A few more thoughts on Adam and Eve as a central argument against same sex marriage, begun in this post.
Adam and Eve are regularly brought up in the debate despite the fact that they didn't actually have what is currently being legally debated. Like the first humans, same sex couples can have a non-governmentally sanctioned union. They can live together and love each other despite an outward appearance of "wrongness" (in this case the problematic duplicate DNA issue). What they can't have in many places is the wedding at Cana, the legal protections of Hebrew marriages etc.
None of which Adam and Eve had.
My point? It's complicated. When it comes to legalization and rights related to same sex marriage, the Biblical arguments which are most frequently paraded need refining. God's model for procreation is clear, and his esteem for fidelity is obvious.
But the Biblical model for marriage itself? Not so simple.
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