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Playing pun: The same-sex debate

Pushing back: Kelebonye argues that by dismissing any morality standpoints in the debate around same-sex relations, those in favour of such relations run the risk of justifying a host of inclinations, practices and acts that society properly deems repulsive
Pushing back: Kelebonye argues that by dismissing any morality standpoints in the debate around same-sex relations, those in favour of such relations run the risk of justifying a host of inclinations, practices and acts that society properly deems repulsive

In this opinion piece, journalist GREG KELEBONYE presents a non-religious argument for the perpetuation of laws criminalising same-sex relationships. He argues that the advocate for same-sex relationships can never convincingly defend the criminalisation of other ‘morally repulsive’ practices, because he cannot do so without defeating his own argument for recognition of same-sex relationships

Two competent and consenting adults – whether man and man or woman and woman – should be allowed to erotically express their feelings for each other and even marry. So, John and Robert (or Lisa and Sophie) should smooch in public – while little impressionable boys and girls watch – because they ‘love’ each other and are ‘sexually oriented to have amorous relationships with the same sex (forget the fact John had a stable heterosexual marriage and has with his former wife several children who are spitting images of his).

No one should moralise about this, argue advocates of same-sex relationships and marriage. After all, they say, morals are a subjective creation of society. No one, but God alone, should claim the lofty seat of judgement.

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