ARGUING ARTICLE ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE (For what its worth, polygamy sms to m a !i""i#$lt#o%&$gal 'iw,thy !pi#t thir oppo%%ts as arg$i%g "$%#tio%( pro!$#i%g#hil!r%) Gay s* #a%%ot shari%#o%sist%t, as th a$thors #harg)+A,o$t *isti%g #o%#ptio%s o" marriag a%! its "$%#tio%) That !os%t ma%,how'r, that a%y r'isio% is a goo! o%, or o% that w sho$l! s$pport) A%! its &$st%ot tr$ that th o%ly way to rsist othr r'isio%s a,o$t marriag ) As s$#h, th ,attlo'r gay marriag a,o$t prsr'i%g th ss%tial %at$r o" th i%stit$tio% a#ross thworl! whr thy ar lgal) For ths agai%st gay marriag) Bhi%! its i%tll#t$al'%r, agai%st thm) I%!!, as I-' s$ggst!, th a% imprssi' array o" #r!%tials)Th ,oo. is a% i%stit$tio% li. marriag is a prim #a%!i!at) A%! i" a%! i%/$ality to, worth sa%#tio%i%g, ,$t a%! pro#! to !raw #o%#l$sio%s a,o$t what is so#ially a%!thproposal is%ot toa,olishit ,$t to, i%#rtai%a%!th%arg$that i"marriag'ol's this way, it approa#h"amiliar "romth %at$ral lawtra!itio%Aristotl-stlologi#al mtaphysi#s ma.s s%s i% a ass$mptio%s that homos*$al rlatio%ships#a%%ot,a$thorstll$s,is%ota,o$thomos*$ality,,$trathra$thors, how'r,s$#h '%ts ar #hara!s thy a$thors, rathr li. as.i%g "or a li/$i! #ar, or "or a ,asis,gaypoplwo$l!,tol!(0orryit-s&$st i%th,asis, tha$thors #hargthat!"%!rs o" gay,o%!) B$t i" w wr to a##pt thir arg$m%t, why wo$l!%-t) B$t thr-s a slight o"ha%! hr) Th #laimwhi#h th #a% , r'is!thrs %othi%g i%hr%tlyi%'iola,l #a%-t !o a%ythi%g a,o$t th i%hr%t %at$r o" th #a%%ot , ral marriags)1hy %ot2#a%%ot , marriags, proprly spa.i%g) (Co%'%i%tly, #a%%ot #los th /$stio% o"whthr it sho$l! , #as agai%st gay marriag) #as, o% whr w ha' to ,ala%#th rights o" #lar3 #atgoris) Th "irst appals to th #laim that i" w #hil!r%, th.yraso%whyhomos*$al $%io%sarsai!#ir#$larity,si%#it ass$msthat th*isti%g, #omprh%si' r'isio%s ths a$thors try to sa!!l #o%#pt$ally impossi,l)As s$#h, th rights3!ma%! #o%#l$sio% that polygamy is too o"t% ,as! o% #or#io%#o%sr'ati' Christia%s, thy p$rport to ma. a s#$lar #o%si!r propos! r'isio%so%3,y3o% o% thir #o%sist%t) Co%str$#ti'ism whr all o" rality is &$st a mattr o"#r$sa!rs) !,at ha' ta.% th ,oo. srio$sly, with 4%&i !"%# o" thir 'iw) Tha$thors ha' prs%t! !"%!rs o" gay marriag m$st ,li' that marriag !ma%!s"or lgal rights "or gaypopl, it says !sira,l a%!mo'i%gtowhat w wa%tmarriag-s !sira,l, a mor %light%!'iwwo$l!i%'rt this !o%ot i%'ol'pro#ratio%) Th$s, thy ar %ota%! !os%-t #o$%t as sla'ry) O,'io$sly, this !os%ot %tail !os%-t '% ha' to , %gag!) Yo$ #a%-t %gag m,ra#! this wor. as ago!s%!, #hara#trisi%g it as %tr s$#h a% arra%gm%t, agai%st thos o" th ss%#or "$%#tio%, whi#h is to "org a #omprh%si' E'% i" th a$thors wr somhowright that marriag '% o""r a #ompti%g 'iw o" marriags "$%#tio%*isti%g"$%#tio% o" marriag) 1hras ths a$thors *trmly similar , ,$t whi#h allows"or s*$al /$ality y! a%! $%#or#! i%!i'i!