Same Sex Marriage Undermines Public’s Morality?

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conservative and some clergy condemned the new York state legislature’s vote to legalize same-sex mariages as a move that will harm society and denigrate the institution of marriage.

The passage of the bill that will ” alter radically and forever humanity’s historic understanding of marriage leaves us deeply disappointed and troubled,” read a statement from the state’s catholic bishops.

“We worry that both marriage and the family will be undermined by this tragic presumption of government in passing this legislation that attempts to redefine these cornerstones of civilization.”

opponents decried the vote as a blow to public morality.

“I think it represents a low point in the decay of our culture,” said Rick Guy, a former city councilman and a Republican candidate last year for Assembly. “The fact that so much legislators were unable to see the unique dignity of marriage between one man and one women is very discouraging and disheartening.”

“It is a troubling indicator of where the values and morals of where our community are going,” [Austin Olmsted said. ” Seeing social mores change like that is going to affects future  generations.”