Same-Sex Marriage - Part 5
This is the fifth post in a series summarizing an article by Greg Koukl found at Townhall.com. In this article, Koukl responds to objections raised by those who favor same-sex marriages to those who wish to maintain the traditional understanding of marriage. It is not meant to be a positive point-by-point presentation of an argument for traditional marriage, but a response to individual objections raised against a traditional understanding of marriage. Another objection often raised against a maintenance of the traditional understanding:
Marriage is constantly being redefined.
There have certainly been variations in what exactly marriage means, but the overarching definition has been unchanged. In all cultures throughout time, marriage has always been between men and women. An example of variation in marriage is that historically some have been denied the ability to marry. There have been changes in how old one must be to marry, for examle. Interracial marriages have been denied in the past. At times, some were allowed to marry more than once, either consecutively (divorce and remarriage), or concurrently (polygamy).
In the midst of all these various changes, the essential core of marriage has remained the same. That essential core, argues Koukl, is that marriages have always been between male and female. Why is this? That is the subject of the next response.