Dear Editor,
James Brescoll is at it again
– putting other people’s beliefs and opinions down with big and
confusing words. His mind seems to be so badly twisted to the left
that if God himself appeared with divine proof that same-sex
marriages are wrong, he would deny Him. He asks for proof but what
does it matter? Brescoll isn’t willing
to listen to reason.
Dear Editor,
James Brescoll is at it again – putting other people’s beliefs and opinions down with big and confusing words. His mind seems to be so badly twisted to the left that if God himself appeared with divine proof that same-sex marriages are wrong, he would deny Him. He asks for proof but what does it matter? Brescoll isn’t willing to listen to reason.
Here are three reasons why conservatives believe that legalization of homosexual marriage will quickly destroy the traditional family, courtesy of Dr. James Dobson. If these don’t effect Mr. Brescoll maybe it will stop others from falling for his erroneous theology.
1. When the state sanctions homosexual relationships and gives them its blessing, the younger generation becomes confused about sexual identity and quickly loses its understanding of lifelong commitments, emotional bonding, sexual purity, the role of children in a family, and, from a spiritual perspective, the “sanctity” of marriage. Marriage is reduced to something of a partnership that provides attractive benefits and sexual convenience but cannot offer the intimacy described in Bible’s book of Genesis. Cohabitation and short-term relationships are the inevitable results. Ask the Norwegians, the Swedes, and the people from the Netherlands. That is exactly what is happening there.
2. The introduction of legalized gay marriages will lead to polygamy and other alternatives to one-man/one-woman unions. In Utah, polygamist Tom Green, who claims five wives, is citing Lawrence v. Texas as the legal authority for his appeal. In Jan 2004, a Salt Lake City civil rights attorney filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of another couple wanting to engage in legal polygamy. Their justification? Lawrence v. Texas. The ACLU of Utah has actually suggested that the state will “have to step up to prove that a polygamous relationship is detrimental to society” – as opposed to polygamists having to prove that plural marriage is not harmful to the culture.
Do you see how the game is played?
3. The third reason is that destroying traditional marriage is the ultimate goal of activist. The history of the gay and lesbian movement has been that its adherents quickly move the goal lines as soon as the previous one has been breached, revealing even more shocking and outrageous objectives.
With marriage as we know it gone, everyone would enjoy all the legal benefits (custody rights, tax-free inheritance, joint ownership of property, health care and spousal citizenship, etc.) without limiting the number of partners or their gender.
David Kaeini, Gilroy
