tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447457.post4992502437088222451..comments2023-09-20T13:18:11.947+01:00Comments on Graham's Uncommon Place : One man, one woman. Not civil unions.Graham Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06780884820746512099noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447457.post-89255319188751499032008-05-09T05:42:00.000+01:002008-05-09T05:42:00.000+01:00The archbishop does not say that marriage makes ev...The archbishop does not say that marriage makes everything right. he is a realist.<BR/><BR/>"We are far better off, generally speaking, living in families founded by a man and a woman who have made initial public promises of lifelong fidelity. It is the family so constituted that is the primary source for the love and care without which we cannot survive.........<BR/>Of course not all families are like that and no family is perfect. It so happens that for all sorts of good reasons men and women do not begin or sustain families of this nature. But if we ask ourselves what is best for the community as a whole, what should public policy encourage most of all, it will be the family so constituted."<BR/><BR/>I think you will agree with this part.<BR/><BR/>"... the biblical teaching against adultery is profoundly right. The awful consequences of unfaithfulness continue long after the sin is committed. "<BR/><BR/>Marriage is God's plan for the family. Not all are blessed with it. Marriages like everything else in life are messed up by sin, our rebellion against God.Graham Weekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06780884820746512099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447457.post-27335262624634347292008-05-09T02:17:00.000+01:002008-05-09T02:17:00.000+01:00I think the fantasy that marriage makes everything...I think the fantasy that marriage makes everything hunky dory is wrong. It is important but there are some nasty men and women out there who sadly cannot remain in the family for safety reasons. <BR/>I am not fussed about gay relationships. Being straight and getting marriage is n guarabtee of happiness and stability for the child.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com