Would redefining marriage to include nonmating relationships encourage cohabitation among mating couples?

Thought experiment: Suppose we redefined ';high school diploma'; to mean a document available to anyone with ';equivalent life experiences.'; Anyone who claimed equivalent life experiences could appear at the local school board, sign an affidavit, and receive a diploma. Would that change in definition influence the study habits and attendance of present high school students, exerting an influence on the drop-out rate?





It seems to me that those who argue that redefining marriage would have no affect on actual marriage would have to argue that redefining a high school diploma would have no affect on study habits, attendance, or the dropout rate. Where am I going wrong?Would redefining marriage to include nonmating relationships encourage cohabitation among mating couples?
Obviously, your example of the redefinition of a diploma would change the study habits of high school, and the validity of the document as well. Sort of like a doctor claiming that his life experience would qualify him for a medical degree. Rather silly.


By the same circumstance, the institution of marriage would be affected likewise. Not only would it change, but it would be devalued as well. Sadly, this is the direction we have taken, and will achieve, as more and more states opt to support it, and the liberal view that spawned it.


Keep in mind also, that the institution of marriage was a device God created, and by that action, only He qualifies as the party with the ability to change it.Would redefining marriage to include nonmating relationships encourage cohabitation among mating couples?
I was in the supermarket tonight and say more than a few (apparently) unmarried couples shopping together. My guess is they're cohabitating. I wonder where this will go as we look back in a few decades. I personally believe that cohabitation ultimately HURTS the woman and gives the man an excuse to shirk responsibility while getting a bill-paying f#$%-buddy.





I think the redefining of out matrist state into a utopian mindset has played up the apparent invincibility of the female. Never mind that biology does not observe the flavor of the month liberalism that pervades this society.





Homosexual marriage advocates are of two groups: (1) sophomoric intellects and (2) gays that want a something for nothing.





Ultimately, will this be the downfall of western society? I say that a nation is built on principles and morals. Is this true???
You cannot redefine marriage as it is supposed to be. In that case you would only be adjusting for one's personal egoism and how he thinks it would be better for him. There is no compromising with God. You can do that in everything but it would be a waste of time.
what does homosexuality have to do with a high school diploma?





one is a preference and the other a document of achievement





your premise is flawed.....how do you qualifiy your statement?
Marriage is not prohibited among couples who do not intend to have children, and Christian marriages have historically included sterile ones.





Strawman. Try again.
Banning homosexuals from enjoying the same right of marriage that heterosexuals do is like banning homosexuals from getting a high school education using your example.





That is where you are going wrong.
Redefining marriage will not change the fact that marriage is between a ';man'; and a ';woman';.
It's not a fair comparison, because you would have to prove that you have ';equivalent life experiences.'; And guess what? We already have a system like that. It's called the GED. If you drop out of school and then decide to have a high school diploma, you have to take a test to prove you have similar knowledge as one who stayed in high school until graduation. If you pass the test, you get your GED - which is pretty much the same as a high school diploma. With a GED you can get into college, get better jobs, etc. Does it have any affect on those who stayed in school? Not really. People who choose to drop out pretty much already have their minds made up, and it's up to them to get their GED if they so choose. The ones that want to stay in school do just that. Just because there are multiple ways to get the same thing doesn't mean that one way is better than another. We all need individual paths in order to reach the same goal.





The point is, marriage is a personal RIGHT, and every human being should receive the same rights. It's pretty plain and simple. No government has any right to tell human beings whom they are allowed to marry or give special privileges to certain couples but not others. Make it equal, or do away with marriage altogether.
you went wrong comparing marriage to a hs diploma





you also went wrong using the word non-mating relationships in place of homosexual relationships.





Marriage by the state((civil ceremony)) doesn't mention god,jesus,allah or billy bubba bible chucker in its content what so ever..it is a civil contract between two adults and should be free from discrimination based on gender..It is free from discrimination based on race,creed ETC so why not gender?


Now look at the hypocrisy of the United States:


All states allow one man and one woman to be legally married.


some allow same sex marriage and some do not allow same sex marriages...seems logical right...ok


now the Hypocrisy is that in ALL 50 states in the union allow marriage between a Man and another Man who has had sexual rreassignment


surgery to change his male genitals over to female...they also allow marriage between a Woman and another Woman who has had sexual rreassignment surgery to change her female genitals over to male..


So as you can plainly see it is not a matter of redefining what marriage is...it is a matter of defining physical genitalia...


The penis goes with the vagina and vice versa even if said penis or vagina was artificially created by surgery!


This is all because of the infestation of religion within our government.And the christian obsession with what types of sexual acts adults are preforming in their own homes.


If they would spend as much time on doing good work as they do on watching and protesting homosexuals and fearing an end to all mankind becuase everyone will turn gay and no one will have babies,maybe there wouldnt be so many homeless abused children on the streets