BBC"To put beside marriage an alternative or what appears to be a perfectly approved legal alternative lifestyle I think does not help the institution of marriage at all."
BBC"To put beside marriage an alternative or what appears to be a perfectly approved legal alternative lifestyle I think does not help the institution of marriage at all."
"A senior churchman has warned that civil partnerships for gay people will undermine the institution of marriage."
RépondreSupprimerHow? Left that part out, I see. I'm married and same-sex marriages have been going on for quite some time now with ZERO effect on my marriage. Thinking on the broader scale, the two issues are unrelated. One involves homosexuals, the other does not. Any effect one has on the other is purely a product of the psyche. As such, I hereby accuse Rev Peter Smith of being an illogical twit.
"To put beside marriage an alternative or what appears to be a perfectly approved legal alternative lifestyle I think does not help the institution of marriage at all."
This is such a poor choice of words that comment is difficult, but let's have a shot. Consider the capitalist system with its need for ever expanding growth consumes more and more of everyone's time, including married couples. This thereby harms the institution of marriage as married couples are able to spend less and less time together. Yet, we don't see jowly boy speaking out against that. My accusation stands.
No gay marriage in Japan, and none for a long time to come, me thinks. However, I reckon marriage figures in Japan are probably among the lowest in the world. Would I be wrong?
RépondreSupprimerProblem with these fanatical clergymen-and I know at least one very sensitive and clear headed one-is that they think marriage is a service to society. People get married first because they love each other, and then because they can financially. If he's worried about giving too much freedom to people by allowing them to choose something that isn't marriage, that's up to the church to counter with it's message in favour of marriage between poeple of the opposite sex. What church memebers such as these ones are doing is expecting the state to further the cause of the church.That's called theocracy.
On Japanese marriage rates, they are among the lowest.
RépondreSupprimerThe church has the right to advocate some policy (free speech), but, knowing the history of churches (whatever denomination), no one in their right mind would pay them much heed.