An argument for restoring the traditional sancitity of marriage

[scottxyz]

From Digby / Hullabaloo:

Bush said: "After more than two centuries of American jurisprudence and millennia of human experience, a few judges and local authorities are presuming to change the most fundamental institution of civilization."

And here's a blogger who favors restoring marriage "to its traditional meaning -- abduction of a woman and seizure of her family's property".

http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2003_08_03_digbysblog_archive.html#106010901685734946
http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2004_02_22_digbysblog_archive.html#107765949155502009

"I believe marriage should be defined as a man and the woman (or women) he abducts from an enemy tribe."

"And, as so clearly demonstrated by recent history, allowing the races to intermarry is tantamount to sanctifying bestiality. (Conservatives knew, then as now, that man is always teetering on the edge of mad dog-love and all it will take is a change in our definition of marriage to push him over.)"

"... But, perhaps the most important tradition to many in the conservative movement will be the return of the tradition of droigt de seigneur. In the modern world this would be interpreted as the right of the CEO, landlord or male politician to sleep with any bride on her wedding night. Surely this is one marriage “tradition” that should be revived ...."

[mhr]

1. Sanctity Of Marriage? What's That? If They Are So Sanctified Then

why do over half of them end in divorce?

Is that the plan, sanctify failure?

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

5. a bunch of hypocritical divorcee adulterers

Anyone getting married after a divorce is an adulterer, according to the bible.

[furrylitldevil]

2. to me, it comes down to one thing

"pursuit of happiness" since when does the US discriminate against individuals because they happen to share a different opinion than those in charge?

[imax2268]

3. I wonder

how he feels about Neal Bush and his divorce...???

[furrylitldevil]

4. The real shame here

falls on the shoulders of Dick Cheney. Betraying his own family for political gain, it's almost as bad as Strom...