"Gay," Marriage, and Equality

Two arguments fuel the debate in the eyes of those who support gay marriage.

1) The accredited hatred of those who oppose progressive marriage mandates.
2) The concept of "marriage equality."

The first premise is quickly being lost due to the widening disparages of intolerance against those who disagree with the LGBT community, evident by firings from positions, cancelling of shows promoting Christian (N.B. not religious) values or input.

The second premise shall be lost if issue is made of the concept of equality between hetero and homosexual unions.  This is now being resolved by the methodology of premise one, with the enlightening awareness that hypocritical tolerance features the acceptance of one view and appropriate measures allotted to the opposing views.

But the facet of equality is forced, and collapses on examination.  One form begets children naturally, the other by fabrication of theft (the spirit of adoption is now a birthright to same sex unions, while abortion advocates accuse the heteros of never adopting enough).  The perception of one union moves in only so far as the effect of camaraderie, without descent of understanding "what goes on in the bedroom."  SSM wishes to have the benefits of marriage, while the hetero-unions never conceives of marrying for the benefits.  Love conquers all, money need not be applied.

The idea of such equality is cosmetic at best.  This reduces the idea of examining a 3 and an 8, noting a similarity of shape (the "three" just lacking connection on its left edge), and concluding that 3=8.  In this case 3=8=E=H, or anything that mere appearance would allow.

Thus, "marriage equality" is an equality that is qualified, not quantified.  It is an unreal equality.  Much has been made on the definition of marriage as expanding.  The evolution of marriage is. however, an alteration of convenience against the best ideas.  It is marriage redefined by its detractors, the previous advocates of easy divorce, multiple marriages, unions based on self-gratification broken when the charms are lacking.  It is much the same of people who, desiring to do something with baseball, seek silly rule changes.  All to liven up the game.  The integrity of a game with established rules seems an oddity.  But to alter it ruins the integrity.

And, in the spirit of the invocation of equality (without investigating what is fundamental to "equality"), we are losing the integrity of marriage.   It is no wonder that SSM fail at a rate of 17 times those of heteros.  Two generations ago, "till death do we part" led to many golden anniversaries.  Today, they are miraculous, which is why such happen often enough in the Christian community.