Same-Sex Marriage May be Added to Mexico's Constitution, But Where Does It Lead? Allan Wall - The Yucatan Times
go to original May 24, 2016

President Enrique Peña Nieto Fights for Gay Rights in Mexico (wochit News)

Legally sanctioned same-sex marriage has been sweeping the Western world for the past fifteen years, after first being enacted in 2001 in the Netherlands.

With one possible exception (South Africa), all the countries which have instituted same-sex marriage could be classified as Western nations. (By “Western nations,” I refer to nations of Western Europe and the settler nations deriving from them.)

Same-sex marriage has not been enacted in Eastern Europe, Asia or Africa (with the exception of South Africa).

Same-sex marriage is a radical legal innovation. Nobody knows where it’s going to lead and what sorts of situations it’s going to bring about.

It’s a radical legal innovation strongly supported by the media elite of the Western world. As a result, the real issues and their ramifications aren’t being properly discussed. Critics of the same-sex marriage agenda aren’t getting a fair hearing and some have found themselves in economic and legal problems.

First, a few points are in order. It’s relevant to point out that in Mexico, civil marriages performed by the state are the only legally-recognized marriages. Church weddings are not recognized by the state. So couples who get married in a church get married in a civil wedding first. Furthermore, marriages are handled on the state level, but as we shall see, the Mexican Supreme Court has made a hash of that.

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Allan Wall, an educator, resided in Mexico for many years. His website is located at AllanWall.info

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