$als who g%$i%ly wa%t to "limsy tha%thoso" othr a%ti3gaymarriag"or ar'isio%ist 'iwo" th%at$ro"marriag, "$%#tio% to , gay marriag a!'o#at %!s to ma. is that marriag gaymarriag, why%ot alsogays*21hat iswro%gi%Go!) B$t rmm,r that tharg$m%t o" this ,oo.ishasa%at$ral"$%#tio%,a%!that this"$%#tio%li%sha'i%ga#%tral "$%#tio%or %at$r) This g%ral htros*$al marriags,tw%popl who ar htros*$al3o%ly i%stit$tio% o" marriag is o" gratr homos*$alityat iss$ hr, ,$t rathr,s*) This ,oo. how w thi%. o" it) B$t i" thr-s a%ythi%gwhi#h is how'r, somo% who ra#hs th raso%a,l %o$gh I ha' %ot ha! spa#to a!!rss all th ,a! arg$m%ts i% this ,oo., s$#h as th #laim that allowi%g gayi%!i'i!$al ta%gi,lmritsi%!i'i!$alsprimarilywom%wholi.ly!o%ot %tri%"rtil, or !o%ot wishtoha' #hil!r%, ar O4, si%#i%stit$tio%56 i%toa#h#atgory, whi#his a #ompl*/$stio%is %ot i%a%ywaya%arg$m%t agai%sthomos*$ality) is %ot th "irst attmpt to !%y th rights o" gay is, i% th 'iw o" tha$thors, a ,attl to sa' it also *t%! to a #as agai%st th lgality o" gay) It-s a%a$!a#io$sli%o"raso%i%g) I%rspo%stoIt-sss%tial toth%at$ro", say,thi%stit$tio% o" it-s &$st that th !ma%! yo$-' ma! !os%-t ma. 7o$r%al) E'% sompopl o% th othr si! o" th 7o$r%al o" Law a%! 8$,li# 8oli#y a%! th 1all 0trtla#.! i%tll#t$ally #r!i,l arg$m%ts) 1hat Is ma%i#$r "or yo$r .%sa !ma%!"orsomthi%gmargi%alis!a%!*#l$!!popla#rossthworl!, it marriag,$t*#l$! polygamy+) Rathr, o% #a%rt marriag #o%stit$ts a%*pa%sio%o"go'r%m%t or a Marriag is a% attmpt to rm!y this) Its a$thorsmarriag m$stalso !"%! polygamy a%! prtty wll all marriag rally !i! ,y its %at$r *#l$!homos*$als, marriag stri#tly spa.i%g i% "a'o$r o" somthi%g) Marriag, thy #laim,has a .i%! o" i%hr%t %at$r, marriag) O%# w $%!rsta%! what marriagth ralmarriaghas at last o% o,'io$s ,iologi#al marriags happ% 'ry !ay, i% a ra%go" &$ris!i#tio%s May, thr is %o !i""r%#) May, som wo$l! !%y ma%t to ,s#$lar) I% a !is%#ha%t!, s#i%ti"i# 'iw mas$r! a%! %o%3#o%"ro%tatio%al, writt%i% a to% mystrio$s a%! $%!"i%! s%s)+ Calli%g this 'iw th %at$ral o,ts s$#has trs a%! ri'rslt alo% a %at$r o" this i%stit$tio% to *#l$! yo$) I-m a"rai! I%at$r that thr #a%%ot , a marriag ,tw% two %'r &$sti"y why w sho$l! thi%.o" marriag as '% %'rthlss s$pports gay marriag, is i% %o way ,i%g %ot toamo$%t to #omprh%si' $%io%sis that thy O" #o$rs, marriag as it *ists is%ota.i%tosla'ryo"marriagistor'rttotha$thors#o%&$gal'iw,o"thrligio$s right) Altho$gh th a$thors ar o" th worl!, it is $%#lar why w sho$l!thi%. o" '% O% #r$#ial thi%g to !trmi% is how ma%y popl "all Oppo%%ts o"gay marriag ha', "or ma%y yars %ow, or!r o" *pla%atio%, ,gi%%i%g with what isso#iallyothrgayrights) Ea#htim, o%a#as3,y3#asothrpot%tial maritalarra%gm%ts, i" thy ar to , popl o" th sam s*, popl whil at th sam timsayi%g it-s %othi%g prma%%t a%! $%#ha%ga,l "$%#tio%s or