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David W. Fenton wrote:
> 
> zmn96 (zmn96@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
> : You are right religion and choice is one of free will! The question that
> : has to be asked is.... What would happen to human kind if same sex
> : marrriage were deemed o.k.? Some fail to realize that you would have no
> : way of producing off spring for future life. Then we must ask ourselves
> : do we legalize automatic birth planning methods to satisfy individuals
> : based upon lifestyle! Can you imagine legalizing breeding FARMS for
> : individuals who run under the banner of PRIDE! I did not think you needed
> : to join a PRIDE club. If you don't have pride because you are alive, then
> : in my opinion you are better off DEAD!
> 
> *BOGGLE*
> 
> No one has been calling for the simultaneous legalizing of gay marriage
> and the outlawing of sex between heterosexuals.
> 
> Reliance on the reproduction argument is an admission of defeat since the
> institution of _civil_ marriage has nothing whatsoever to do with
> procreation.
> 

WRong, dude.  The primary benefit offered to society, and the reason 
that society gives such benefits to marriage (men and women, only) is 
because it raises the next generation.

That's a far cry from "the institution of civil marriage has nothign 
whatsoever to do with procreation."

Hogwash!

> David W. Fenton
> New York University
> dfenton@bway.net | dwf4930@is2.nyu.edu
> http://www.bway.net/~dfenton

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