15 reasons “marriage equality” is about neither

15 reasons “marriage equality” is about neither July 2, 2015

Stella Morabito has written an article that is going viral, and for good reason.

She explains why “marriage equality” is really not about either marriage or equality.

It is not about marriage because there is nothing here that remotely resembles what marriage has been for millennia in every culture.

It is not about equality because the door has now been opened to say it is unequal to privilege marriage (as in same-sex marriage) over singleness.

So what is it really about?

1. Abolishing marriage as a state-protected institution.  Period.

2. The massive growth of the state to regulate our lives.  Because if the state abolishes sex distinctions and civil marriage, then there is nothing left to decide familial relationships except the state.  Get ready for even more bureaucracy than we already have.

“The bellwethers are out there. MSNBC anchor Melissa Harris-Perry did a “Forward” spot for the Obama administration in which she stated that all children “belong” to communities, not families. Another friend of the Obama administration, gender legal theorist Martha Fineman, calls for state-subsidized care-giving units to replace marriage and the family.”

3. A global agenda.  Get this: “According to a report by Rep. Steve Stockman, corroborated by a Pentagon official, the administration held back critical intelligence from Nigeria which would have aided in locating girls kidnapped by Boko Haram.”  Why?  Because apparently Nigeria did not accept the LGBT agenda being promoted by the U.S..

These are just a few items.  I encourage you to read the whole piece.


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