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'''Same-sex "marriage"''' (also called '''homosexual "marriage"''') is a proposal to [[deregulate]] marriage laws granting [[same-sex union]]s the same legal status as heterosexual marriage. This is contrary to thousands of years of success based on a one-man/one-woman marriage system and in direct violation of the [[Bible]]<ref>It's a direct challenge to and nullification of Genesis 2:24, ''Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife''; of coarse, not every child has a mother and father anyway, so God must be unfair as well, the atheist theorizes. </ref> and most other religious teachings.<ref>"Same-sex marriage uses force of secular law to justify what the scripture of ''most modern religions'' has clearly labeled a sin: i.e., [[homosexual]] relations.  At least one nation that has adopted same-sex marriage now requires the largest Christian church there to perform them also{{Citation needed}}, despite its clear contradiction with the [[Bible]].</ref>

'''Same-sex "marriage"''' (also called '''homosexual "marriage"''') is a [[liberal]] attempt to advance the [[homosexual agenda]] and force the public to pay benefits for relationships that are not procreative and typically are not even monogamous. This is contrary to thousands of years of success based on a one-man/one-woman marriage system and in direct violation of the [[Bible]]<ref>It's a direct challenge to and nullification of Genesis 2:24, ''Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife''; of coarse, not every child has a mother and father anyway, so God must be unfair as well, the atheist theorizes. </ref> and most other religious teachings.<ref>"Same-sex marriage uses force of secular law to justify what the scripture of ''most modern religions'' has clearly labeled a sin: i.e., [[homosexual]] relations.  At least one nation that has adopted same-sex marriage now requires the largest Christian church there to perform them also{{Citation needed}}, despite its clear contradiction with the [[Bible]].</ref>

In [[Norway]] and [[Sweden]], the adoption of same-sex marriage has led to a loss in respect for the marriage institution itself even for traditional couples.{{Citation needed}}  In [[Massachusetts]], the legalization of same-sex marriage led to a decline in property values.{{Citation needed}} Since 2005, a year after its legalization, the state has experienced a decline in population each year.<ref>http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2006/01/15/mass_exodus/</ref> Also in response to the introduction of same-sex marriage the State Department of Public Health changed marriage certificates to read "Party A" and "Party B" instead of husband and wife.{{Citation needed}}

In [[Norway]] and [[Sweden]], the adoption of same-sex marriage has led to a loss in respect for the marriage institution itself even for traditional couples.{{Citation needed}}  In [[Massachusetts]], the legalization of same-sex marriage led to a decline in property values.{{Citation needed}} Since 2005, a year after its legalization, the state has experienced a decline in population each year.<ref>http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2006/01/15/mass_exodus/</ref> Also in response to the introduction of same-sex marriage the State Department of Public Health changed marriage certificates to read "Party A" and "Party B" instead of husband and wife.{{Citation needed}}