Argument_On_Gay_Marriage

Argument On Gay Marriage Marriage is an ancient institution that binds people into the most basic of social groups, the family. Until the Council of Trent, in 1563, marriage in Europe was conducted in private with an exchange of vows, dowry and the physical consummation of the union, a common law marriage. After the Council of Trent, those Catholic nations, required a priest and witness where as non catholic nations fallowed suite and created marriage laws, that required a minister or witness. In America during the early 19th century marriage law stated only adult men could marry non Negro adult women, mixed race marriages were not allowed to marry. The natural and historical right of marriage was denied to a small minority, from the very beginning. The justices felt that the product of such a mixed race union would cause infertile or weak and mongrel children. The dangers of gay marriage lay in a perceived impact on societal marriage systems. Many of the opponents of gay marriage reflect similar arguments of 19th century opponents of mixed race couples, that it is against God and nature. The opponents of gay marriage also correlate same sex marriage with low marriage rates and high marriage, marry, leads, heterosexual, gay, decline, society, social, sex, same-sex, same, race, opponents, mixed, institution, couples, century, after, 19th, women, witness, whom, very, union, trent, traditional, similar, second, required, rates, non, natural, nations, legislation, law