# My mom, divorced 3 times, thinks gay marriage will "ruin" marriage.

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**Created:** [June 30, 2011, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-divorced-3-times-thinks-gay-marriage-will-ruin-marriage/587381 "2011-06-30T13:59:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![David42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f9b8f/32.png) [@David42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David42)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2011, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-divorced-3-times-thinks-gay-marriage-will-ruin-marriage/587381/459 "2011-07-03T18:37:01Z")

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> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#):
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> Wrong.
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> Change in and of itself does not imply harm. Anti-SSM activists are arguing that harm will be done. They must prove that claim. What data is that to suggest that SSM will harm straight marriage? None.

Boatloads of studies show that every time we change marriage a little bit divorce rates go up. If you don’t know about increasing divorce rates, thats your own fault. See what I told Marley about the realm of Common Knowledge.

If indeed you are a denizen of the ivory towers, you certainly do not lecture on debate or logic. You should ask one of your peers for some tips or google “logical fallacy” but otherwise your education is not my responsibility.

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