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A Counterfeit Compromise 11/9/2004 Civil unions are just "gay" marriage by another name.
This column, a rebuttal to USA Today’s lead editorial, “On marriage battleground, civil unions offer middle ground,” ran directly beneath it on November 8, 2004.
Now that voters have made it clear they strongly oppose gay marriage, civil unions are being touted as a compromise. But they are just gay marriage by another name.
That's why nearly a dozen states have enacted constitutional marriage amendments that also bar civil unions. They don't want government endorsing homosexuality.
It's one thing for people to form their own bonds; it's another to use the law to force acceptance on everyone else. The law protects marriage because it is irreplaceable. Homosexuals, like anyone else, are free to bequeath property, issue power of attorney, enter contracts and obtain medical access without creating a counterfeit of marriage.
Homosexual behavior is immoral and unhealthy, particularly for men. It's wrong, not compassionate, to create incentives for people to remain trapped in self-destructive behavior. There is no credible evidence that anyone is "born gay," and many people have overcome homosexuality.
More children will be at risk. If the government says the sexes are interchangeable, children will be placed in motherless or fatherless homes by design. Marriage will no longer be the gold standard. Children will get the message that homosexual sex is normal, and that anyone who thinks otherwise is a bigot. That's already happening in Vermont.
In addition, business owners will be forced to support something that violates their conscience. California law now punishes devout Christian, Jewish and Muslim business owners, not to mention pro-family atheists, by denying them state contracts and threatening legal action if they won't recognize homosexual relationships. Even Jesse Jackson has observed that this is not a civil rights issue such as race.
Some homosexual activists admit that "civil unions" are only a steppingstone.
Human Rights Campaign President Cheryl Jacques, says, "Civil unions are not the solution. Even if civil unions provided all the same legal protections of marriage — which they don't — they would still be a separate and unequal system."
Some supporters of gay marriage envision a day when traditional rules of matrimony are tossed out, and groups of people may share custody of children.
Civil unions are a Trojan horse for gay marriage — and more.
Robert Knight is director of the Culture & Family Institute, an affiliate of Concerned Women for America.
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