My friend shows me his wedding ring, recently removed from
right hand to left. A trip to the British Consulate, signing of papers, presentation
of a Marriage Certificate: actually those Civil Partnerships were really
weddings of same-sex couples. My friend’s husband is a British citizen: he’s
entitled to the protection of his government.
Marriage is
associated with matters of procreation, inheritance and authenticity. Biblical
references narrate such questions as adoption (beloved by St. Paul), surrogacy (can a slave produce a
legitimate heir?), adultery (alienation of rights), divorce (severance of
contracts involving families, clans or nations) and possession (specifically of
land). Marriage in antiquity carries heavy symbolism.
Mme. de Sevigné writes that her daughter’s bridegroom has
the desired qualities of wealth, birth, and high position (as well as other
‘good qualities’) so without question they (her family) trust in the two families
who were connected to M. de Grignan through his marriages to his earlier wives
who have died. Marriages unite families. Marriages tell you who is family.
At the
wedding in Cana, Christ transmuted water into
wine. The water involved is ritual water; the wine is the most honourable. Marriage
symbolises integrity, devotion, love, and respect. Therefore same-sex couples
should be married: for the sake of the family.
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