"Uncle Davey" <noway@jose.com> wrote in message news:<c26vco$273$0@pita.alt.net>...
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> Please see article 16 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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> It talks of men and women of full age marrying:
> http://www.unhchr.ch/udhr/lang/eng.htm
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> It says nothing of homosexual unions and says that the family is the
> foundation of society.
JERRY
It's not talking about that either. Here is the clause itself
Article 16
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.
Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of
the intending spouses.
The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is
entitled to protection by society and the State.
JERRY
This does not mean that ONLY men and women may marry. The UN does not
presume to make such statements for the member countries. This is a
proclamation of what the UN considers basic rights. The discussion
point being placed is not about same sex marriage or defining marriage
as only between a man and a woman. The purpose of this statement is
to point out that both men and women (since in some countries, women
can't make a decision like this for themselves) have the right to
marry if they are of age.
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