ss%#s) prma%%tor apositi'%'iro%m%t "or ,ri%gi%g$ppra#ti#s "aili%gtomat#hthis %at$ral"$%#tio%2 I" 8ro"ssor Ro,rt 8 Gorgar thr a#a!mi#s with /$stio% "or tha$thors) Thy say that thir arg$m%t ral marriag, whi#h is a mo' o" asto%ishi%graso%i%g o" this ,oo. #o$l! , appli! to a ra%g o" r"orm marriag, popl willlos th #ha%# to ha' a r"orm!, $%lss w ar gi'% som raso% to #ar rligio$s#o%t*t whr marriag is a% or!i%a%# o" rligio$s 'iw, was i%'%t! ,y h$ma%sasha'i%gr/$iri%g!tail!mpiri#al i%'stigatio%) Crtai%ly, rsp#ts, r"ormit)1hat harm !o w #a$s i% !oi%g 0#o%!, th a$thors, witho$t arg$m%t, #laim thats%s)As.i%g "or a gay marriag is, "or ths s*2 A"tr all, s*prhaps mor#larly tha% 0hri" Girgis, Rya% T A%!rso%, a%! 8ri%#to% sho$l! , imprma%%ta%! ,as! o% motio%al whims, sla'ry that it i%'ol's s$,&$gatio%othrwis it so2Tha%swrs o" tha$thors "all i%totwoso#ial i%stit$tio%li.marriag, whi#h,#o%trary to th so#ially #o%str$#t!a%!, #orrspo%!i%gly, ,as! o% somthi%g a,o$to$r so#ial i%stit$tio%s9 thy ar %ot somthi%g li.(Im sorry it-s %othi%g agai%styo$, somthi%g that !os%t ma. #o%#pt$al s%s somwhr ,tw% lgals#holarship a%! philosophy) 0tart with th /$stio% o"what marriag-s "$%#tio%is,stylisti#ally, at last, it is th a%tithsis o" th ra'i%gs s$#h arra%gm%ts $%#or#!a%!loso$t"romthm)Thats$,&$gatio%isagoo!thi%g)That-str$, thris%oi%tri%si# raso% to rsp#t th ,oo.-s #%tral "aili%g, how'r, is that its a$thors th#%tral /$stio% i% th gay marriag !,at, th #ommo%3s%s rply, o" #o$rs, is thatgay "a#t that a% i%stit$tio% has a% ss%tial %at$r th "at$rs o" th so#itis that#o%str$#t its$rly th .i%! that might #ommit o% to th mor th lattr arg$m%tthat is %ot wro%g i% th "ormr2 th lo%g3await! ha'ywight, i%tll#t$ally"ormi!a,l th %otio% that marriag has a% i%hr%t "$%#tio% a%! th right to gay s*,agai%strssi%git-s%otthirarg$m%t i%srio$s"or$mss$#hasth:ar'ar!thiroppo%%ts with (tho$gh it-s "ar "rom o,'io$s that th% th right rspo%s #o$l! still ,tort thris %opossi,ls$#h'iwwhi#hwo$l!i%#l$!gaythyarstillaim! at pro#ratio%, i% som thi%gis, w will s that it is i%hr%t i% its 'rythis "$%#tio%) 0o, i" that-s goo! %o$gh gro$%!s to ,a% this is%-t to m,ra# a .i%! o"ra!i#al so#ial, this .i%! o" arg$m%t is %o%s%s) 1 #a% !o tho$gh, th arg$m%ts o"1hat Is Marriag ar %o lss th$s *#l$!i%g gay popl i% th pro#ss) Nor %! o%timlss %titis ,yo%! o$r #o%trol) A%! wh% w !o, it $%io%,tw% prso%s)Asi! "rom som ill3s$pport! U%s$rprisi%gly, th a%ti3gay marriag mo'm%t has$p with th#o%&$gal 'iw,what wo$l! this rally tll $s2 1hat wo$l! w ,wro%g, or,a!, a,o$t o$rso#ial 'al$tha%amori%#l$si''rsio%, 'iolatio%o"rligio$sli,rty)B$thriso%"i%al whr,yits#%tral "$%#tio%isto*prssalo'i%g will , th start) will ha' 'ario$s so#ial harms) O% th sam .i%! o" withi%Christia% tho$ght, whi#h ta.s its #$s "rom wo%-t , th %!o" marriag "ormillio%s o" Yoshi%o o" NYU law s#hool #alli%g it ;th ,st arg$m%t6)