Marriage redefined

This is such a tiresome statement:

Hey, check it out! The sun is still hanging in the sky. No tidal waves, earthquakes or massive fires.

Looks like we can finally cross gay people getting married off of the list of things people think will bring on armageddon.

No legitimate socially conservative commentator ever argued that gay marriage would have an immediate and completely devestating impact on society. Obviously, it won't.

However, over the long term, it will have deep negative impacts. Put simply, we as a society (or should I say - the courts, in behalf of/in spite of society) are continuing down the path that seperates marriage from childrearing. Marriage, the fundamental unit of western society, is being fundamentally altered by judicial fiat - NOT BY ANY POPULAR DEMAND - to be nothing more than a way for any two people to qualify for government/financial/insurance benefits. And keep in mind that now that we've decided that any two people can be "married," it won't be long before other doors open up. If the only thing that was stopping gay marriage from happening was bigotry and discrimination, what about polygamy? How about bestiality? If it's all about what makes people feel good, why not? The line that seperates marriage from everything else has now become completely arbitrary, shifting with the whims of the left.

And that, in the long run, is what will weaken marriage. Marriage is supposed to be the union of a man and a woman for the purpose of mutual support and bringing children into the world - creating future generations of society. Not any more. Marriage is now, more than ever, about the felt needs of the adults involved. Once again, the kids get the shaft.