Next Phase In Our Social Slide to the Bottom: 'Marry Your Pet'
I have argued before that once society begins to mess with the definition of marriage, there would soon be a "no holes barred" approach with everything from polygamy to incest to bestiality being argued for inclusion. When those arguing for homosexual marriage took the stage, they said there would be no grounds upon which others could argue for the same "human rights."
Seeing through that smoke screen, many (including me) pointed out that without the moral authority of Scripture (upon which the legal system of the United States is based), there would be nothing left but arbitrary boundaries which could easily be reoriented according to the wishes and whims of the masses. My prediction was that the progression would be homosexual marriage to polygamy and then to incest, followed by bestiality. I was almost right. Polygamy soon followed, but rather than incest, we've jumped straight to the most disgusting of the anomalies: Bestiality.
Gene Veith, of Cranach, points out that some animal lovers are now "marrying" their pets:
How much farther can the moral decay and destruction go? Stick around, it seems we're determined to find out.
Seeing through that smoke screen, many (including me) pointed out that without the moral authority of Scripture (upon which the legal system of the United States is based), there would be nothing left but arbitrary boundaries which could easily be reoriented according to the wishes and whims of the masses. My prediction was that the progression would be homosexual marriage to polygamy and then to incest, followed by bestiality. I was almost right. Polygamy soon followed, but rather than incest, we've jumped straight to the most disgusting of the anomalies: Bestiality.
Gene Veith, of Cranach, points out that some animal lovers are now "marrying" their pets:
Again, to be fair, the website referred to makes the following disclaimer: "This is a marriage of minds and companionship. You have no conjugal rights. For sake of clarity: You are not permitted to have sex with your pet." However, the main point Veith makes stands. Once the redefinition and degrading of marriage is complete, where does it stop? The simple answer is that it doesn't. It cannot. MarryYourPet.com states that you are not permitted to have sex with your pet. Why? Because the law currently does not allow it. They never say you shouldn't be allowed to nor that it is morally wrong. Again, what is "moral" if there is no objective foundation? These small, nearly unnoticeable tremors will eventually turn the tide of moral acceptance and result in a tsunami-like affect on the entire world.The next stage of marital revisionism has already arrived: Some animal lovers are marrying their pets. The elaborate ceremonies, modeled after church weddings complete with flower girls, wedding gowns, and vows, have nothing to do with sex, these animal lovers hasten to assure us. They are all about animal rights, vows to be a good owner, and, of course, the only culturally-recognized basis and foundation for marriage, love.
For marital advice and wedding ideas, you can go to MarryYourPet.com. How long do you think it will be before certain churches agree to this and devise special rites to solemnize inter-species relationships?
How much farther can the moral decay and destruction go? Stick around, it seems we're determined to find out.
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posted by DAVID C. PRICE at 8/01/2006 08:20:00 AM
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Except that pets can't enter into a legal contract. There's clearly a huge difference in the legal rammifications of pet lovers and two adults who want to guarantee their legal right to visit each other in the hospital.
Is it not absurd that we're even having to have this conversation? How ridiculous it sounds to talk about legal rights of animal spouses!
The difference, legally, does not over-shadow the similarity in the moral degredation. For some of these poor souls, they really seem to believe they are entering into a very real "life-partner" bond (similar to those who considered themselves "married" though they've not entered into any legal contract).
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