Civil marriage isn't the same as religious rite

In the Strib's Faith and Values section, Hap Corbett, publisher of the Chrisitian Response newsletter published in Staples, MN, takes on the Minnesota Atheists who generally are on the opposite side of any position we take. I believe we do agree that oxygen is good for breathing and that clean water is good for drinking, etc.

Corbett very effectively points out that "Society has the right to encourage its survival. That's the justification for giving certain benefits (tax, inheritance, etc.) to members of the opposite sex who marry. It is simply to encourage the propagation of humanity -- a legitimate, essential and secular function of society.

Because same-sex marriages cannot, within themselves, propagate the human race, society has no interest -- secular or otherwise -- in licensing, promoting or endorsing them in any way." [snip] [See More]

Thanks and a Tip O' the Hat to the Minnesota Catholic Defense League