As the news on Friday night made its way from Albany to blogs and news reports, New York City erupted in celebration. Partiers spilled onto the streets, crowds burst into cheers and the Empire State Building displayed rainbow-colored lights to commemorate the signing of a bill recognizing same-sex marriage in the state of New York.
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It was certainly a dificult victory for gay rights activists, but one has to wonder if it came too late. In America today, marriage does not symbolize the ideal that it once did. The things that civil marriage was supposed to provide — stability, companionship, financial security, a family structure in which to raise children — are now far from the exclusive domain of marriage. In an age where 40 percent of children are born out of wedlock, 50 percent of marriages are predicted to end in divorce and relationships that are long-term and committed but unmarried are common, it is hard to make the case that marriage means anything more than a piece of paper and some legal benefits. Sure, churches can claim that marriage is something beyond a mere contract — a sacramental rite that bestows grace or blessing upon the participants. A secular state, however, cannot make such a claim.
As a legal institution, marriage is broken and meaningless and still hard to define. It is time to dissolve the odd coupling between the state and marriage. The result would be a victory for gay rights, religious freedom and plain logical consistency.
As it currently stands, the controversy over the definition of marriage hinges on impassable philosophical differences. Advocates for marriage equality often find that their arguments fall on deaf ears not because their opponents see gay relationships as less committed or loving than heterosexual ones, but because they are operating under different definitions. While some think that marriage should be a title given to any committed relationship, others believe that it is a contract that can be freely entered and exited. Others believe it is a lifetime commitment of one man and one woman rooted in natural law.
