Robert Sokolowski

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Robert Sokolowski and Stephen Pope have two very different ideas on the legalization of same-sex marriage. Sokolowski is a firm believer that Marriage has traditionally been understood to be a human relationship ordered toward reproduction and he feels that if same-sex marriages are allowed then the whole idea of marriage may be ruined. Once the aspect of reproduction is taken out of marriage then any couple, two or more, who feels they should get married just to reek the financial benefits of the marriage may do so. Stephen Pope On the other hand is for same-sex marriage. While Pope agrees with Sokolowski in the fact that in the past marriage has been related to child-bearings but Pope feels that child-rearing should not be the first and defining characteristic of marriage.
In Sokolowskis, The Threat of Same-Sex Marriage, he talks about gay marriage and the consequences it would have if allowed. In his defense against same-sex marriage he raises four key points. The first point argues that if same-sex marriage would ruin the traditional notion which states that procreation defines what marriage is. Marriage would then have to be defined as just the exchange of sex. His second point is that if that is true then any group of people who are friends may come together and marry just to reap the financial gains that marriage may offer, including couples of two or more people. This is because as long as marriage is defined as adults engaging in sexual relations, then multi-partner relationships would fit into that category. The third point is that if we go against the idea of marriage and procreation going hand in hand then we are going against the ancient idea that the nature of things determines their good and proper functioning. The final idea is that the defining characteristic of marriage is the procreation of life and not mutual love. He feels that these two things are on different levels and should not be group into ...