Gay Marriage Argument

[Mercy4Life]

Recently I saw online an argument that marriage has already been redefined many times over because for example the groom doesn’t have to pay 4 heifer cows to the family of the bride and other traditional things like such no longer happen and therefore this is an example of how marriage has been redefined. How do we counter something like this?

 

[faithfully]

The arrangement has always been around a man and a woman.

Man can change tradition.

Man can NOT change God’s laws.

 

[JimG]

Heifer cows have nothing to do with the nature of marriage!

What has not changed is the nature of man and woman, who are sexually complementary and made for each other.

The fact that human beings are comprised of man and woman is not just an accidental artifact! It’s an essential to our nature and to the continued existence of the species. Marriage is the natural result of sexual complementarity.

 

[SuperLuigi]

Recently I saw online an argument that marriage has already been redefined many times over because for example the groom doesn’t have to pay 4 heifer cows to the family of the bride and other traditional things like such no longer happen and therefore this is an example of how marriage has been redefined. How do we counter something like this?

Easy:

Success from changing marriage historically is rooted in economic common sense.

Changing marriage to make someone feel better is not in the interest of society or the state.

It’s actually dangerous on many levels.

 

[SuperLuigi]

Heifer cows have nothing to do with the nature of marriage!

What has not changed is the nature of man and woman, who are sexually complementary and made for each other.

The fact that human beings are comprised of man and woman is not just an accidental artifact! It’s an essential to our nature and to the continued existence of the species. Marriage is the natural result of sexual complementarity.

:clapping:

 

[freerf]

dennisprager.com/why-a-good-person-can-vote-against-same-sex-marriage/

best article!

 

[Aquila_Lucis]

Recently I saw online an argument that marriage has already been redefined many times over because for example the groom doesn’t have to pay 4 heifer cows to the family of the bride and other traditional things like such no longer happen and therefore this is an example of how marriage has been redefined. How do we counter something like this?

I found it very hard to not roll my eyes when my mother shared a picture on Facebook expressing this sentiment; I’m also sure that she was very impressed with herself that she was sharing such a witty and clever over turning of traditional values.

For the record, my mother is also trying to actively discourage me from even thinking about marriage to my girlfriend of six years (high school sweetheart) until I am a “catch”; that is, an appropriate college degree, a lucrative job, and a stable home of my own…I guess this is what she expects the cows to look like in a modern world.

The simplest answer would be that the cultural concept of a dowry has a lot more to do with a wedding rather than the marriage. Even in the most “perfect” of situations–i.e. two people who love each other and have a true vocation to marriage–there are practical concerns that a couple and/or a family must consider before two people get married. Annoying as I may find my mother’s double standard about the dowries, she has a point: my girlfriend is still in college and my career path (enlisting in the Navy) is currently uncertain. To get married now may not be the wisest decision for us and we (my girlfriend and I) have talked about waiting until she finishes school next year.

With all of that said, the practical and cultural concerns surrounding the wedding that my girlfriend and I will plan in the future fundamentally has no effect on how we will live our lives as a married couple.