Inductivist on Gay Marriage

In the course of point about gay marriage, Ron Guhname over at Inductivist makes a good point:

Much of the country has rejected [traditional sexual morality], and the division has been dismantling and discrediting the old system. Even if a kid is raised the old way, he can always say, but my buddies' parents don't believe that. What once was authoritative is now just one viewpoint, one lifestyle.

The reigning morality has become, choose for yourself the moral way. All too often, that means choose the selfish, short-sighted way. In my view, the result has been: more out-of-wedlock births; more divorce; more mother-only famlies; more men not civilized by marriage and fatherhood; more disappearing fathers; less child support; more welfare dependency; more poor kids; more crime; more STDs; more abortion; more girls who are pumped and dumped a hundred different times.

Well said. The sex drive is very strong. Thus, it's fetters must be equally strong if it is to be channeled in a constructive direction. Ron is correct that the apotheosis of "choice" has so far been unequal to the task.

I've been meaning to write an omnibus post on the issue of gay marriage, tying together some of my comments over at Hit Coffee. But not today.