Saturday, March 06, 2004
The sacredness of heterosexuality and marriage
The Complementarity of the Sexes
Some of those defending marriage as the union of one man and one woman argue from the basis of child-rearing. The two parent, male and female, model for a family is most able to raise well-adjusted children. This is true, but it fails to go as deep as it should. Why should children have a mother and father? What's so special about this combination? Well, they should have a male and female role-model. And why is that? What it all boils down to is the widely recognized truth that men and women are different. Many liberals would have us believe that the only difference between men and women is social, cultural, and some minor physical differences.
My view as well. Marriage is not just because of children or in view of children. Heterosexuality (and the unique fact of two sexes) is sacred and beautiful (in its healthy and respectful forms) and marriage celebrates this and builds a framework for a longterm relationship. When the differences between the sexes are used to oppress one or the other, then obviously we get a mess. But then to try to counter this to say there are no differences, is to be just as blind. It´s another tactic to legitimize dysfunctional psychologies.
Some of those defending marriage as the union of one man and one woman argue from the basis of child-rearing. The two parent, male and female, model for a family is most able to raise well-adjusted children. This is true, but it fails to go as deep as it should. Why should children have a mother and father? What's so special about this combination? Well, they should have a male and female role-model. And why is that? What it all boils down to is the widely recognized truth that men and women are different. Many liberals would have us believe that the only difference between men and women is social, cultural, and some minor physical differences.
My view as well. Marriage is not just because of children or in view of children. Heterosexuality (and the unique fact of two sexes) is sacred and beautiful (in its healthy and respectful forms) and marriage celebrates this and builds a framework for a longterm relationship. When the differences between the sexes are used to oppress one or the other, then obviously we get a mess. But then to try to counter this to say there are no differences, is to be just as blind. It´s another tactic to legitimize dysfunctional psychologies.
