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Natural law recognises us as male and female and acknowledges the natural necessity of the union of a man and woman in the bearing and rearing of the next generation. As such, marriage and family predate our Government, our culture and the church. To me this project reeks of Government overreach, claiming control in an area of life that they have no place.
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We must embrace all people, regardless of their sexual orientation, but never allow false compassion to cloud our thinking. It is vital for society that marriage is not redefined.
Children are not a commodity. Is this equality? Politicians have shown themselves to be dishonest, self-serving and inept in handling the banks, health, water, etc.
Can we trust them on this? We must consider the long-term implications for the rights of children, the freedom of conscience for all, and the future of Irish society. If the opposite-sex relationship is unique, then the equality argument fails. But is it unique? The primary purpose of a same-sex relationship is the sexual fulfilment of the partners, whereas the primary purpose of the opposite-sex relationship is procreation, with sexual fulfilment as secondary.
Both relationships have other purposes — love, care, commitment, etc. Another factor supporting the uniqueness of the opposite-sex relationship is the dynamic it has played in our evolutionary development.
Needless to say, none of us — gay or straight — would be here without it, nor would we — gay or straight — be the remarkable beings that we truly are. Even same-sex couples acknowledge the primacy of opposite-sex relationships as the only way in which they can become parents. I remember them with fondness for a number of reasons. Uncle Eddie always had a coin or two to slip in your pocket.
They were the quintessential, adorable elderly couple, clearly in love with each other well into their 80s. But the best thing about them was their story.
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They had been childhood sweethearts early in the 20th century, but in the s Eddie emigrated to the United States for a life working on the US railroads. They both met and married others, and each celebrated a silver wedding, and more, with their respective partners. Sadly, they were both widowed within a couple of years of each other, he still living in the USA and she in Cork. As they commiserated with each other over the passing of their spouses, the correspondence became increasingly frequent, and, I can only imagine, intimate.
A few short years passed, and Eddie asked his former childhood sweetheart to marry him, and to move to live in the States. She accepted. Kathleen and Eddie married, and lived in the US the few short years until his retirement, in the s, and they returned home to Ireland to live out their golden years. They celebrated another silver wedding, this time to each other, and the Evening Echo covered it at the time. By the time they married, Kathleen was beyond child-bearing years.
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They were married in a Catholic Church, nonetheless, as they were both widowed, and not divorcees. The central argument of Churches, religious groups and conservative politicians, in their opposition to marriage equality, is that the primary function of a marriage is to produce children. By that yardstick, infertile, straight couples should not be allowed marry.
They can adopt, of course, but so can gay people, including gay couples. Infertile, straight couples can go down the route of assisted fertility, such as surrogacy. But so can gay couples. So the rule would apparently seem to be that natural conception, gestation and delivery, within the confines of a marriage, is their accepted norm. These opposition groups also warn of the impending implosion of society. Changing the traditional structure of marriage will clearly mean Armageddon on the streets.
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