Welcome to Bryan's new
blog dedicated to marriage, the benefits that accrue from it, and the challenges it faces. I plan this
blog as a weekly journey that discusses current affairs relating to marriage.
First, what does the header on my new blog
conjure up for you? Some have assumed a blog on interracial marriage. If so, I
would approve. Marriage designated as the union of one man and one woman
includes the union of a couple across all ethnic origins. Humans of every race
share equally in human dignity.
However, this blog primarily
celebrates the wider issue of traditional marriage. Each dinner table and
restaurant booth provides salt and pepper, and here they represent the
foundation of continuing humanity, and the archetype for companionship: the
marriage of one woman to one man.
But this blog will
also recognize the forces arranged against it. Let me be clear. Any union based
on anything other than one man and one woman is a parody of marriage and a
dilution of its meaning. Calling or legislating other unions as “marriage” does
not make them so; they can only be poor copies of the original.
However, let me also be
clear on this. Proposing or engaging in alternative unions does not reduce the
dignity of the proponents; they also share equally in human worth. They have
taken a wrong path leading to the deterioration of the culture as a whole, and
wrong views on marriage will eventually have a related outcome.
The basis for one man
and one woman (OMOW) forming marriage is simple. It takes one man and one woman
to produce offspring. Of course, some marriages cannot produce offspring, but
this side issue does not validate other unions that cannot produce children as
“marriage.” The fundamental fact remains that childbirth requires an egg and
sperm connection from each sex.
Furthermore, a registered OMOW marriage
is a pledge to society that each has made a commitment to the other, and they
accept responsibility for children from the union. Raised in a OMOW marriage
ensures children build a balanced and practical assessment of the attributes of
each sex that will inform each child later as they engage with the opposite
sex.
Join me next week as we glimpse
the future of marriage.
