“This week sees the first civil partnerships between same sex couples becoming official under legislation passed last year. That provides gay couples with with nearly all necessary legal provisions. many of us know people who are benefiting from this or may well in the future. To borrow a cliche, this would be a good time to declare victory and go home.
“Instead the demand now is for gay marriage on top of this, which the programme for Government commits to exploring. This is not only unnecessary, but verges on selfishness.”
A wealth of research demonstrates that the marriage of a man and a woman provides children with the best life outcomes , that children raised in marriagees that stay together do best across a whole range of measures. That is certainly not to cast aspersions on other families but it does underscore the importance of marriage as an institution.”
Richard Waghorne. Irish Daily Mail (full article here)
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