Gay Marriage Ban

Just to be clear, one last time, as we wave goodbye to marriage and substitute something new and not wholly defined, but not marriage ...

For a long time I've had a "same-sex marriage" label I have applied to posts on the topic. I suppose I can retire it now. The news is announcing that "states cannot ban same-sex marriage." To be clear, no state has ever banned same-sex marriage that I'm aware of. They have defined marriage as "X" (you know ... the "X" that it has always been) and said "Anyone at all can participate in X", but no state to my knowledge has ever banned same-sex mirage (that's not a misspelling). If defining marriage as X is a ban, it is a ban on A-Z with the exception of X, not merely Q. When the news says, "Gays will be able to participate in marriage just like everyone else," they completely miss the point because they have always been able to participate in marriage like everyone else ... just not in something that has never been marriage and calling it marriage.

Having carefully, step by step in my lifetime, undercut and overturned marriage so far that there are no more foundations, we reach the end here where "everyone can participate" but we don't know in what. Polygamy (one guy marries multiple women)? Why not? Polyamory (multiple people of both genders marry)? On what basis can we say no? Why not allow marriage to a pet or a fence or yourself (it has been done)? Because we don't have a definition anymore.

The sad part, of course, is the loss of the image. While people clamor to remove the offense of the Confederate Flag and others wonder why, we have conveniently pulled down the marriage flag, a symbol of the great mystery of the relationship of Christ and the Church (Eph 5:31-32). There is controversy over removing the flag. The courts have ruled against marriage. And there is no substitute. But, of course, they won't have to answer to me for that. They'll have to answer to God. And God will not be pleased. Ask Moses about what happens when you assault the symbols God puts into place (Num 20:12).
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Postscript: In 2003, the courts redefined marriage in Massachusetts. In 2008, the courts redefined marriage in Connecticut. In 2009, the courts redefined marriage in Iowa and Vermont; voters or the legislature changed the law in Washington DC and New Hampshire. In total, 11 states redefined marriage via voters or legislature. All the rest were forced into it by judicial action. Welcome to your democracy.

"A system of government that makes the People subordinate to a committee of nine unelected lawyers does not deserve to be called a democracy." - Justice Scalia

Post-Postscript: Can anyone tell me how this ruling "unequivocally affirmed that equal justice under the law means marriage equality for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans" as Pelosi said? I don't see any "marriage equality" (using their term) for bisexuals. They still only get to marry one gender. Oh, sorry, too much reality. (And for those of you who are going to object--"They can marry the person of their choice"--on what grounds do you limit it to only two people? We're still waiting for the new definitive definition of "marriage", and I can hardly wait to hear what creative basis you come up with to argue "only two".)

Update
This piece is just ... wow.