There is nothing wrong with two homosexuals getting married if they love each other
A lesbian couple married in San Francisco in 2004 (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Homosexuals and lesbians will often say that people who love each other, no matter what their gender, should be allowed to marry each other. After all, they say, that's what heterosexual couples do. Why shouldn't homosexuals have the same rights? It makes sense, doesn't it? It does but not that much. First of all, love is not the basis on which marriage is defined or justified. Marriage is defined by a public, legal commitment; and love is not a necessary component of the contract (though it is a good idea to love each other). Marriage is entered into by a mutual agreement that involves emotional and sexual faithfulness and the promise to raise children within its bonds. Of course, some heterosexual couples can't have children, and some adults marry knowing they will not have children. The issue is that marriage has always been the normal means in...