Re: Gay marriages... dictated by religious authorities
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More likely the fear is that, 'with all these gay couples around, my children are going to think it is okay to be gay as well'.
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This is not it at all. I'm not terribly worried if one or two of my children ends up being homosexual. Really. This is one of the reasons we're expecting number 4 right now, hoping to take it up to about 8 or so.
My concerns relate to what shape society takes in the future and what the predominant values are, gays' status being just one of many related issues.
It's about whether we get our purpose from a higher place and do our best to satisfy that, or whether we just do whatever feels good without regard to the wider-reaching ramifications.
For example, a society needs to plan for the future, with part of the plan dealing with the succession of its members after death. Promoting and legitimizing homosexuality cannot be consistent with such a plan as it contributes to a decline in the population. One could argue that the world is overpopulated as it is, so a decline can't hurt. To that my answer is: let other societies decline, not ours.
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