From my point of view it is because the very basic building block of society is the family and intentionally introducing disorder into that building block is a recipe for further eroision. If the persons disorder was Child Molestation instead of homosexuality would you still advocate them being allowed adoption?
As far as marriage goes, I don't think something so far removed from God's law should seek a title designed by Him. of course I am so set in my ways I don't support hetero unions unless performed in God's presense i.e. I don't htink people married by a judge are truly married. I think they have a legal arrangement to derive the tax and other social benefits but are not a married couple.
WHAT? are you actually comparing child molestation to homosexuality??? homosexuality is not a disorder...I know a lot of gay and lesbian couples that would be much better care takers than some "legally" married couples and TONS of married hetero couples who beat their kids and a plethora of other terrible things. It simply comes down to the fact that the people making these laws are "the old way" types who are scared about gays "TAKING OVER" (w/e that means) and that if they are allowed to marry/adopt kids/have the human rights of other PEOPLE/etc. then they will convert everyone to being gay.
As far as people should be married in front of god, I mean, come on, that's fine if you want to, but weddings don't NEED to be religous, that's fine it they are. Atheists should be allowed to marry AND THEY ARE. If you are religous and want to be married in a church, that should be fine, and even if you are religous and don't want to be married in a church, that should be fine as well. Who are we to exclude from being married?
As far as the concept of "family" in society...family is WHAT YOU MAKE IT. Two gay men/women can be your family, two straight men/women can be your family...family doesn't need to be blood and doesn't need to be the conformitave 1950's style family with a dad, mom, and two children living in suburbia, yes it CAN be family, but that is not all a family can be defined as.
"Gays and lesbians should have the right to marry, they should have the right to be as miserable as everyone else." :laugh8kb: