...and here's the slippery slope

I have never had a problem with gay marriage. However, I often read in response to my warning that one would then have to allow polyamory (polygamy and polyandry) as well as incest. After all, the argument was framed in terms of equal rights. I was told I was being sensationalist and ridiculous in my warnings.

Well, here they are within 30 days of the Supreme Court decision.

http://prospect.org/article/slippery-slope-polygamy-and-incest

http://www.thefacultylounge.org/2013/07/marriage-polyamory.html

Rather than saying "I told you so" (as I don't care about being right or wrong), I am starting this thread to re-propose my original position: Get government out of the marriage business. Government can create "civil unions" and cannot discriminate in any way shape or form as long as the parties are of the age of consent. However, marriage should be a religious connotation only, and those religious institutions should be allowed to marry or not marry anyone they please.

 

I can see polyamory being more likely than incest. Polygamy can not cause debilitating conditions in their offspring.

 

Why are you such a bigot?

 

Gay couples can't even have children.

 

Exactly. No defects there.

 

Did you know that in the Middle East incest marriage is allowed? In order for them to get married; they must go to a genealogist to make sure they won't have deformed babies. So if that's allowed; then it's okay right?

 

I didn't know that.

 

Yeah google it. They marry their cousins to keep the wealth in the family

 

Oh cousins! Talk about shrouding the truth! IIRC, depending on the state, cousins in the US can marry, too.

 

Isn't that incest?

 

Apparently not.

From t3h wikis: "Cousin marriage was legal in all states before the Civil War." The founding fathers could marry their cousins!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cousin_marriage

 

You're tying marriage and offspring together in order to help justify an argument, but they don't necessitate each other.

 

I thought only in America; you can only marry your "second cousins"; but in the Middle East; they marry their first cousins.

 

I'm assuming your exaggerating the pro gay marriage argument. I am not sure what to say in response.

 

Yes, this is true.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cousin_marriage

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cousin_marriage_in_the_United_States

LOL at the states allowing this versus gay marriage!

 

Can someone give me a compelling argument why any level of Government should be involved in marriage instead of civil unions?

 

Wow! Some of the states it's a really criminal!

 

Exactly correct.

 

I guess I'm wondering why you care so much max? Dont like the states weaseling 50 bucks for a marriage cert?