There is plenty sacred about civil marriage! All marriages outside of the Catholic Church are valid - divorce is not generally allowed even among non-Christians. Only Catholics and Orthodox Christians are bound to a church marriage.
I disagree. It seems the Church’s view of civil marriage is very practical. Catholics may civilly divorce when the marriage fails and partners want to protect their assets. Furthermore, a civil marriage is not sufficient as a Christian marriage in the Church’s eyes.
You’re ignoring the fact that violating the moral standards of God have negative ramifications for our society. The idea that marraige is not a sacred institution to be guarded has led to a massive divorce rate, as well as a ridiculous number of children being born out of wedlock. In turn, we must note that these children are VASTLY more likely to be poor, commit crimes, and have children out of wedlock themselves… in other words, the death of marraige as a sacred and vital institution in our culture is feeding a cycle of degeneration because Christian morality is not just about what God wants, but about what is good for us (both as individuals and as society).
Better a father and mother proper family model than two fathers or two mothers. Saying “two parents are better than one” is just a justification to settle for less than what is best for children in our society.
No its a fact according to the study done in the video i posted.
At the risk of eternal damnation? Really?! And then let’s assume you aren’t Christian since you don’t buy the facts from the Bible. A Mother and Father is natural…and indeed a proper family model. Why cheat children of that?
It makes no difference to me personally if it is legal or not. The fact is that same sex “relations” are a grave offense against God. When all is said and done, it won’t matter if you were adhering to civil law or not…it is God’s Law that you be judged against.
Look at video in my previous post. It shows a congressional hearing going over a report that homosexual families are more beneficial to society than single parent families. Go on look,
Regardless of whether or not it is better than a single parent situation (a single parent does not constitute a “family”), it is still not OPTIMAL for a child.
Nothing unnatural about the love this boy feels from both of his moms. heck, they raised an eagle scout, how is that bad for society?
Civil marriage is not sufficient for a Catholic, but only because Catholics are required be married in a Catholic Church. Protestants and non-Christians are not required.
Yes, marriage all marriage is sacred, even among pagans. Among baptized Protestants, its even sacramental, even without a religious ceremony!
True, why I said divorce is generally not approved
. An while a civil divorce might be allowed, neither civil nor religious remarriage is allowed (unless the marriage was deemed null…)I watched it. Al Franken shows that the paticular study that was referenced wasn’t about homosexual couples vs heterosexual couples. There are plenty of studies that do look at these two relationships compared to each other. Also, Al Franken really doesn’t prove anything for homosexual couples being effective with his statements. I don’t believe he ever comments on whether the author’s of the study used homosexual couples as well as heterosexual couples in gathering data for two parent families. He basically just pointed out the mistake of using that study at all in the discussion.Look at video in my previous post. It shows a congressional hearing going over a report that homosexual families are more beneficial to society than single parent families. Go on look,