Monday, October 1, 2012

Schwarzenegger, same-sex "marriage", and moral confusion.

Here's an article on a "60 Minutes" interview with Arnold Schwarzenegger.  He was questioned about his views of gay "marriage."  He says we supports preserving traditional marriage but personally performed same-sex "marriages." 
"I always said that I have nothing against people doing what they want to do. If they – if the – a couple wants to get married, they should get married. I personally always said that marriage is between a man and a woman, but I would never enforce my will on people. I always want people to make that decision. If they want to get married, let them get married," Schwarzenegger said in an interview with "60 Minutes"...

While governor of California from 2003 to 2011, Schwarzenegger remained largely opposed to plans to change the traditional definition of marriage to include homosexual couples. In 2005, he said that he would veto Assembly Bill 19, which sought to include same-sex couples in the definition, and after Proposition 8 which preserved the above-mentioned definition was passed in 2008, he signed the Marriage Recognition and Family Protection Act (SB 54), which upheld the Proposition but recognized marriages of same-sex couples performed out-of-state prior to Nov. 5, 2008.

...The former governor steered away from giving a definitive answer on the issue, noting that he was not in favor of same-sex marriage, but at the same time believes gay couples still deserve the same ceremony as heterosexual couples.

"I don't have to be for gay marriage. I'm for that she gets the kind of wedding and the kind of ceremony that I had when I got married with Maria. That she happens to love a woman, and I am – a guy that loves a woman, that is two different things. It doesn't make any difference. She should still have her ceremony," the 65 year old politician explained.
His reasoning highlights the moral relativism rampant in society today.  He's basically speaking out of both sides of his mouth.  If he doesn't support it, he wouldn't personally promote it.  He's trying to sever his beliefs from his behavior.  However, his genuine beliefs are reflected in his actions.  He's trying to compartmentalizing his beliefs and actions. 

It appears he realizes this contradiction when it was noted above that he refused to give a "definitive answer on the issue."

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