It's an interesting paradox that I chose to name my blog "Life Liberty & the Pursuit of Happiness" because many people would use that quote to defend homosexual marriage. I read an interesting opinion piece from The New York Times about how the author changed his opinion about gay marriage. Accordingly I thought I'd take a crack at the topic. I know it's a hot topic that gets people up-in-arms quite quickly.
My first thought when reading that opinion piece was that many of the points the writer made were actually great arguments against gay marriage. I.e. "...children have the right, insofar as society makes it possible, to know and to be cared for by the two parents who brought them into this world. I didn’t just dream up this notion: the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which came into force in 1990, guarantees children this right." I have also been reading a small pamphlet about what the Bible says about various social issues. The chapter on gay marriage what written by Answers in Genesis' Ken Ham. A respected author that I admire. His comments on the subject were, not surprisingly, rooted in the Genesis account and started off with the old atheists' attempt at casting doubt on the Genesis story about Cain and Able; "Where did Cain get his wife?" While that might not really seem to be connected to the issue (other than the question is about marriage) he easily turns question around and links the issue of gay marriage with a much deeper issue of morality.
I used to say something to the effect of; if our country/culture which is built on freedom defines marriage as any person with any other person then as the majority decides, so be it. So as that New York Times opinion article is titled, I have also changed my view on gay marriage. Of course my opinion has changed in the opposite direction, I now feel that, as a nation we should resist the loss of morality as evidenced in the acceptance of gay marriage. I'm not going to go on any rampage and protest or join the crazies from Westboro Baptist Church (which by the way if you've never looked into it, is actually very politically motivated). It's still a biblical mandate to love one another and to show God's love but I do not accept gay marriage at all.
There are many other arguments against gay marriage including a very simple biological argument that says, two people of the same gender cannot reproduce, therefore it is not natural that two such people should have that type of relationship. There's another, albeit less viable argument that says, children raised in same gender homes have developmental problems. The main problem with that argument is that it hasn't been completely proven to be true.
So, I'm going to stick to my guns on this issue. God decides what is right and wrong, and has clearly stated that homosexuality and gay marriage is wrong. Therefore it is wrong and should be abhorred. Any trip down the road towards a loss of morality only leads to a more debased culture/society and eventually a breakdown in society itself. Without a moral standard, a clear statement of right versus wrong, all reasons and foundations for rule of law are worthless. Without the rule of law society breaks down and there's nothing but anarchy.
