SPUC has launched a campaign against the Westminster government’s proposals for same-sex marriage.
John Smeaton, of SPUC Director says : We have published today a position paper on same-sex marriage following a resolution by SPUC’s Council last month. SPUC has also made available today a background paper to be read in conjunction with the position paper and which provides some additional references and reflections.
We state that:
• Marriage – the permanent, exclusive union of one man and one woman – is the basis of the family, the fundamental group unit of society. Upholding marriage is therefore in everyone’s interests.
• Marriage as an institution protects children, both born and unborn. Statistics show that unborn children are much safer within marriage than outside marriage.
• Same-sex marriage lacks basic elements of true marriage e.g. the complementary sexual difference between spouses necessary for the procreation and healthy upbringing of children.
• Same-sex marriage represents an attempt to redefine marriage, thus undermining marriage. This undermining lessens the protection for unborn children which true marriage provides.
More at:
http://spuc-director.blogspot.com/2012/01/spuc-launches-campaign-against-gay.html