On Wednesday 30 November the first UK campaign organisation against marriage for same-sex couples was launched. With the Scottish government “minded” to pass legislation for gay marriage and the UK government planning to consult next year on similar legislation, we’ll be seeing this and other organisations taking off from now till equal marriage becomes law. In the US, where anti-marriage campaigns flourish across 49 states, we’ve had a clear view of how these people work, so what can we expect from them in the UK – and particularly in Scotland?
It’s unifying. In the US, Baptist, Catholic, evangelical, Mormon and Presbyterian churches unite to agree that same-sex couples shouldn’t get married: the alliance of Catholic and Protestant across sectarian barriers in Scotland is like an Old Firm match ending in a group hug.
They’re not homophobic. They’ll make a point of saying so, that’s how you know.
Allowing same-sex couples to marry redefines marriage. The ba’s on the slates, the penguins are out on parade, the definition of marriage is already changed. Scotland for Marriage means marriage as a privilege from which some groups are barred – just as Focus on the Family means some families aren’t included. It’s as if they think there isn’t enough marriage or family to go around.
Full Story from The Guardian
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