Unfortunately, I think you're right.
It also means that humans have solved these issues, such as gay marriage, ages ago and there are serious, practical and pragmatic reasons for why things are the way they are whether or not they are enshrined in religious documents. Religion, in addition to the worship of God, was really the only "history" and "rule of law" we had for millenia.
There is usually reason to tradition though the reason not be superficially discernible. Hey, I think I wrote something Burkean. ;-)
Religion, in addition to the worship of God, was really the only "history" and "rule of law" we had for millenia.
Here there's a problem. Today we have, for better and worse, secular (government) law. Why, I don't know, but we've given to government the power to 'sanctify' marriage. Gay marriage? Stripped of all emotion, this is a legalistic thing for the fact of government having superseded religious institutions as the agent of legitimacy. Marriage? Term heterosexual marriage as matrimony (or some such) to maintain distinctions.
Those are just some thoughts. I'm not going to get in to a dog fight over the thing.
Cultures that tolerated certain behaviors were less likely to survive than cultures that suppressed certain behaviors. After millennia, the traditions of surviving cultures represent a large amount of institutionalized wisdom on how to conduct a lasting society.
......It also means that humans have solved these issues.....
The whole reason for being liberal is to throw off those outmoded restrictions and live in the enlightened new age
Things that are considered old-fashioned, traditional or religious like family structure, morality and work ethic survived because they worked. It’s a shame that every few generations we have learn that all over again.