Yesterday’s News Journal readers were treated to an editorial by The Rev. Rita Mishoe Paige and The Rev. Christopher A. Bullock in opposition to civil unions in Delaware. Why don’t we take a look to see if Rev. Paige and Rev. Bullock have found some convincing arguments. (Can I get a The in my title? From now on I’m The Unstable Isotope)
1. S.B. 30 is morally wrong and biblically incorrect. We believe in the original or traditional family structure of a husband, wife and children. This bill destroys the sanctity of marriage. In our opinion, God’s design for marriage is between one man and one woman only.
I believe they are called civil unions for a reason. Why should Rev. Paige’s and Bullock’s religion determine other people’s lives? Paige and Bullock are free to not marry same sex couples. Why do they think their religion should control what is recognized by the state?
OK, that didn’t go so well. What else do they have?
2. We are sending the wrong message to our young people. We are saying to them that it’s OK for two people of the same sex to fall in love with each other. However, these two people cannot biologically produce children together. Have you considered the negative impact on children whose parents enter into a civil union?
Have I considered the impact on the children that civil unions can’t produce supposedly? No, I can’t say that I have. Basically it’s a combination of marriage is for babieeesss and what about the children? arguments. YAWN.
We’re getting the same old arguments – tradition, Bible, babies. That’s all that’s left for the opponents of same sex marriage.