Posted on 07/07/2015 8:28:42 AM PDT by Reddy
Good article describing the replacement of traditional marriage with civil contracts.
Let the homosexuals have civil contracts. We stand for traditional marriage as between one man and one woman.
Like the government knows what is best for children.
It’s a scam by the dim-witted libertarians. They give us gay marriage THEN they tell us that “government should get out of the marriage business”, which it never will.
It was a big bait-and-switch by the pothead wing of the Republican party.
Only one reason is necessary to state -
IT’S NOT ABOUT “GAY MARRIAGE”!
It’s about criminalizing Christianity, and they’ll find another “issue” if this one doesn’t work.
Simplify. There is a public interest in recording legal contracts. Define a type of legal contract that includes certain elements that we now accord only to marriage. County clerk records the contract without having to morally sign up for same sex unions. Children cannot sign legal documents. Then, go to a church if you want a religious ceremony. Done.
No offense to John, but the new status quo already does all the harm he mentions. We have to act to distinguish between the government’s role in contract law and the religious role of marriage. Leave marriage to the church and let the government deal with tax breaks, hospital visits and other contractual roles. The idea that we undo what’s been done by separating marriage and civil unions is frankly 5 years too late. The court has spoken so we mush re-write the rules and take it back to the court to settle the next round. Removing the religious ceremony of marriage from government is the only remaining option. It’s up to states to remake their laws and remove marriage from government lexicon all together.
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Exactly.
Those calling for civil marriage contracts claim that after obtaining a civil marriage, those who desire to do so can get married in a Church.
But wouldn’t that mean you would then have two different types of “marriages”?
The libs will scream that this is unfair and discriminatory, and force Churches to perform same-sex ceremonies.
“The idea that we undo what’s been done by separating marriage and civil unions is frankly 5 years too late. The court has spoken so we mush re-write the rules”
What if this were the mindset following the Dred Scott decision? Or Prohibition?
force Churches to perform same-sex ceremonies
Saw this one coming, which is the point of the article:
It would overburden courts and side-step legal protections for children and abandoned spouses, replacing them with court ordered damages, penalties and state-coerced action.
Nope. The courts would be freed by contract, though it is possible Obama coukd decree “If you like your pre-nup, you can....”
Oh, please!
"Traditional" marriage has the following elements
1) It is permanent. Divorce is not permitted, and if it is, remarriage is not recognized.
2) It is sexually exclusive. Adultery is a crime. Alienation of affection is a tort where it is not also a crime.
3) In the case of separation or abandonment, children belong to their father. Unmarried women who become pregnant may not retain custody of the child, if born alive, UNLESS they have the means not to become a public charge.
THAT is traditional marriage, and the number of people who support it couldn't fill Giants Stadium for a rally.
This article is an attempt at slamming the barn door shut after the horse has run out.
Heterosexual marriage in the US is dying. In a generation it’ll be a relative rarity. Word has gotten around and few men will consent to it.
It would weed out the homosexual activists/charlatans from those who actually believe the crap they serve (pun works) by illustrating how many of them really want to be legally tied/bound to such contracts.
Thank you.
I’m holding the line. (Too bad there are so few of us)
“Recognizing religious marriage ceremonies as legal marriage and allowing “non-traditional couples” to enter into legal contracts if they so desire might be the better path”
I think that was the case until last week...
It's even worse than that, the anti-God libertarians have started using a holier than thou tone, to convince Christians that the true moral position is to quit fighting for conservative politics, and to drop out of politics, and leave that part of life to everyone else.
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