Is marriage the right of each and every citizen?

[MrBubbles]

Joelcool7 said:

MrBubbles said:

universal declaration of human rights

 

 

what do i win...?

Nothing because even the Universal Declaration of rights does not say Marriage is a right for all citizens. It specifically says in Article 16.

Article 16.

• (1) Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution.
• (2) Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses.
• (3) The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State.

Their you have it, yet again nowhere in the world do I know of a declration of human rights etc...etc.. that says marriage is a right of all citizens. Infact since most of the world signed the Universal Declaration of Rights I would say this just proves it. Though I guess this shows that marriage is the right of every man and women to one another.

Good try Mr.Bubbles

Do people suggest that we need to alter the Universal Declaration of human rights as well as all of our individual countries bills and laws so that we may force change on the definition of marriage on a global scale? If so that is sort of scary our countries all made these agreements and signed these things into law and respect each others religious institutions.

Also note that the declaration specifically says "and to found a family" a gay couple cannot found a family biologically neither can a beast couple or an object couple. Clearly this right only applies to males and females it says so specifically!

umm...what?  our country worked hard on creating this piece of work and then voted for it.    it may not be a legally binding piece of work, but by our actions it is morally binding on us.  it clearly says "have the right to marry", and no, it does not indicate "to one another"  just that both men and women can do that, since our species only has 2 sexes.   

 

on top of that homosexuals can in fact have babies.  a couple could foster children, they could adopt children, they could have a child carried for them, they could have children from a previously relationship...so yes they can found a family.

if you want to talk biologically then you will also have to revoke peoples marriages licences when it turns out they cant have children(once they are too old for example)...