Christian Worldview Concepts

A Case Against Gay Marriage

Opposing Gay Marriage

A large majority of Americans are opposed to gay marriage, but they often do not have the vocabulary to articulate reasons for their opposition. This white paper attempts to state the principal reasons to oppose gay marriage. The author's hope is that pastors will use this material as talking/teaching points with their congregations.

Imagine thirty years ago a pastor standing in his pulpit on Sunday morning, predicting that in 2004 the President of the United States would have to propose passage of a constitutional amendment to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman. Most, if not all, of his congregation would have thought he was nuts. Yet, on February 25, 2004, President George W. Bush did exactly that — he endorsed the passage of a constitutional amendment to define marriage as between a man and a woman. Prior to this, 38 states had taken legislative action to pass Defense of Marriage legislation to protect heterosexual marriage.