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[NorCal Cat]

Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

This is my rationale, as well.

Heterosexual marriage is not harmed if homosexuals can get married.

My guess is that, politically speaking, it is in the Church's best interest to keep gay marriage illegal. Once it becomes legal, the Church faces heavier scrutiny for condemining it.

From an operational standpoint, legalized gay marriage does not impede the Church one bit, any more than legalized alcohol, abortions, or stores being open on Sunday. The Church and its members will still go about their business as before.

The Church already condemns homosexuality. I'm not sure that it would face more scrutiny for opposing gay marriage, just because it is legalized. The Church opposes lots of things that are legal.

Whether marriage is harmed or not by gay marriage is debatable. One could argue by changing the very definition of marriage in this way, will lessen the value of the institution as a whole.

One could also argue that gay marriage just further legitimizes a lifestyle that is condemned by God.