrock of a free society. From that forms the town, the city, the county, the state, the country. It is imperative that families raise, teach and nurture the young, in a family unit, as that is the smallest society, and when they have learned within the smaller society, they enter each larger one able to contribute to those larger forms of society. It is the “Natural” progression of life. And the very best way to ensure a stable free society, not one born of selfishness.

[TBP]

BTTT.

[fwdude]

Great essay, concise and cogent. I would correct two items, though. Twenty-seven states have passed constitutional amendments protecting traditional marriage from redefinition - over 40 have passed some kind of legislation which does the same.

To this country's disgrace, one state legislative body has approved of a law allowing gay marriage - California did so this past year, but the Governor vetoed it.