Another argument used to justify the legalization of same-sex marriage is based on the separation of church and state. A simple statement of this argument would be:
P1: It is a religious belief that marriage should only be between a man and a woman
P2: Making laws based on religious belief is a violation of the separation of church and state
C1: Traditional marriage laws should be changed to include same-sex marriage
The response to this argument is that there are many non-religious reasons for maintaining traditional marriage laws. Further, P2 is a misunderstanding of what the idea of separation of church and state is really about.
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