[ClearCase_guy]

I see the whole thing as pretty binary. Marriage is either just between 1 man and 1 woman, or else it isn't. When we say 1 man and 1 woman, we reference many centuries of western civilization and we reference the Bible. This is the foundation upon which marriage has been defined for a long, long time.

If you toss aside that foundation and say, "Let's add something more" then it's not a tweak to an old institution. It's a complete destruction of the foundation of the institution. It's not a slippery slope; it's a cliff. Marriage between two men? Fine. 3 people, four people, animals, siblings, little children -- upon what grounds could anyone say any of that was somehow "wrong"? We threw away the foundation and now all bets are off.

1 man, 1 woman. Or else absolutely anything goes.

[notbuyingit2]

Good point!