This recent argument, or line of defense of opposite gender marriage, using tradition as the reasoning...is crap.
Things throughout our thousands of years of community, society and cultures as they pertained to *tradition* have changed. Slavery was around a hell of a lot longer (evidence shows it predates written language) than the Hebrew, Christian and Muslim tradition/interpretation of marriage. That changed for most of the world...and BOOM...sky didn't fall. Hell the bible even tells you how to treat your slaves, not free them, so we definitely went against the divine grain on that one...and survive, we did. Hell, Marriage itself predates established religion and it's primary function as a tool of social or business contract and inheritance has changed drastically.
If the argument is the church/religion itself never condoned gay marriage...I would direct them to the link below and tell them to stfu.
http://www.gaychristian101.com/Gay-Marriage.htmlThis latest argument of *tradition* attempts to ascribe a *set in stone* definition as it pertains to marriage...which would be neat and all...minus the gay marriages blessed by the churches in YEE OLD DAYS.
