Scotland wants to introduce same sex marriage. Not the civil
partnership – we have that – marriage – in a church.
This morning 500 Catholic parishes issued a letter condemning
the move in words that can at best be described as anti-gay and worst as
religiously motivated homophobia.
Do religions serve our societies or do societies serve our
religions?
I stand; or rather sit aghast at the temerity of the Catholic
Church as it tries to force itself and its antiquated views on the population
of this great nation of Scotland.
I’m an atheist, which in the spirit of disclosure and fair
play I’ll admit right from the off.
I don’t believe in God, but do believe in people: people who
come in all shapes, sizes, colours and predilections.
People love one another and they make those declarations of
love in all manner of ways. They buy flowers for a first date; they go and see
the awful movie because they think it will make their loved one happy, they
travel long distances, learn new things and eventually make promises like
marriage.
In a world where one in every ten person is attracted to a
member of the same sex it is anachronistic, no, it is offensive to deny 10% of
people the right to be part of society.
Religions should serve the best interests of our societies.
If a society elects a government and passes them a mandate for change, what
right has an unelected body like the Catholic Church to stand in the way of
that change?
Scotland has sought to throw off unelected rulers before.
The Catholic Church needs to be very careful and think hard on my question.
Do religions serve our societies or do societies serve our
religions?
If they get the answer wrong the consequences could be disastrous.
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