Man weds
woman in response to the sex urge. This
dual sex operation is inevitable if creation into communities and the formation
of societies is nature’s objective. Man
is never single but a collective. This
process is rendered possible by Nature creating sex and the operation of male
and female sexes. They unite through
appropriating male and female organs and this is matrimony. The female womb contains the female egg which
is fertilized by the male semen. This
fertilization in the womb gives birth to life—a mystery of Nature and grows
into a full human being and gives birth to a living being. This is the natural method of reproduction by
the two sexes and makes this operation for a population, from insects, animals,
birds and humans organized and developed into society. The male sex and its opposite the female are
conditions absolutely necessary to successful reproduction. The same sex cannot produce a new being. So is the biological mission and chemistry of
creation. Nature has invented the sex
appeal a powerful appetite and attraction.
Sans sex there is no craze for union, no womb with egg, no semen, no
fertilization, no babe, no birth, no parents, no community and no society. In the absence of these social processes
there cannot be social progress. If
humanity is to rise above animal existence and establish a civilization we
require rival sexes, rival communities and finally the realization of the
spiritual inner man. The forces of progress
have organized the system of marriage so that orderly development may be possible
as against sexual violence. Since 2000,
several countries and some other jurisdictions have legalized the same-sex
marriage. It is unnatural though. Cohabitation is the order of nature although
in early Rome same sex-marriages did exist as a scarce exception.
In modern
cultures same sex marriages are a rarity and the law frowns on that
practice. Two opposite sexes are the
rule and deeply rooted in the psychological instinct of humanity and sub-human
species. The same sex is unnatural and
hardly merits civilized debate or discuss.
The dual sex of male and female without which reproduction is not
possible is the biological methodology of creation of communities and cultures. A social study of matrimony as spelt out in
the website gives us a picture of civilized society.
People marry for many reasons, including: legal, social, libidinal, emotional, financial, spiritual, and religious. Marriages can be performed in a secular civil ceremony or in a religious setting. The act of marriage usually creates normative or legal obligations between the individuals involved. Some cultures allow the dissolution of marriage through divorce or annulment. Polygamous marriages may also occur in spite of national laws.
Marriage can be recognized by a state, an organization, a religious authority, a tribal group, a local community or peers. It is often viewed as a contract. Civil marriage is the legal concept of marriage as a governmental institution irrespective of religious affiliation, in accordance with marriage laws of the jurisdiction.
(V.R Krishna Iyer, eminent jurist, is a former Judge of the Supreme Court of India)
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