Should governments try to claim that something is moral? Or should governments simply claim it is legal?
Case in point, sexual relationships
Should a government actively claim that one kind of sexual relationship is moral, make claims that there is nothing wrong with it?
For instance, two people living together without getting married. Should governments take steps to convince people there is nothing immoral about unmarried people living together?
How about open relationships where people are legally married but openly have lovers? Should the government take steps to claim that there is nothing immoral about such relationships and attempt to glorify them?
Of course there is the homosexual relationships. Should the government take steps to glorify and claim there is nothing wrong with such relationships?
It seems to me that as soon as the government takes an official position on the morality of a relationship and even takes steps to validate or normalize that kind of relationship, the government steps into promoting a certain worldview, aka religious view.
Not that the liberals around here will agree with that lol.
The story that inspired me to start the thread
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen slammed as a disgrace the law passed by Viktor Orban's government banning the "promotion" of homosexuality to minors, while Germany's foreign minister said UEFA's decision sent the "wrong signal".
https://sports.yahoo.com/germany-turns-rainbow-coloured-protest-095711805.html
Refusing to use the government to display a pro-homosexuality symbol is anti-homosexuality? Homey don't think so.
@eladar saidThe government doesn't "glorify" or demonize same-sex relationships, nor should it. Merely making something legal doesn't imply a moral stance.
Of course there is the homosexual relationships. Should the government take steps to glorify and claim there is nothing wrong with such relationships?
@vivify saidThe pracitce of any sort of sexuality is a choice.
I thought you meant the U.S. government.
The one flaw in your OP is trying to equate homosexuality with moral issues like open marriages. Those are choices; homosexuality is not.
If you deny that, then there is not use in trying to discuss things. You are simply a true believer without reason for your beliefs.
@vivify saidThe practicing homosexuality is a morality issue just the same as the other practices.
The practice, yes; the sexuality, no.
Should governments like Hungary display the homosexual rainbow in support of homosexuality? If they do not, should they be reprimanded as if being done by the Germans?
@eladar saidThis is where your thread falls apart. We know no one is hurt by gay relationships, therefore there's no "moral" issue to discuss.
The practicing homosexuality is a morality issue
A moral issue considers the possibility of harm to another; like is it wrong for a poor man to steal food to feed his starving children. That's a moral issue. Abortion (which I support) is a moral issue, since there's a life being killed.
But homosexuality? That's not a moral issue.
@vivify saidSo you get to define morality? You are a true believer. What is right and what is wrong and the reason for that being right or wrong is based on an individual's belief.
This is where your thread falls apart. We know no one is hurt by gay relationships, therefore there's no "moral" issue to discuss.
A moral issue considers the possibility of harm to another; like is it wrong for a poor man to steal food to feed his starving children. That's a moral issue. Abortion (which I support) is a moral issue, since there's a life being killed.
But homosexuality? That's not a moral issue.
Forcing your view of morality on others is the basis for separation of church and state.