God-given rights are Constitutional

In my original letter, I argued that “civil unions” are intended to grant special privileges to homosexual couples but which would not apply to heterosexual couples who failed make marriage vows.

Cheryle Ruceis (Nov. 26 Fence Post) wrote that I was wrong, that civil union should apply to everyone. So, she did agree with me that “civil unions” should apply to all, even heterosexual couples, even to cohabitating relatives, etc. All means all. Since the civil union legislation is not intended to cover everyone, it grants a privilege to homosexuals and not to others. So, she was ultimately, wrong, even though she agreed with me.

I wrote that society, through the agency of a government, has an obligation to protect marriage because the purpose of marriage is to raise and protect children. She again disagreed, saying that many married couples do not want children. But the institution exists for the protection of children not for the vicissitudes of married life. The law does not require the holder of a driver's license to own a car or even drive.

Children can never naturally result from a homosexual relationship. So, society has no reason to institutionalize homosexuality as a legal entity. Homosexuals have no rights in this regard because the purpose of the institution is to protect the rights of children not the desires of homosexuals. Homosexuals have no right to redefine marriage any more than they have a right to redefine a dog as an elephant, just because both have four legs.

I live in an America founded by Christian men who submitted to the authority of the Bible. On the basis of that authority, they devised a Constitution which protects our God-given rights.

George Kocan

Warrenville