Same Sex Marriage: Anti

Author: Anonymous

1. Marriage is most certainly about raising children and has always been regarded as the predominant means of creating a conducive environment in which children can be brought up. 

As gay couples are unlikely to have children, there is no real necessity for the right to marry to be extended to them. 

It is true that many heterosexual marriages do not result in offspring, through choice or infertility, however the male-female relationship preserves the general rule of marriage: only between those with the potential for procreation. 'Children have a valid claim to be raised by their own biological parents', to encourage otherwise is to undermine long-held perceptions about the right way to bring up our youth.

2. It is not discriminatory to refuse gay couples the right to marry, for marriage is an institution designed for the union of men and women alone. It is intrinsically about the ‘values that govern the transmission of human life to the next generation’; to deny gay couples the right to marry is merely, and obviously, to admit that they have no reproductive capacity. 

Head Crunch

According to the human capital theory, the economic development of a nation is a function of the quality of its education. In other words: the more and better educated a people, the greater the chances of economic development.

The modern world in which we live is often termed a "knowledge society"; education and information have become production factors potentially more valuable than labor and capital.

Thus, in a globalized setting, investment in human capital has become a condition for international competitiveness.

The 1987 Constitution likewise guarantees the right to education of every Filipino. It provided that, “The State shall protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels and shall take appropriate steps to make education accessible to all.”

How To Change the World

Changing the world come in many ways. Each way can be valid according to one’s principles and skills.

To a Grade 1 pupil, changing the world so that it will become a better playground is by obeying what “mommy” and “teacher” are saying. It is by not talking when the mouth is full and by say “po” to the elderly. It is by not lying and hating other people. It is simply by being a good child to the parents and a good pupil at school.

To a Teenager, the world should be changed quickly. The world is full of ugly people, just like parents. To a teenager, there must be a place where he can lie down and just stare at the stars without having someone criticizing his moves. The world is chaotic and sometimes exciting when being explored with friends.

To a College student, the world can be changed by going to the streets and by practicing  the misunderstood “freedom of expression”. Changing the world for him is done by shouting while marching along the streets. It is done with the help of banners, mega-phones, flyers, posters, paint brush, jeans and anger.