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Anti-Marriage Equality Group Wonders Why Should The Elderly, Childless and Infertile Get Married

Sep 21st, 2009 | 5 responsesPosted by OIA Staff in Opinion

“One might ask, why are you getting a marriage license anyway?”

That is the question that was asked by an Iowa Family Policy Center spokesman at a 16 September marriage equality debate with regards to not only the marriage of gays and lesbians, but of the elderly, the childless, and the infertile. In other words, the IFPC, a group associated with the National Organization For Marriage and Focus on the Family, does not want anyone who cannot have children to get married…

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  • Gary Dee

    Typical patriarchal mentality. Listen to his words. They may sound reasonable, but, in typical fashion, his reasoning reduces humankind to breeding stock. Love, commitment, commonality are discarded. What next? DNA testing to weed out those whose offspring won’t measure up?

  • Joe Mustich, Justice of the Peace

    Jeez, the marriage police are at it again.

    But kudos to CT for supporting marriage equality.

    Joe Mustich, Justice of the Peace,
    Washington, Connecticut USA

  • Stephen

    I’ve been in a loving relationship for 29 years. Let’s face it: you don’t need a piece of paper to reflect your love, caring, or commitment. A ring is not essential either. What we do need is a marriage license so that we can have the considerable legal, taxation, and financial rights of a married couple.

  • Koder Kev

    God these people are heartless! And they think THEY’RE the ones going to Heaven? I hope they have a rocket ship, it is the only way they’ll get there.

  • david

    silly me, I thought the reason you got married was because you were in love and wanted to spend the rest of your life with that person

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