God gave us only one kind of love
That becomes more than the merge thereof
The bond of the husband and the wife
Elevates and gives rise to new life
As Anderson tells us in his book, marriage is a “permanent, exclusive union of husband and wife.” It exists, “to bring a man and a woman together as husband and wife, as well as to be father and mother to any children their union produces. Marriage is based on the anthropological truth that men and woman are distinct and complementary, the biological fact that reproduction depends on a man and a woman, and the social reality that children deserve a mother and a father.”
Marriage exists because a man and woman can forge a unique kind of relationship that no other assortment of people can duplicate. Human love takes many forms, each with its own rewards and attendant obligations, but this is the only kind of love that gives rise to new life. That is why we distinguish and elevate it, and also why we use legal and cultural structures to impose a substantial body of rules and expectations on the married. Disordered procreative relationships beget social chaos, which affects a great many people who were never given the opportunity to “consent.”
Ryan T. Anderson
http://thefederalist.com/2015/08/05/liberals-dont-want-you-to-read-ryan-anderson/
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