SAME SEX MARRIAGE IS A DANGEROUS CHIMERA

"The bishops of New Mexico have voiced opposition to a bill in the state legislature that would create domestic partnerships for opposite- and same-sex couples, saying it would undermine the “true nature” of marriage and would serve as a foundation for the implementation of same-sex “marriage.” Last week the bill passed the Senate Judiciary and Senate Public Affairs Committee. It needed to pass the Senate Finance Committee before heading for a full vote, KFOXTV.com reports."

Catholic News Agency

Nature:

"...the term nature is sometimes applied to the collection of distinctive features, original or acquired, by which such an individual is characterized and distinguished from others...

...Nature properly signifies that which is primitive and original, or, according to etymology, that which a thing is at birth, as opposed to that which is acquired or added from external sources."

Catholic Encyclopedia

But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female.

For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother; and shall cleave to his wife.

And they two shall be in one flesh. Therefore now they are not two, but one flesh.

What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

Mark 10: 6-9

Marriage:

The social institution under which a man and woman establish their decision to live as husband and wife by legal commitments, religious ceremonies, etc.

Dictionary.com

At the risk of being called a homophobe, a term I've never understood because opposition to the homosexual rights movement doesn't logically equate to fear of homosexuals, I have to say that I agree whole heartedly with the Bishops in New Mexico. We absolutely must stop the same sex marriage agenda.

Politically my beliefs tend toward the Libertarian. As long as your actions cause harm to no one else, do as you like. Of course, one must be careful to truly recognize when harm is done. It's awfully easy to filter out the true effects of an individual action when the realization of harm would force a curtailment of activities that appeal to us. Been there, done that. I'm the king of self justification. So, as far as I'm concerned, if you want to engage in homosexuality, and you are absolutely sure that your actions are harming no one else, knock your self out. Just don't expect me to applaud your decision or change my life, laws or belief to accommodate you.

And this is what the same sex marriage debate is really all about. It is an attempt to enshrine in law the acceptance of an act that is unnatural and to most abhorrent. Homosexuality is unnatural because it defeats the primary purpose of the sexual act which is to create new life. Sure, sex serves a number of other very legitimate purposes but it's primary reason is to make kids and any use of it outside of that purpose offends the natural law. It's no different than gluttony. While we have to eat and eating is good, gluttony misuses the act of eating and becomes destructive. Homosexuality and any sexual act not open to the creation of life does the same thing to sex.

Homosexuality is also abhorrent to most people, no matter how hard the gay rights advocates work to create in us a sense of shame for this most basic human instinct. Most people DO NOT want to have any sort of sexual contact with others of the same sex. It does not hold any appeal to us. Really, it's just gross.

The advocates of same sex marriage demand that we recognize their unnatural and abhorrent behavior as normal and healthy. To do this they expect us to raise their disordered life style to the same level of acceptability as traditional marriage. Just as they have attempted to change the nature of sex they demand we change the nature of marriage.

The problem is that you can't change the nature of things. Sure, you can change the name or the meaning of the words that describe something but you can't change the thing itself. No matter how you package it homosexuality will always offend the natural law. Likewise, no matter how you try to redefine it, marriage will always be between a man and a woman. It's the very nature of the thing; it has always been and it will always be. Man made laws can't change that; anymore than changing the name of gravity will stop an apple from falling from a tree.

If homosexuals want some sort of legal recognition of their relationships that's a matter for the states to decide. Just don't call it marriage because it isn't and it can't be. We haven't stepped through the looking glass and the natural law still applies to us. Words have meaning; at least they're supposed to. So come up with a new word for your legal unions and quit trying to use ours for the wrong purposes.