‘POLICY EXCHANGE’ REPORT - SAME SEX MARRIAGE.
AN OPEN LETTER TO COALITION MPs.
Marriage – The Battle Of Our Time. [Part 2]
“There are key battles which define a generation. Back in
the ‘60s the counter culture unleashed a torrent of radical liberation
movements, which included the horrific abortion onslaught. It has became one of
the key fights for the past half century. The most obvious example today is the
war being fought over marriage. This is just as significant and monumental a
battle as is the battle for life. It is a defining moment for the entire
Western world, and it will have repercussions for the entire world. To destroy
the institution of marriage by redefining it out of existence is a social
upheaval so momentous and so far-reaching that we cannot even clearly predict
just how much damage will ensue.” (Jennifer Thieme) (2).
But in the UK there is no justification for government to
arbitrarily engage in this battle, for it has no democratic legitimacy in
seeking to change the definition of marriage by legislating for homosexual
"marriage".
In fact the policy did not appear in any party political
manifesto in the 2010 General Election.
Equally, the following assertion made in the Policy Exchange
report is disingenuous: “the burden of proof is on the opponents of marriage
equality to say, in the language the law understands, why gay people do not
deserve the same liberties as their fellow citizens”.
In reply it must be said again, such liberty of access to
marriage is for homosexuals as for all others within the normal and accepted
rules of consanguinity. I suggest therefore that the burden of proof for a
change in the law lies with government which now challenges the universally
accepted concept of marriage.
REFERENCES:
2. Clashdaily.com. Article by Jennifer Thieme: “The Roe v
Wade of our time – The battle over
Marriage.”
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