Why gay marriage is wrong
Why This Issue Matters
I’m a pastor. My concern is with the church—what she believes, what she celebrates, and what she proclaims. Achieving some legal and political end is not my principal calling and yet, I’m concerned that many younger Christians—ironically, often those most attuned to societal transformation and social justice—do not notice the connection between a traditional view of marriage and human flourishing. Many Christians are keen to resurrect the old pro-choice mantra touted by some Catholic politicians: personally opposed, but publicly none of my business. I hope for Christians to watch why this issue matters and why—when same-sex marriage became the law of the land—the morality of the family was weakened and the freedom of the church was threatened.
I know this is an increasingly unpopular line of reasoning, even for those who are inclined to agree to the Bible’s training about marriage. Perhaps you believe that homosexual behavior is biblically unacceptable. And yet, you wonder what’s wrong with supporting same-sex marriage as a legal and political right. After all, we don’t have laws against gossip or adultery or the worship of fake gods. Even if I don’t accept with it,
The Morality of Alike Sex Marriage: How Not to Globalize a Cultural Anomie
Abstract
The question of the morality of queer marriage has change into quite prevalent in the 21st century. Some western cultures believe that queer marriage is morally defensible and can be legalized. Using the human right fad and political might, they subtly engineer the globalization of this phenomenon. This move has been strongly opposed mostly by ‘developing’ nations and some churches across nations. The argument of such group is that same-sex marriage is immoral, unnatural and ungodly. This paper defends the thesis that homosexual marriage cannot morally be defended successfully. It shows that same-sex marriage is not exclusively a western phenomenon but has been in practice for a long time even in some African cultures; though in some subtle way. It argues that in whatever way it is practiced same-sex marriage is a cultural anomie: and more or less an elixir and alibi, aimed at concealing immorality. The paper concludes that it is wrong for some cultures to try a globalization of this cultural anomie especially by hinging its morality on the human right doctrine. The sheet is expository, s
Why “Gay Marriage” Is Bad
Question:
Why is gay marriage or sexual relations bad?
Answer:
First, it’s important to note that there can be no such thing as “marriage” between two members of the same sex. This is because marriage by essence is a union that is ordered toward the procreation and education of offspring, which necessarily involves both male and female. So, to talk about “gay marriage” is an unintelligible phrase, akin to a “square circle.”
With regard to why sexual exercise among members of the same sex is poor, we must look to the nature of sex and what is wonderful and bad given our nature as human beings.
What is good for us as human beings is determined by the ends of our inherent capacities. Just as it is good for a pencil to write, and it is good for an oak tree to sink roots deep into the ground and take in nutrients and water for its growth, it is good for a human being to know facts and avoid error, to live in society, to propagate its own species, to take in nutrients for human growth, etc.
The good in the sexual arena, therefore, will be the achievement of the ends toward which our sexual faculties are naturally ordered. When we glance at natu
Why people oppose same-sex marriage
Why execute opponents of same-sex marriage really oppose it?
A UCLA psychology investigate published online today in the journal Psychological Science concludes that many people believe gay men and women are more sexually promiscuous than heterosexuals, which they may fear could threaten their own marriages and their way of life.
“Many people who contradict same-sex marriage are uncomfortable with casual sex and feel threatened by sexual promiscuity,” said David Pinsof, a UCLA graduate student of psychology and lead author of the study.
Such people often wed at a younger age, acquire more children and believe in traditional gender roles in which men are the breadwinners and women are housewives.
“Sexual promiscuity may be threatening to these people because it provides more temptations for spouses to cheat on one another,” Pinsof said. “On the other hand, for people who are comfortable with women being more economically independent, marrying at a later age and having more sexual partners, sexual promiscuity is not as much of a threat because women do not depend on men for financial support.” The researchers m