I don't exactly agree with every sentiment expressed by Charles Krauthammer here, but I do appreciate his basic point. If gay marriage is deemed permissible, then our society has no basis to outlaw polygamy.
A new HBO program, Big Love, is about a modern, suburban, renegade Mormon, polygamous family. I haven't seen it. It's brand spanking new. But according to Krauthammer, it is sparking discussion.
Gay marriage proponents will note that traditional marriage has two components:
1) Two individuals
2) Opposite gender
They propose that the #2 component is arbitrary. But if that is the case, then who can say that #1 is not arbitrary as well?
And quite honestly, while I believe that Natural Law indicates marriage should be one man and one woman, there is a whole lot more historical precedent for polygamy than there is for gay marriage.
Saturday, March 18, 2006
Gay Marriage and Polygamy
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