How do you see things evolving over the years and decades if same sex unions and marriage were viewed as the same? Specifically I’m interested in learning what the negative consequences to society would be. Thanks.Then there would be no difference between a same-sex union and marriage.
If same-sex unions are given equal status to marriage in law, the effect will be that any government recognition or support of the people who create and raise the next generation in society will be gone.How do you see things evolving over the years and decades if same sex unions and marriage were viewed as the same? Specifically I’m interested in learning what the negative consequences to society would be. Thanks.
God Bless,
Bill
Interesting. I definitely agree that marriage has been in the process of being destroyed for the past 4 decades, IMO starting with women’s liberation. I beleive the forces behind that (not individual women wanting equality- I am for that) wanted to accomplish a couple of goals: 1. Getting the whole society to pay income taxes rather than just half of society (men). and 2. Since women began to work in great numbers the state/government started to have much greater control and influence over children. Schools began to be a primary support for children rather than one or both parents being home all day to give quality time to their children. Both parents working puts them in a much faster pace of living in running of the household, leaving less time to spend actively and consciously raising their children. I understand that gays want to be treated equally and fairly and especially now that I have a child (1yo) the books I have heard about like Jimmy has 2 mommies, etc leaves me feeling uncomfortable that this is being taught in schools. With respect to my concerns about both parents working and it impacting the household (not all but a large % due to financial necessity) it is very unfortunate. OTOH gays, for the most part, don’t have children. If two homosexuals are in a long term relationship that is 2 adults working full time typically, putting them in a higher financial class over many married couples as females tend to take leaves of abscence to birth and raise chilcren, leaving them in a less than ideal situation with respect to work. Gays do not have that issue. I don’t know if that factors into gays looking to get marriage status in any way or not.If same-sex unions are given equal status to marriage in law, the effect will be that any government recognition or support of the people who create and raise the next generation in society will be gone.
I believe society has been pulling its support for marriage for over 40 years now, when society began to view marriage as an adult centered arrangement instead of child centered. It is almost complete in the non-government sphere. The “perks” of being married are created by government. If it is wrong to treat married people and single different, the government can take away the “perks.” Instead of letting government slowly remove its support, same-sex “marriage” will make it instant.
I also believe that homosexuals want “marriage” to give social status to their relationships, but they will be destroying the thing they envy. Of course there are other social forces that are destroying marriage, too.
So I think homosexuals are pushing a ball that has been in motion for a long time and it will probably reach its destination with or without their support. I believe that marriage comes from human nature and the government can’t change what it is. The government trying to redefine marriage reminds me of the Indiana PI Bill.
Isn’t that ironic? And while they may succeed in achieving a legally sanctioned imitation, they still can’t have what a man and a woman have together, and those who aren’t totally self-delusional must know it. It’s that certain special “something” that comes when XX and XY combine- sorry XX+XX or XY+XY- not the same, not at all, no matter what your piece of paper says!I also believe that homosexuals want “marriage” to give social status to their relationships, but they will be destroying the thing they envy.
Your bishops have told you what the negative consequences to society would be. Thank them, not your fellow CAF’ers. We Catholics look to the bishops for our moral guidance, and the guidance on this issue has been plentiful, and has been linked often on CAF posts and threads.How do you see things evolving over the years and decades if same sex unions and marriage were viewed as the same? Specifically I’m interested in learning what the negative consequences to society would be. Thanks.
God Bless,
Bill