So, for the family values crowd - both the secular and religious arguments suggest that divorce, not homosexuality or "gay marriage," should be your top priority. Why isn't it?
Thursday, March 04, 2004
Divorce
Over at Crooked Timber, Kieran discusses the fairly recent (and close) attempt to amend the Irish constitution to outlaw allow divorce. He makes a good point which is often somewhat obscured by the religious overtones of all of this. We're all aware that the Bible has a lot more to say about divorce than it does about homosexuality, but Kieran's point is that even ignoring any religious considerations, the arguments for outlawing divorce have a much more solid foundation than do arguments against gay marriage. That is, for those who accept that marriage as an institution is truly the foundation of society, divorce is a messy business.
So, for the family values crowd - both the secular and religious arguments suggest that divorce, not homosexuality or "gay marriage," should be your top priority. Why isn't it?
So, for the family values crowd - both the secular and religious arguments suggest that divorce, not homosexuality or "gay marriage," should be your top priority. Why isn't it?