GAY & STRAIGHT MARRIAGE - NOT THE SAME

Advocates for gay marriage have persuaded tens of millions of North Americans that gay marriage is the same as straight marriage. That uniformity now appears incontestable to our society, compelling law societies, educators, social ethicists, clergy and religious leaders and politicians to conclude that the institution of marriage is not compromised if gays are permitted to marry. In fact, the syllogism suggests that the definition of marriage must be expanded because gays deserve the right to marry. So the definition has been stretched. After all, there are no negative consequences for society, so the argument goes and this persuasion has prospered within a very short period of years.

IT'S BLACK. IT'S WHITE, OR GREY IS OKAY

I'll clear the air immediately. This post is not a reference to E. L. James erotic romance trilogy titled, Fifty Shades of Grey. Nor am I thinking about Michael Jackson's hit song, 'Black or White' in which the refrain repeats, "but, if you're thinkin' about my baby, it don't matter if you're black or white." James and Jackson do not own basic colours. I will however, talk about blacks and whites and greys. I do this because opinions about ethics and morality and actions and attitudes emerge from one's colour commitment. That's a metaphorical allusion to the sin vs. righteousness, black vs. white association often made by principled people with a background in scripture. It's understandable. In the Bible, black is primarily associated with the negative aspects of human experience, including death, disease, famine, and sorrow, all of which are bi-results of sin. On the other hand, white is a color of purity and righteousness, refinement and health, even victory.

With that contrast from a trusted source, some people may as a default, view almost everything as either black or white.