“Marriage Redefined: Implications” An excerpt:
“Marriage is a relationship of opposites. In redefining it to include people of the same sex, marriage is rendered meaningless, and children are deprived of a normal family. Children from same-sex unions, begat through a known or unknown sperm donor or womb, are deprived of what they long for, even if they can’t articulate it: a mother and father, not two mothers or two fathers.
“Allowing courts to redefine marriage as between two men or two women will lead to courts further expanding the definition of marriage. Do you think it’s silly to suggest homosexual ‘marriage’ paves the way to legal recognition of polygamous and incestuous relationships? Not long ago, the mere thought of homosexuals openly declaring their behavior normal seemed just as ludicrous. Now they claim marriage is acivil right, a matter of equality.
“Maggie Gallagher, president of the Institute for Marriage and Public Policy, wrote that once the equality principle is codified, ‘the next step will be to use the law to stigmatize, marginalize, and repress those who disagree with the government’s new views on marriage and sexual orientation.’ Homosexuals have the same civil rights as everyone else, and restricting marriage to one man and one woman doesn’t deprive them of any. But as Gallagher notes, redefining marriage certainly will deprive us of ours.”
“The Resident Father” An excerpt:
“Some parents sacrifice and put their children’s needs before their own. They bring these tiny, helpless, and dependent human beings into the world, and it’s up to us, the adults, to do what’s best for them. And what’s best for them is an intact family. Generally, a stable family provides the best chance for positive life outcomes for these impressionable and vulnerable people.
“Our responsibility begins when we make the decision to have sex, married or unmarried, birth control or no birth control. The decision to perform the act means we have, in a sense, planned a pregnancy. Some people might talk themselves into believing the children will be OK without the love and support of both their parents, but honest people admit otherwise.
“Children living with their married, biological parents generally are better off in every area of their lives than children from unstable families. Homes in which children grow up without a resident, biological father tend to be inherently unstable, regardless of what feminists and other apologists say.”
