Same Sex Marrige
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Some of us are old enough to remember a time when it was assumed that sexual relations were appropriate exclusively inside of traditional marriage. It didnt matter that a few people were promiscuous, because most of the society held to this standard. For many of us, the taboos by and large, created enough social pressure to offset the temptations to indulge in capricious sexual behavior. By the end of the 1960s, such thinking became quaint and repressive. Since sex was readily accepted outside the marital covenant, it robbed traditional marriage of a portion of its exalted status. Cohabitation among opposite sex adults became a popular living arrangement in order to enjoy the “benefits” without the commitment.
Roe versus Wade became another giant step. This decision championed the cause of “womens rights,” and gave women an option for birth control after the fact. In some cases, it released women from any obligation to inform their husbands about a pregnancy. Again, another way of undermining marital cohesion, cooperation and trust. It also created the contradictory dichotomy, whereby men are financially responsible if women give birth to their babies, yet have no say in the decision to abort them.
So much of the womens rights movement smacked of a rebellion of anger and hostility, rather than a reformation toward social justice. Women were expected to act and think in ways that denied the created order, thus placing them on the cruel proving grounds of internal conflict.
Thirdly, and perhaps most vital, is the popularity of “no-fault” divorce. At one time, it was necessary to show that a spouse had broken the covenant in some grievous way, before one could petition for divorce. Today, couples who lose interest in each other, simple claim “irreconcilable differences,” then go on their merry way(no pun intended). The “no-fault” divorce made