The equal recognition of the rights and responsibilities of the man, woman, and children they potentially have together.
Children have a right to know their parentage and to be raised by them wherever possible. And spouses (the people we create a child with, or in other words the people who shared their identity to create the child) deserve the love, support, and tolerance of each other to help fulfill their responsibilities towards the children.
Many of these rights can be recognized in many different situations, which is why I support recognizing them (such as recognizing Same Sex Marriage or Gay Marriage in a way that recognizes all mutually trusting and committed households.
However, we should all recognize that just like the only way a door can be opened is when the lock and key are together, the only place all of our children's and our spouses rights can fully be realized is in a committed household where they look after each other's rights together. Nothing else is equal to full recognition of everyone's rights, nothing is equal to integration. And that is the lesson that Marriage has been trying to teach humanity, likely, for millions of years through all cultures and societies.
Only when the complementary parts unlock all of our human potential, and with it our human rights and obligations, is that really what marriage is fully about.
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