Imo there's scope for that same principle to be considered here.
Not just principle, but real understanding of the nature of homosexuality.
It's been represented as a human rights issue, but really it goes far beyond that. It's social engineering.
It's about our constitution, our family and societal values, privilege and and the creeping entitlement mentality.
What about the human rights of the children that married gays in NZ will now be entitled to adopt. Two same-sex parents is better than no parents, I'll concede that, but children are entitled to a mother and a father, and this should take priority.
When gay marriage advocates come clean on their full agenda, that's when I'll think about supporting them.
Logique, this is a very profound statement.
It's not all that unusual for three or more people to be involved in a consensual relationship where they all profess to love one another. Are we going to be equally sanguine about endorsing marriage for this?
If the loving one another is the basis for it - and there is no legal implication because homosexual couples already have full legal equality in their civil unions in most instances - then presumably relationships between multiple people should be legitimate.
...Whenever there are discussions about voluntary euthanasia, people raise the notion of 'the slippery slope'.
Key word here:
sanquine - no concern or embarrassment, ignoring the evidence about the nature of homosexuality
slippery slope - a course of action that leads to unintended consequences
When the kids of gay parents become adults, they might sue the government that permitted them to be raised without a mother or father. "How could they have permitted such an abuse on my rights!" they will say. That would be awkward.
On another tack, I have noticed a big swing in young people towards gayness and bisexuality. So big that one might be tempted to rule out heredity as the cause. Learned perhaps?
I have never heard heredity being mentioned as the cause, never mind being mentioned as even a factor in the cause of homosexuality. I'm not saying it isn't, but it's something I haven't heard mentioned.
IMO the swing towards homosexuality is most likely due to it being now accepted as a form of "normal" in society and there is much less reason to hide in the closet, at least in western societies. It doesn't have the stigma attached to it as it previously had. .
There is a heredity association. Follow the links from here for more detail:
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles...finally-unlocked-puzzle-of-why-people-are-gay
The hereditary link of homosexuality has long been established, but scientists knew it was not a strictly genetic link, because there are many pairs of identical twins who have differing sexualities. Scientists from the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis say homosexuality seems to have an epigenetic, not a genetic link.
Long thought to have some sort of hereditary link, a group of scientists suggested Tuesday that homosexuality is linked to epi-marks ”” extra layers of information that control how certain genes are expressed. These epi-marks are usually, but not always, "erased" between generations. In homosexuals, these epi-marks aren't erased ”” they're passed from father-to-daughter or mother-to-son, explains William Rice, an evolutionary biologist at the University of California Santa Barbara and lead author of the study.
What is your plan for single mothers and single fathers, put their children in the care of the state?
The whole notion of marriage has evolved as a moral, ethical and legal basis for people to pool their resources, live together and raise children. It's a starting point designed to give the best social and legal basis for parents to raise children, not a transaction point that necessairly determines the care of children.
One should ask why there is a "big swing in young people towards gayness and bisexuality" without being 'sanquine' about it. Consider the how, when, where and why. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction... the 'slippery slope' that ill-considered decisions lead to.
The "swing towards homosexuality is most likely due to it being now accepted as a form of "normal""... populism, claiming to represent the common people, the political philosophy supporting the rights and power of gays in their perceived struggle against the privileged elite. Populism is a play on basic human emotion to be accepted by others.
There is a biological reason why gay people are gay... learn it and understand the ramifications of it. It doesn't demean gays as humans, but to ignore it corrodes the notion of marriage... the social implications of moral, ethical and legal basis for people to pool their resources, live together and raise children.
Once corrosion gets to a critical point the structure breaks... the slippery slope begins.
The populus push for gay marriage is not about equal rights... it's just about being popular... vanity.
The term 'gay rights' is typically used as the populus wrench on emotions... BUT with rights there always comes responsibilities... the long term implications. Ignore them at your peril.