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Written by Eva
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Wednesday, 22 October 2008 |
Why Protect Marriage?
1- We don't need to redefine marriage. Marriage is fine as is, one man, one woman, one mother, one father. Many people believe marriage was instituted by God himself.
2- If marriage's requirement changes to one man, one man, or one woman, one woman, then why not change it again in the future? Why not three people, or something else?
3- Marriage promotes a common good. Anywhere in the world you can find marriage. Heterosexual marriage is needed in this world. No culture needs homosexual marriage. No common good is being promoted. 2001, was the year the very first homosexual marriage took place. Obviously, it's not part of the normal social order.
4- Homosexual marriage is a new experiment. Will we make children part of that new experiment? It's been proven that children do well in families with one mother and one father. Now, we will ask children to have two fathers or two mothers? Only eight people on a panel have given their voices to saying that this is healthy. We have not experimented yet to see if this will harm children. Do we give in to the wants of the adults or the needs of the children? Gender does matter, there's a real difference.
5- If we are forced to accept this change, then our religious freedoms are being eroded. Many people say homosexual marriage is wrong, yet they'll be forced to accept it. This flies in the face of our Constitution that declares we are to have religious freedom.
Here are some examples of what has already happened in this country:
. In Boston, a Christian adoption agency was shut down for refusing to place orphans with homosexual couples.
. In New Mexico, a Christian-owned studio was fined more than $6,000 for refusing to photograph a lesbian commitment ceremony.
. In San Francisco, the city council officially condemned Christian opposition to homosexual adoption as hateful and discriminatory rhetoric.
The adoption agency was not allowed to practice its freedom of religion nor was the photographer. As to the Christian opposition being hateful and discriminatory......it is neither. No hate or discrimination is being practiced. People have choices regarding their religious views and forcing one to go against one's belief could be construed as hateful and discriminatory. We live in a nation of freedoms, not forces. People that want marriage to be left alone should not be forced to alter their beliefs and behaviors. |
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