[sinkspur]

O'Reilly is against gay marriage. He's said it over, and over, and over and over. He opposes it for the "flood-gates" implication, meaning that approving gay marriage means polygamy would have to be approved, and bestial "marriages" would also have to be approved.

[scripter]

O'Reilly is against gay marriage.

If true I'm glad to hear it. But Bennett didn't say O'Reilly was for homosexual marriage, he claims O'Reilly doesn't get the bigger picture.

[samtheman]

O'Reilly is against gay marriage. He's said it over, and over, and over and over. He opposes it for the "flood-gates" implication, meaning that approving gay marriage means polygamy would have to be approved, and bestial "marriages" would also have to be approved.

Thank you for pointing that out.

[Stirner]

I also think the best argument against gay marriage is the floodgates or slippery slope one (polygamy, bestiality, incest among adults). As for anal intercourse, fisting, and other unsafe (and, to many, disgusting) practices, these can all be performed by heterosexual couples. Should heterosexual couples who prefer those practices to ordinary intercourse be prevented from marrying?

[weegee]

The "floodgates" also includes spouse benefits at a private employer, church ceremonies, adoption cases, and a whole lot more on "civil rights" grounds.

[weegee]

What is the argument against polygamy or adult incest or prostitution if same sex marriage is legalized?

Consenting adults after all. Either the state (big S or small s) has the power to regulate such behavior or it does not.

If someone thinks that prostitution can be regulated because it is a financial transaction, does that mean that Uncle Sam can stop you from hiring an unlicensed, untrained, and minor babysister since that is a financial transaction as well?

[tuesday afternoon]

Are you sure O'Reilly's said he's against homosexual marriage? I watch O'Reilly and I thought he said he didn't care. Plus he had two people from GLSEN on the other day talking about their marriage curriculum website discussing homosexual marriage from a civil rights perspective. He really lauded that.