[Vision2020] gay marriage and bananas

[Douglas]

Visionaries,

I actually think this discussion is getting somewhere. But I still have 
questions, and I hope will get this us even further.

Joan says:
"The difference between me and thee is that I view this as a matter of law 
and not morality. Polygamy would be fine by me if we could guarantee it was 
practiced willingly, fairly, and with the consent of all involved."

But obviously you believe that the law should be informed by morality. 
Otherwise, why would you care about consent? The need for consent is 
(obviously) a moral issue. But whose formulation? Whose morality? And if a 
fifteen year old girl is not competent to decide whether to join the harem 
of an old coot on the mountain named Elijah One Tooth, then how is she 
competent to decide whether to sleep with some fifteen-year-old in her 
class at school? Or to get an abortion if she desires one? Why do we help 
her get condoms for the latter bad choice, but draw the line hard and firm 
with the first bad choice?

And by the way, I think you guessed wrong when it comes to my teaching on 
divorce and remarriage. Jesus said that divorce was permitted because of 
hardness of heart. And pastorally, I have seen enough of such hardness of 
heart in marriages to be able to thank God for the grace He exhibits in 
lawful divorce for the wronged party. In this screwed up world, divorce is 
frequently permitted, and sometimes mandatory.

Cordially,

Douglas Wilson