There are many marks of immorality, the common tolerance of public sexual acts or even public sexuality is a strong one. A combination of modesty and at the same time an appreciation for beauty are the marks of a mature, healthy and moral culture.
Legalizing immorality directly or indirectly does indeed encourage the feral, and make the immorality more wide-spread. When it is common for people to IDENTIFY themselves in public by their sexuality — that itself, is a sign of cultural depravity and immodesty. And it is good — a social necessity in a healthy society to disapprove of such public and obvious identity declarations. Say when Perez or Rosie identify themselves as “gay”.
A healthy and successful culture must discriminate. There is no need to embarrass the confused, but some social concepts in currency today are toxic and it would be helpful — and necessary — to make clear that a good person does not engage in them nor tolerate a close association with those become mired in them — and to avoid those who would celebrate or recommend those behaviors.
Single motherhood is a social affliction. We are beset by a huge rate of births out of wedlock — not just us, but much of the Western world. What is the cure?
To promote marriage, to protect marriage. Tolerating single-sex unions of any sort removes those two parties from the marriage pool, and thus reduces the next generation.
Tolerating public homosexuality is like tolerating auto body rust — rust grows and grows like something alive until the entire car turns into rust, and then the rust flakes off into dust — nothing is left.
I agree with all you said. As I said, I support either allowing all to have the protections or all not to have them.
I appreciate the way you phrased your observations. It was clear, concise, and well reasoned. I actually can say that I agree with it completely.
My position on the situation was the same as this- A while back, people were attacking the Catholic faith through art. They were putting crucifixes in beakers of urine and putting elephant dung on pictures of the virgin Mary. It outraged me to no end. I also know that as Americans, if the constitution means anything, they had the right to express themselves that way.
People burn flags, I hate it, but, its their right to dissent that way.
I guess it makes me feel that if we have those rights to equality and expression, then why don’t all Americans have the right to have couples rights? Either we must define the rules as for all, or perhaps for none.
I can very easily be persuaded by your argument, and I agree that a mature culture must and should discriminate.
I hope you can understand where my thought process came from on this topic, and I thank you for presenting yours.