06-22-2003, 09:11 PM
Moving away from pedophilia and statutory rape, in a thread abandoned by all but the most caviling of casuists, it seems to have been agreed upon that homosexual marriage cannot exist without re-defining marriage (and hence destroying what was once thought of as marriage) and, it is argued, that this is necessary to maintain the greater good of equality and its concomitants of liberty and justice (or vice versa).
It seems peculiar that no one has argued that the current definition, or function, of marriage currently excludes certain hetrosexual unions such as brother and sister, father and daughter, cousins, etc. Can one not argue that by mere accident of birth, and through no fault of their own, these people are held up to a different standard than the majority of the population? Might not a brother and sister be the most compatible of all possible couples as they share so much in common, and, it may be argued, that they may be the most qualified to become married since they probably possess a high degree of love for each other even before entering into this union? If this union is consentual, and both adults, should not this also be condoned as simply an alternative to the traditional, and rather exclusive, possibilities of marriage? Should we allow prejudice and discrimination to rule our intellects and limit our quest for equality for all?
It seems peculiar that no one has argued that the current definition, or function, of marriage currently excludes certain hetrosexual unions such as brother and sister, father and daughter, cousins, etc. Can one not argue that by mere accident of birth, and through no fault of their own, these people are held up to a different standard than the majority of the population? Might not a brother and sister be the most compatible of all possible couples as they share so much in common, and, it may be argued, that they may be the most qualified to become married since they probably possess a high degree of love for each other even before entering into this union? If this union is consentual, and both adults, should not this also be condoned as simply an alternative to the traditional, and rather exclusive, possibilities of marriage? Should we allow prejudice and discrimination to rule our intellects and limit our quest for equality for all?