This is not a political blog, but some social issues end up being decided politically. So this question just has to be asked. Does anybody wonder how we got to the point where there is a movement to redefine the definition of marriage? Could you even give a cogent argument on why the definition of marriage shouldn’t be redefined? I read a good Q & A article where Bishop Cordileone of Oakland comments on what he believes ground zero was. I will excerpt part of it here to give you the general idea. A link to the full article is below.
The Church has long understood the three “goods” of marriage as defining what is essential to marriage. Those three “goods” — the language comes from St. Augustine — are procreation, fidelity and permanence.
With the contraceptive mentality, we saw sexual promiscuity, which led to the novel concept of so-called “open” marriages. That strikes down the good of fidelity in marriage. Then we saw couples entering into marriage without any intention of having children, so that strikes down procreation. And in the early ’70s, we had states passing laws allowing for no-fault divorce. When we’re in a divorce culture rather than a marriage culture, that strikes down the permanence of marriage.
The result of changing its definition is that marriage becomes drained of all meaning, because it can be defined in any way the people involved want to define it.
This is not a matter of religion. This is how every society has understood marriage in all of human history. The truth is: They’re imposing their new idea of marriage — an idea no society has ever had before — on everyone else. This is a very serious social experiment that will have dire consequences.
Consider that we are not that far away from a day where a new definition of marriage will be standard curriculum in our schools. We must speak out, we must fight, we must fast, we must pray. Be the warrior.
These then are the things you should do: Speak the truth to one another; let there be honesty and peace in the judgments at your gates. Zechariah 8:16
Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you know how you should respond to each one. Col 4: 5-6
Peace, Joy, and Love,
Janet
* http://www.ncregister.com/site/article/bishop-cordileone-fights-to-save-marriage1/
