Simple Truths About Marriage

MN Staff
November 2002 Print Edition

The "family" as it has been known for centuries is no longer the cornerstone of Vermont society. It is only one of the methods of raising children.

There is no law that the citizens of Massachusetts can pass that will insulate the state from homosexual marriage if our Supreme Judicial Court chooses to impose it - whether such a law was enacted by the legislature or by a referendum of the people. The only thing that will insulate the state is an Amendment to the state Constitution.

Massachusetts has officially recognized and protected its homosexuals - both the legislature and the judiciary have done so - and is therefore in exactly the same position as Vermont was. The legal logic that was used in Vermont would require that the SJC create homosexual marriage in Massachusetts.

We've tried tolerance and acceptance for the 2% to 3% who have unusual sexual practices, but that is not enough. Now, the judges are telling us we must change the entire structure of society in order to accommodate the few with these unusual practices.

There is great division among homosexuals whether monogamy is a rejection of the homosexual lifestyle. Many are saying that group sex and anonymous sex are essential parts of a homosexual lifestyle.

If the family is "destabilized," would this be a fundamental assault on the mothers who wish to nurture their babies and raise their children with the help and support of the father?

There are many women who have no support from the men who sired their children. A large number of them are understandably angry and bitter and wish to change the system.
Will they be a threat to the women who are happily married?

If our values are going to be determined solely by legal logic, the ultimate test of fairness will be that everyone - both men and women - must work and the children must be raised by the state.

Bottom Line - According to the U.S. Supreme Court, the citizens of Massachusetts must decide the moral issue as to whether the unusual sexual habits of homosexuals should be 1) criminalized, 2) tolerated, or 3) made a civil rights issue.

Bottom Line - If the citizens decide to make homosexuality into a civil right, then the legal logic that follows, according to the Vermont Supreme Court, is that "gay marriage" is guaranteed by their constitution. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has already indicated that it will rule that way. If the "domestic partner" bill passes on Beacon Hill, this will be an important step in affirming that process.

Bottom Line - The only way that Massachusetts can avoid "gay marriage" being instituted by the Supreme Judicial Court is through an amendment to the Massachusetts Constitution.