So, what is your exact objection to the idea of same-sex marriage?
Thought I would let you and ONC get the religious aspect out of the way. I'm not a very religious person so that argument isn't in my arsenal.
My basic argument isn't against gay marriage as much as I believe it to be a state issue. A good discussion of this is found in:
http://www.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/06/07/052604P.pdfHope I got the link right. Anyway this was an 8th Circuit Court ruling relative to Nebraska's constitutional ban on gay marriage. Part of the argument was that the issue was similar to Loving, and the court ruled that Loving involved a "suspect classification" that directly involved the 14th Amendment. The court then talked about the slippery slope, writing in effect that states can set all sorts of parameters on marriage including age, relationships, health issues, etc. Therefore in their opinion sexual orientation is no different.
When Massachusetts first recognized gay marriage, I defended that (on FR) on the basis that marriage and family law are state issues. I still believe that. So it's not my opposition to gay marriage, but rather my support for states rights...and of course the slippery slope argument. BTW, on FR I argued against the constitutional ban on gay marriage that was being considered in 2006.
If and when the USSC settles the issue, I will respect the decision.