In my last post, I shared a video by a young man named Zach Wals, who explained why he thought treating gay couples differently than straight couples was discrimination. He used his own experience as the child of a gay couple to highlight that he was not so different than other people.

Some opponents, like the excellent Calvin Freiburger and David Forsmark of NewsReal Blog, and the National Review’s Ed Whelan, advocate a secular argument against gay marriage. In brief, the argument states that the government should recognize those relationships that most benefit the continuation of the nation. Namely, those that produce and raise children. Usually, the argument is extended to including those couples that do not want children, because they may end up procreating by accident.| MORE ›