Same sex marriage

Friday, November 7th, 2008.

Right old ding-dong going on in California now where it seems that a slim majority has voted in a referendum to ban same-sex marriages - just like about 30 other states have done. On the one hand you have homosexuals and lesbians bemoaning the vote whilst the Roman Catholic and the Mormon churches are trying to justify their opposition.

Well, I have struggled hard to find a definition of marriage that did not include something like the union between a man and a woman or a husband and wife but I haven't found one yet. I'd be interested to hear of anyone who has, especially if it not from the annals of gay literature/propaganda.

And likewise, there is the Bible. Despite bring an atheist, I have read a fair bit of that book and I cannot recall any reference to either God nor JC's approval to gay marriage nor even gay sex. God even chastised Onan for wanking, 'spilling his seed upon,' the ground I think. I suspect that that meant wasting it so for God, anal intercourse, vaginal intercourse with condoms and wanking are 'no-no's'.

For the Church, I see the issue as simple. You don't have to justify your stance. If you don't want to marry them, then don't. Maybe someone could tell me if a church can be forced to do so. I might then reconsider my stance.

For homosexuals/lesbians, I'd ask, 'How do you expect to achieve a status which by definition (for you) is impossible.' I can well understand that when such people love each other, they may well wish to form a public union with all the rights and responsibilities of a married couple. Fine, so go for a civil partnership which would be no different in principle from a registry office marriage. You've hijacked the word 'gay' already.

Just one exception to the latter. If it was down to me, then I would not let them have kids. I am sure that many would give the kids a loving environment but that does not alter the fact that homosexual relationships are not the norm. Sure the Greeks practised it and it is said that dolphins do as well.

You could ask if the kids would be better off in a loving homosexual environment rather than being raised by a husband and wife who were constantly fighting with each other. And the answer might be 'Yes.' However, all partnerships start with love and hope and you cannot be sure of the outcome and that is why I would stick to a normal one as far as the care of children are concerned.

But the bottom line is that the great majority of people are heterosexual which is why I and you are here today.