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Same-Sex Marriage goes on the British fast-track while being derailed elsewhere



In Britain this week Women’s and Equalities Minister Maria Miller announced the fast-tracking of gay-marriage meaning it would be moved up from the summer to begin on March 29th next year. But at the same time the Supreme Court of India & the Australian High Court overturned existing laws.
In making the announcement Ms. Miller said "Marriage is one of our most important institutions and, from 29 March 2014, it will be open to everyone, irrespective of whether they fall in love with someone of the same sex or opposite sex. This is just another step in the evolution of marriage and I know that many couples up and down the country will be hugely excited that they can now plan for their big day and demonstrate their love and commitment to each other by getting married." The Cabinet Minister is correct that marriage is an important institution but is apparently unaware of the idea that marriage isn’t supposed to evolve. Marriage was created by God in the Bible and was only ever supposed to be a union of one man and one woman. The institution is denigrated when its definition is expanded. Andrea Williams, CEO of Christian Concern, puts it this way: ““The introduction of the Same Sex Marriage Bill was made on a false premise – that homosexuals were being discriminated against. This is absurd. Marriage, particularly for Christians, was only ever intended as the union of two people of complementary genders. This unique union is both spiritually and socially the intention of marriage. Just because two people of one gender say they love one another is not justification to extend the definition of marriage to cover their relationship. Many people fall in love but that in itself does not constitute covenant marriage. When the state tries to redefine marriage to accommodate different types of relationships, we must ask ourselves, where might it all end?”

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According to the Christian Concern website, echoing a view held by many, Andrea Williams says that Maria Miller deludes herself by declaring same-sex marriage upholds “one of our most important institutions”. Williams continued: “(Miller) does not realise that the traditional institution of marriage between one man and one woman is what has underpinned stability for children, families and society itself – not a pick and mix variation of legalised relationships. The sanctity of Christian marriage is distinctly different from the politically-manufactured contract this government has imposed on a country which should have been given the opportunity to vote in a referendum – marriage is a much, much bigger issue than membership of the EU.” Williams’s last phrase is quite telling! Marriage is a much bigger issue than say EU membership because it is at the heart of the stability of individuals. Membership of the European Union will not determine this – but because of traditional marriage they will survive despite it. In Australia the Capital Territory had legalized the same-sex marriage but the Federal High Court ruled that the nation sets marriage laws on a national level and as a result the legislation by the territorial legislature was to be struck down. Lyle Shelton of the Australian Christian lobby said “The debate about changing the definition of marriage has been given a fair go for the past three years with nine parliamentary attempts to change it. Like the republican debate, the public and parliamentarians have had plenty of time to evaluate it and it is now time to move on.” In both countries the argument is repeated. Advocates push for the ‘changing definition of marriage’ as if it is somehow fluid. In reality it is only given that appearance by those who lobby for it to be re-defined. In the same way, American lefties speak of a ‘living constitution’ in an attempt to win a public debate on whether the US Constitution should be vigorously followed. India’s Supreme Court has thrown out a 2009 High Court decision that will effectively re-criminalize homosexuality. The decision re-instates a 153 year old British colonial law that describes same-sex marriage as a same-sex relationship that is an "unnatural offence" and punishable by a 10-year jail term. The court left open the matter for the legislative side to re-visit. Justice GS Singhvi said "The legislature must consider deleting this provision (Section 377) from law as per the recommendations of the attorney general." Granted India’s consequences for those who violate is draconian and the matter should be revisited promptly (although prosecution was rare). But traditional marital breakdown is a pre-cursor to the same in society as a whole and must be arrested. Croatia, a largely catholic country in southern Europe, has also moved to ban gay marriage after a referendum where two-thirds of voters supported the definition of marriage as a union between man and woman. The nations family values are glue in its society and its divorce rate is half that of the rest of the EU. It is clear that the defence of marriage is of paramount importance and that means the traditional definition being defended from expanded definitions. These new ‘interpretations’ threaten the well being of the family structure by blurring lines of love and commitment, and this in turn threatens the moral fabric of society world-wide.

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