I'm a regular reader of 'Bad Catholic', a blog by a Catholic. The blog recently had several posts on the subject of marriage, in regards to defining between two people of the same sex.
This one is a short essay, 'Why Gay Marriage is a bad idea". Touching not upon any religious teachings, but the social science that individuals do very well when raised by their mother and father in a healthy committed relationship (marriage). It's heavily cited, from scholarly articles pointing that both a person's mother and father are vital to the well being of the individual. Hence the reason for a government's interest in marriage.
Another is a response, 'A Gay Reader Writes',
I am a gay man, who would desperately love to have children (God has given me a great love for kids, which is why I’m a teacher), but I refuse to allow myself that privilege, because I firmly believe a child needs a biological mother and father raising them. My 14 years experience of working with children confirms your conclusions: kids need both biological parents raising them! Yes, obviously there have been exceptional circumstances where single or divorced parents produce fairly well adjusted kids, but that takes a great deal of hard work, something I don’t often see in parents of any kind
Once you let go of all the name calling, it becomes apparent marriage defenders aren't basing their values on bigotry or hate.
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