Same-sex 'Marriage' Advocates Really Do Intend to Undermine Marriage
United Families International ^ | 6/1/06 | Sharon Slater

One of the reasons we fight so doggedly to preserve traditional
marriage is because we understand how profoundly and negatively
legalizing same-sex "marriage" would change this fundamental social
institution.

Much of the same-sex "marriage" crowd, however, routinely scoffs at
these concerns. Extending marriage to same-sex individuals will
actually strengthen the institution of marriage, they argue, not
change or harm it. Sadly, many people in countries around the world
who are concerned about being "fair" and "tolerant" are taken in by
this line.

In his recent article in National Review Online, "Zombie Killers:
A.K.A. Queering the Social," Stanley Kurtz shows that the intent of
the leading far left social philosophers and academics in Europe and
the United States who are pushing for the legalization of same-sex
"marriage" truly is to radically transform and undermine the time-
proven institution of true marriage.

Consider just some of what these "leading thinkers" are advocating:

Traditional marriage and the natural family are in reality "zombie
categories," which may appear to be alive but are in reality dead.
"Marriage 'in the traditional sense' is disappearing. It is the gays
who are the pioneers in this respect.the prime everyday experimenters."
The clear negative impact on children from this slide into
"zombieism" is really good for them because it will actually equip
them to better deal with the consequences of the "the normal chaos of
love" in the brave new world of the "post-familial family."
In these circles, those who want to try to "recuperate the old values
of family" are now considered "reactionary."
For many, these ideas and concepts may seem so radical, so misguided
and so contrary to commonsense that no one could possibly take them
seriously. But they are making a big mistake in assuming that.

These philosophies and rationalizations are already catching on and
having a growing influence in some quarters. For example, as Kurtz
notes, one of these far left advocates, Anthony Giddens, is a key
advisor to British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Giddens reportedly was
influential in convincing Blair to withdraw his support for a
government policy advocating traditional marriage as "the best model"
for British society.

Certainly, we see these ideas and concepts circulating more widely at
the United Nations and various international conferences. From there,
they are increasingly filtering down to influence the debate on
legalizing same-sex "marriage" and other related family issues in
countries around the world.

The philosophies, perspectives and rationalizations reflected in this
article should be disturbing for all of us who are determined to
defend marriage and the family. It is "must reading!"