Reasons to oppose Same-Sex Marriage

Reasons to oppose Same-Sex Marriage

In pursuit of the truth - www.cinopsbegonespot.com - Wednesday, May 30, 2012

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1.) It offends God: This is the most important reason. Whenever one violates the natural moral order established by God, one sins and offends God. Same-sex “marriage” does just this. Accordingly, anyone who professes to love God must be opposed to it.

Marriage is not the creature of any State. Rather, it was established by God in Paradise for our first parents, Adam and Eve. As we read in the Book of Genesis: “God created man in His image; in the Divine image he created him; male and female He created them, God blessed them, saying: ‘Be fertile and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it.” (Gen. 1:27-28) The same was taught by our Savior Jesus Christ: “From the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female. For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother; and shall cleave to his wife.” (Mark 10:6-7).

Genesis also teaches how God punished Sodom and Gomorrah for the sin of homosexuality: “The Lord rained down sumptuous fire upon Sodom and Gomorrah. He overthrow those cities and the whole Plain, together with the inhabitants of the cities and produce of the soil.” (Gen. 19:24-25)

2.)It is not Marriage: Calling something marriage does not make it marriage. Marriage has always been a covenant between a man and woman which is by its nature ordered toward the procreation and education of children and the unity and wellbeing of the spouses…

3.)It violates Natural Law: Marriage is not just any relationship between human beings. It is a relationship rooted in human nature and thus governed by natural law. Natural law’s most elementary precept is that ‘good is to be done and pursued, and evil is to be avoided.” By his natural reason, man can perceive what is morally good or bad for him…

4. It always denies a child either a Father or a Mother: It is in the child’s best interests that he be raised under the influence of his natural father and mother. This rule is confirmed by the evident difficulties faced by the many children who are orphans or raised by a single parent, a relative, or a foster parent… Same-sex “marriage” ignores a child’s best interests.

5. It validates and promotes the Homosexual Lifestyle: In the name of the “family,” same-sex “marriage” serves to validate not only such unions but the whole homosexual lifestyle in all its bisexual and transgender variants… Legal recognition of same-sex “marriage” would necessarily obscure certain basic moral values, devalue traditional marriage, and weaken public morality.

6.) It turns a moral wrong into a Civil Right: Homosexual activists argue that same-sex “marriage” is a civil rights issue similar to the struggle for racial equality in the 1960s. This is false… Same-sex “marriage” opposes nature. Two individuals of the same-sex, regardless of their race, wealth, stature, erudition or fame, will never be able to marry because of a … biological impossibility…

7.) It defeats the State’s purpose of benefiting Marriage: One of main reasons why the State bestows numerous benefits on marriage is that, by it nature and design, marriage provides the normal condition for a stable, affectionate, and moral atmosphere that is beneficial to the upbringing of children - all fruit of the mutual affection of the parents. This aids in perpetuating the nation and strengthening society, an evident interest of the State…

8.) It imposes its acceptance on all Society: By legalizing same-sex “marriage,” the State becomes its official and active promoter. The State calls on public officials to officiate at the new civil ceremony, orders public schools to teach its acceptability to children, and punishes any state employee who expresses disapproval…

George H. Kubeck - The above are 8 of 10 reasons from Tradition, Family and Property. (TFP)