No matter the
advantages of traditional marriage, at the end of the day, the institution imposes arbitrary discrimination on a minority of the population and therefore is cruel and unjust.
This door slam that marks her departure might have been literal, but it has been held as metaphor for a woman breaking free from the
structure of traditional marriage.
Perhaps with enough people hammering the issues of abortion and gay marriage, Harris is right to direct her attention and effort to other issues of mercy and justice, but the flavor of the book seems to downplay the
importance of traditional marriage, infant life, and the church's role in mercy ministry.
Matthew J. Franck's debunking of the charges of bigotry hurled at
defenders of traditional marriage leaves his opponents little claim to the honorific rationality with which they flatter themselves.
The defense
of traditional marriage doesn't, Roberts insists, rest on «partisan and fideistic grounds,» but can point to patterns inherent in «creational order» and the witness of history.
The prayer, to be read in all churches on Aug 15, echoes the
defence of traditional marriage by Pope Benedict and Catholic leaders around the world as gay nuptials gain acceptance, especially in Europe and North America.
It is possible to argue that an unalterable tendency toward homosexuality, when it means the
impossibility of traditional marriage, must also mean that one is called to celibacy (the renunciation of sexual activity for God's sake).
In the District of Columbia, the Catholic church and other
backers of traditional marriage have lobbied the city's lawmakers and rallied to urge that citizens be able to vote on a same - sex marriage bill that is now being considered by the City Council and expected to be put to a final vote by members by the end of the year.
The Rev. Jason McGuire,
of the traditional marriage group New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms, said he couldn't estimate how many advocates were gathering at the Capitol today from his side, but the groups include Baptists, Jewish groups and members of the black clergy.
On the other side, Democratic Sen. Ruben Diaz, a minister, plans a May 15 rally in the Bronx for what he says is defense
of traditional marriage between a man and woman.
If you're sensible and moderate, perhaps even old - fashioned in your outlook, in
favour of traditional marriage, say, or concerned about the pace of change in society, maybe disapproving of mass immigration and not particularly enthused by the growth of identity politics, then there's not really anywhere for you to go, politically, these days.
After you have developed a deep connection with a Russian bride through online dating sites you may have spoken about their views on marriage and typically most Russian ladies like the
idea of a traditional marriage.
«What transpired was the adoption of a new orthodoxy: that same - sex relationships are, in every way, the
equivalent of traditional marriage, and that same - sex marriage must therefore be treated identically to traditional marriage in law and public life.»
The Art & Science of Love is a workshop for every type of couple and has been shown to achieve results similar to 6
months of traditional marriage counselling.
Co-authored by Judge Michele Lowrance, a distinguished family court judge turned mediator, Gemma Allen, a prominent family law attorney, and Terry Savage, an esteemed financial writer, The New Love Deal, is the first book of its kind to confront the pervasive truth that we no longer live in the
world of traditional marriage.
Susan Johnson, developer of Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, discusses what the science of love says about what couples can expect when they rebel too much against the
conventions of traditional marriage.
We conservatives know that having lots of wives — like Solomon, Abraham, and other cool dudes from the Bible — makes for good religion and strong
support of traditional marriage.
Legal challenges could arise with respect to hiring or firing, if the basis is sexual behavior
outside of traditional marriage, or advocacy or acceptance of such behavior, or a change in gender identity.
The Chief Justice, in dissent, complained about the majority's «entirely gratuitous» aspersions against
supporters of traditional marriage: «It is one thing for the majority to conclude that the Constitution protects a right to same - sex marriage; it is something else to portray everyone who does not share the majority's «better informed understanding» as bigoted.»
But then, the church believes that all human beings are made in the image of God: transgender people, gays, T.E.R.F.s, Klansmen, Trump supporters, even
proponents of traditional marriage.
«Once we arrive in Washington D.C., we will join people traveling from all over this nation — including Puerto Rico — to bear witness in
favor of traditional marriage to remain between a man and a woman,» wrote Diaz, who is a a Pentecostal minister.
«Is it not incongruous to advocate, condone, allow for various sexual practices and pairings but treasure for yourself the comparative
stability of traditional marriage?»
By questioning some of the fundamental
premises of traditional marriage, couples therapist Esther Perel has become, at least for the moment, psychotherapy's public face and most quotable voice.