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And to answer one of the above posts, I was not comparing gay marriage to beastiality, I was just pointing out where a few people could bastardize this whole thing and blow it out of proportion.
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When have "a few people" ever been able to force their values on others in this country? If there is this much resistance to getting equal rights for homosexuals, what on earth makes you think it's going to go any further than that, even if a very small minority wish it to be so?
This is hysterical hyperbole.
I know it's tough to get around your particular moral sensibilities... But it's a constitutional founding philosophy that all men are created equal, regardless of what your personal beliefs are. As it says in the DOI, our inalienable rights include, life, liberty and... (say it with me now)... the pursuit of happiness. Since is generally considered an institution that promotes happiness and well being, who are you to say they can't do it? Are you one of those, "I only believe in those things for me and mah kind?"
Let's take a look at the other side of this slippery slope... Since marriage ends in divorce (yeah, you moralists are doin' a bang up job of protecting the institution so far), 50% of the time... what's the next step in protecting your precious institution? Outlawing divorce... ? Where, as you put it.. "a few" could force their moral views on 300 million people.
There are two sides to every issue (at least), the solution is found in the middle, where there are no slippery slopes.