Marriage is not a civil union

11:16 PM, Mar. 26, 2013  |  Comments

Words matter. LGBT supporters seek to redefine the ancient meaning of marriage, arguing that restricting it to traditional heterosexual unions is inherently discriminatory. Definitions discriminate one thing from another: A bird is not a tractor; that's a discrimination.

They argue that legal marriage rights conferred to heterosexual unions must extend to all civil unions, thus redefining "marriage." They say: Marriage should not be denied on the basis of gender.

I challenge the group to substitute the following words for gender: age - age discrimination is illegal, so why limit marriage to adults? Number - polygamy is illegal; why only two per union? Genus - why not confer marriage to a man who deeply loves his pet and treats it like a person? In these contexts, "marriage" becomes a meaningless term.

Marriage is what it is. Let's recognize a limited, reasonable universe of paired relationships that benefit society, and grant them equal rights. But let's not redefine marriage.

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