Why is it that so many homosexuals are clamoring for the right to be legally married when so many heterosexuals are abandoning marriage in favor of cohabitation? Cohabitation, especially among the younger generation, has become a way of life for many in our society. It has become socially acceptable not only to live together but also to foster children out of these relationships.

In the United States about one in three children is now born out of wedlock. The day may be coming when it will be considered counter cultural for couples to be joined together in marriage.

In Canada, where homosexual unions are now legally recognized, there have been relatively few homosexuals stepping forward to formalize their relationships. This certainly lends credence to the argument that this movement for legal recognition is nothing more than a cover for cultural legitamcy.

It is certainly true that some homosexuals want access to the financial benefits that are acquired through “marriage”. However, by and large, this movement has been a vehicle for cultural acceptance of a lifestyle that many still consider to be deviant and characterized by promiscuity.

A recent study in the Netherlands confirms the legitimacy of this position. The study found that even in supposedly stable relationships, homosexuals had an average of eight partners a year outside of their “monogamous” relationships. The rate of new HIV infections was the highest among those who were professed to be living monogomausly.

The concepts of monogamy and commitment apparently have different meanings in the homosexual world. We would do well to remember this the next time we hear activists or politicians clamoring for the right to homosexual “marriage”.