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Redefining Marriage Raises Concerns For Children and Society

Kepha Wrote: Feb 15, 2013 11:14 PM

Yes, having two women for "parents" or two men for "parents" is probably better than being aborted or left by the roadside to die. But, we've already had a couple decades of experimenting with fatherless families, and the results aren't pretty. I suspect that a couple of decades experimenting with LGBT parenting will probably also have its unintended consequences.

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Redefining Marriage Raises Concerns For Children and Society

NOTE: This is the sixth and final column in a series of columns related to National Marriage Week, Feb. 7-14, 2013. The fifth column is available here.

Much of the debate surrounding same-sex marriage asks about societal harms. Many advocates of the change quickly dismiss the question and insist that a redefinition of marriage won’t hurt anyone. But that conclusion proceeds from a misperception about what marriage is—a failure to grasp marriage’s role as a public institution that shapes our thoughts and actions.

Marriage is not merely a legal arrangement that bestows various benefits and obligations on its participants. It...

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