Since we’re laying our cards on the table I might as weigh in as well.
Is homosexuality right or wrong is a moral question. Just as is having multiple wives right or wrong also a moral question. Moral questions can only be answered with opinions – which are neither right nor wrong. Therefore any legislation related to homosexuality is morally driven.
If the majority of a community, city, state or nation believe that “(substitute any majority opinion here)” then the majority opinion should be enacted as law. Because if a majority opinion is not reflected in the laws of the community, city, state or nation then this can only lead to problems – how could it be otherwise?
Why or when is it right for the minority opinion to be the dominant opinion to the point that it becomes law?
Since the majority in our state already voted to ban gay marriage then I think that a court (of 7 people) should not be able to overrule the populous vote. Therefore gay marriage should remain banned.
Personally, I don’t see any benefit of homosexuality to our society. I ask myself why do men want to have sex with women? It obviously feels extremely very good. And why we’re we – and almost all other creatures – built this way? What is the result of sex between the male and the female of the species? The result is offspring. The result is procreation. The result is the next generation of our species.
If the act of homosexuality cannot benefit the species then we, as a society, should not be encouraging it.
On the other hand, I do accept that all people are not created equal. We have people born left handed, right handed, some with autism, etc. Every person’s body and brain is unique. Therefore I think some people are born with a predisposition – maybe even genetic – to be homosexual. But I dont think we should be encouraging homosexuality through laws, television, education or other mediums – for the reason I stated earlier, that it does not benefit the species.
Our problem is that there are so many people now that it is easier for minorities to scare politicians and small courts of seven people into creating laws that favor the minority.