Hi,
Here are some things:
1. Long-term, committed, monogamous homosexual relationships
2. Birth control and human sterilization
People who morally object to the one but accept the other have some sorting out to do, I'm sorry to say. At best, it's just deeply unthinking. At worst, the dreaded h-word, hypocrisy. I think most of the people I know are just in the not-thought-through camp. So, it's time to think about it.
If chastity is just about enduring suffering or delayed gratification, if marriage is only about love, if sex is just for pleasure, if it's ok to disassemble normally functioning body systems like machine parts just for convenience, if fertility is an optional afterthought, then of course same-sex marriage is fine. And the only surprise that should be happening in our society right now is the surprise that it has taken so long for us to arrive here. And the "America needs to repent" finger-pointing at gay marriage is embarrassingly ridiculous.
For those of us who are more logical and morally object to both, let's please move on from complaining and fear-mongering. Maybe we could talk about how we can help, how we can love, how we can think of more helpful ideas for our homosexual friends and family.
For further reading of similarly unpopular opinions, see Wendell Berry's essay, "The Body and the Earth" or Karol Wojtyla's (JPII is a much catchier name) Love and Responsibility. Because our cultural problem is rampant irresponsible love in a lot of areas.
Feel free to comment. I personally think closed-mindedness is pretty annoying. And I know I'm not explaining much here.
