by Derek—2004.07.14 @ 1537
Decoupling procreation from marriage in order to make some people feel more accepted denies the very purpose of marriage itself. Marriages between men and women are the essential institutions through which future generations are produced and reared. Political communities are only as solid as their foundation, and these families and homes, the first school yards of citizenship, are essential for the future of republican government.
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It is important to mention another effect of abandoning our definition of marriage. We have vast numbers of institutions and individuals in our society that will be stigmatized and marginalized by courts trying to enforce a new moral norm. A group of notable legal scholars in Massachusetts, including Professor Mary Ann Glendon, warned about the danger to religious institutions in this country in a recent legal opinion. They said: "Precedent from our own history and that of other nations suggests that religious institutions could even be at risk of losing tax-exempt status, academic accreditation, and media licenses, and could face charges of violating human rights codes or hate speech laws." Is this really the road we want to go down?
[ Press Release: Orrin Hatch ]