If marriage is about procreation why isn’t a fertility test a prerequisite to obtaining a marriage license?

Not everyone wants kids as soon as they get married. Some people decide that later in life.

Because it’s not about procreation.

Marriage is not about procreation, its about a lifelong commitment to be together. Not everyone who marries has children.

Hmm, an avatar mocking Bush and a gay supporter – how unsurprising.

Because marriage is no longer about procreation. At one point in time, it was – but no longer. Marriage is about love.

it’s not about procreation, it’s about religious beliefs.

BETTER YET, HOW ABOUT A PHYCH TEST BEFORE ALLOWING PEOPLE TO TAKE A HUMAN INFANT HOME FROM A HOSPITAL?

I don’t think modern marriage is about procreation particularly in developed countries.

Marriage is not about procreation.

Good point, I guess I’m not allowed to get married either, since I choose NOT to have children. Will there be a law put in place for people to discriminate against me now?

I am for prop 8. It should be that you need to have the ability to have children. Or, how about this; only man and woman can be married, no exceptions, whatsoever.

Because this is 2008.
Procreation is not the SOLE purpose of marriage.

It is a “presumption” that a male and female can procreate.

It is a known fact that two males or two females can not.

It doesn’t take a genius to figure that out.

You guys, MooseBruger realizes this.
They’re trying to point out that it’s pretty hypocritical of people who are against gay marriage because ‘it’s unnatural since gay people can’t make babies’ to be perfectly fine with childless straight couples being married.
They’re just pointing out a critical flaw in that particular argument against gay marriage and gays having sex and all.
(Not to say that all people against gay marriage claim this as their sole reason to not support it.)

And I agree. Marriage should be about love.

And if the anti-abortion people advocate adoption, then wouldn’t allowing gay marriages be a useful tool in creating more parents for adopted children?

Why stop there ? Why not have married couples sign affidavits promising that they will do nothing that gets in the way of conception
Those who say that marriage is not about procreation haven’t paid enough attention to the arguments[?]put forth by the homophobes posing as moralists.
Listen to them When pressed hard enough they will always wind up whipping out that icon of last resort”The Children”
“God Lord Man >What will become “The Children ” who are raised by gay parents ?
{of course they never bother to ask what will happen to “The Children “of alcoholic parents or abusive parents .Those people are allowed to marry and procreate]

An excellent observation. I also wonder, if it’s about sanctity, why is divorce legal? If it’s all about love like so many are claiming, why are so many people against same sex marriages?

I personally think marriage is a wonderful institution, however, I am not ready or willing to be institutionalized, and I could care less if others choose to judge my life’s choices. I tried the marriage thing once. Didn’t get married until a couple of weeks before I turned thirty seven, I was divorced before I turned forty. I married a Southern Baptist with deep religious beliefs. I presume they weren’t deep enough to keep my partner from cheating and lying in my face, numerous times.

We have a trail of failed marriages in this country, along with all the broken families and homes left in the wake. So many people are willing to voice their opinion on the marriage subject, especially concerning others, while almost never looking at themselves and seeing their own failures. Marriage and everything it stands for to ‘conservatives’ is sacred. So much so, they were willing to elect a candidate working on his second marriage. Nothing like good old family values, no matter how many families one has.

At least in this day and age when fertility can be established, this is a very good question to ask anyone that says marriage exists only for procreation. Clever question.