"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Was there anything worth more fighting for?
It’s the “deconstruction” of marriage, that is the destruction of marriage. The only thing left to say is that, “marriage deserved what it got.”
“Same sex marriage is a newly-coined right that has never existed in all of human history.”
And I bet everything I own that this was not what the Founders of this country had in mind when they wrote the Constitution.
Whatever standing the law forces others to convey to me is not their damn business!</satire>
People seem to not make a connection that change in and of itself is not inherently good. You can have change, and have it be terrible. The Russian revolution is one of them. The Chinese communist revolution is another.
I had an argument on YouTube with a couple homosexuals, one of whom is in the military and is fighting don’t ask don’t tell. They are determined to destroy the institution of marriage. gaymilitaryman would not admit that the ideal is for a mom and dad to raise a child. He wants to see the data. This battle is monumental.
On the YouTube I maintained that, once the definition of marriage is changed, anything goes. Ultimately, there will be a guy who will bring a lawsuit to marry his goat. Why not? All you have to do is change marriage again so it can be interspecies. If judges so proclaim it, that is what it will be. Right now, consent and the ability to contract is required. So what. Change that.
Go enjoy the discussion and participate if you wish — http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ov35-fAOyP8
Thank you for posting this excellent essay.
A friend once told me how eager couples were to start families after WWII and how cherished children were at that time.
Marriage and family was sacrosanct.
Buxom women were the ideal.
Gradually, the ideal of woman went from curvy, child bearing hips to flat chested, boyish looking nymphs.
As children became more devalued, so did womanly women.
It’s no wonder society has become so numb to the assault on marriage.
Are there any real men left in California?
Since the arrival of our twins last year, I have realized that men and woman really are fundamentally different. My husband’s and my approaches to childraising are completely different. And I have come to realize that if our boys had just one of us in the picture, their upbringing would be very different than it is now, and not for the better. Men and women bring different aspects to childrearing. And that is why I don’t think gay marriage is a good thing. Two men or two women raising a child are going to give that kid a very different view of the world and what men and women are like than a man and a woman together would. What you grow up with is what you think is normal. I don’t think that normalizing the “two men” or “two women” model of parenting is a good idea at all. Kids grew up in the past with that model, if say they were orphaned and ended up with a pair of bachelor uncles, or maybe with their mom and a grandmother raising them, but they knew it was not how the majority of the world lived, and nobody tried to tell them it was normal.
And yet, this country was founded upon the principle of the rest of society not imposing itself upon an individual.
It's a shame that government ever got into the marriage business.
Can someone tell me when we transitioned from a representative republic governed by a constitution, to a judicial oligarchy?
It’s up to the US Supreme Court and the American People now to stop this runaway train.
The issue no one seems to be focussing on is the financial impact of the ruling. Follow the money. In California, gay couples will be entitled to such things as survivor benefits for state pensions, other social welfare benefits, etc. One of the reasons DOMA passed in Congress was to prevent the expansion of federal benefits to gay couples for such programs as SS, Medicare, etc.
Health insurance will go up as hetereosexual roomates will get “married” to half medical insurance costs...all of a sudden all the hipsters sharing Malibu Beach apartments will suddenly “fall in love” and get “married”. Maybe get a tax break also by filing joint income tax returns...