It is easy to wrap ourselves in the emotion, passion, dedication and self-sacrifice of given instances of same sex marriage. As always, it is helpful to look at who we are – Americans – and the ideals that made our nation great and properous. Our Declaration of Independence spoke of the Laws of Nature and Nature’s God and those truths and universal Rights to all men everywhere that were endowed by our Creator. The basis of this was from Cicero, a Roman philosopher who died in 43 BC pre-dating modern Christianity, but reflected in Christianity, Jewish and Anglo-Saxon history. If we conform our laws and society to those natural laws, the theory was, our society would prosper. If we instituted contrary law our society and system of government would suffer malaise and failure. No religion condones same sex marriage, it is contrary to promoting a strong social fabric and lends confusion to the Laws of Nature. While some accomodations probably should be made on a civil basis, marriage is at the core of all societies and cultural fabric, and should not be cheapened. Marriage is a union recognized and condoned by God. It is God given, as the heathen Cicero professed, and transcends the State’s power to alter because it transcends the State’s power to grant. If you ask for the equality of marriage, you ask for what the Laws of Nature cannot condone, and you add to the deterioration of our social fabric.
