Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse Laments Loss of DOMA
SAN MARCOS, CA – Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Founding President of the Ruth Institute, issued the following statement in response to the overturn of DOMA by a federal judge in Boston, Massachusetts, earlier this week:
“This decision reflects an extremely superficial understanding of the social purposes of marriage. The essential public purpose of marriage is to attach mothers and fathers to their children and to one another. Same sex couples really are different from opposite sex couples with respect to this purpose. Poor Judge Tauro seems to believe that marriage exists to provide health insurance to adults. He has no business accusing Congress of having no other motive than to ‘disadvantage a group of which it disapproves.’ Since Judge Tauro doesn’t understand the argument that same sex and opposite sex couples really are different, he concludes that there must not be an argument.
With all due respect to the Judge’s legal expertise, the issues are not that complicated. Same sex marriage undermines the principles that kids need their moms and dads, and that biology is the basis for parenthood.
Redefining marriage is a really massive social change, which shouldn’t be undertaken lightly. The voters understand this: Judge Tauro seems not to.”
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If marriage is for attaching children to their biological parents, why does society let infertile couples marry? And why does society let people have children outside of marriage? The connection between marriage and children is tenuous at best. Since Congress voiced disapproval of homosexuals and made no mention of this new-found purpose of marriage tying children to their biological parents, I think Judge Tauro made a good call in identifying Congress’ purpose in passing DOMA.
With all due respect to Dr. Morse’s analytical skills, how does outlawing same-sex marriage give children a mom and a dad?
@Sean My name is ‘Sean’ as well, I’m a Catholic and I agree with you. If there was a need to “attach mothers and fathers to their children and to one another,” as Dr. Morse ‘laments’ then the logical thing to do is outlaw divorce. It seems The Ruth Institute and NOM should start there instead of limiting people who want to get married.
DOMA, however you want to rationalize it, is codification of a religious belief. This should be frightening to everyone. Theocracies are frightening things and it is right DOMA and laws like it are declared unconstitutional. If you want to convince someone their soul is in mortal danger you need to do it the old fashion way… passing laws is just lazy. Christ did not take His place an earthly king and institute laws. If we are to follow in His footsteps, as He commanded us to do (take up our Cross), we should do the same. Christians should not be involved in passing laws which force people to follow Christian teachings, but should live their life so people want to become Christians.
The logic of Dr. Morse is shaky both on Constitutional and theological grounds. How is the log in your eye? Are you to cast the first stone? And so on…
these people are just pathetic. In addition to running contrary to the ENTIRE scientific and medical communities, these fools think their bigoted interpretations of some book written by some guy in a cave should dictate civil law. This ruth idiot is on the wrong side of history and will be judged as such. The time is over, bigots. You’re losing and you know it. Take a look at the polls and the recent spate of judicial victories.
Nice guy!
Bigots don’t deserve civility. Why would I be ‘nice’ to someone who wishes to take away my civil rights and make me a second class citizen. You can’t have it both ways. I live in Traverse City, MI and also Los Angeles, and am moving out of this backward state. The Mike Cox/Andrew Shervill fiasco is the number one reason. You hate gay people. It’s the only explanation. You can’t think someone is a good person and then want to deny them equal rights under the law.
I would never expect a black person to have a shred of respect for a KKK member. Same for gays and bible thumping bigots.
Also, I’m looking forward to this ‘manhattan declaration’. Exactly what will happen the day you lose the right to deny others cvil rights? Please don’t be like sharon Angle and suggest ‘second amendment remedies’, because that’s treason and violence, and frankly, it’s just ugly.
Hi. It’s almost 2011. Join us in modernity.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbDSeoMQ0vs
ENOUGH SAID
Matthew,
That was touching. (Touching in the sense of a bulimic touching the back of her throat in order to barf).