TO THE EDITOR:
I take exception with a column by Bob Kerr of the Providence Journal entitled, “Really, it’s time to wrap up the nonsense.”
Kerr stated that there is no legitimate argument based on reason against same-sex “marriage.” In reality, there are several arguments.
The first argument comes from the natural order. Living things preserve their existence and procreate based on a fusion of heterosexual union. If we deviate from the natural order, we manipulate the purpose of created things and stifle life.
A second is the reason of maintaining the integrity of our democratic nation. In 2011, at a Statehouse hearing on the Civil Unions bill, I witnessed elected state representatives clearly state that they received an overwhelming amount of correspondence in opposition to passing the civil-unions bill, and a minimal amount in favor of it.
Another argument derives from our right to protect the common good, respecting the freedom of all individuals by not infringing upon the established ethical order. By forcing the moral convictions of a few gay rights activists on the majority, freedom is annihilated.
Finally, the definition of marriage is the union between one man and woman. A homosexual union is not a marriage. Marriage is what it is and a homosexual union is what it is.
Renee Pomarico
Greenville
