Possibly the most comprehensive secular defence of marriage I’ve ever read
The always-excellent John C. Wright, hopefully bringing to a close a lenghty debate on his blog, offers up a multi-part explanation of the argument that swung him ’round — and then during his years as a militant atheist — to support traditional marriage.
In order, the articles are:
- APOLOGIA PRO OPERE SUI part I (preamble and explanation)
- APOLOGIA PRO OPERE SUI part II (key questions)
- APOLOGIA PRO OPERE SUI part III (the argument)
- APOLOGIA PRO OPERE SUI part IV (the argument, continued)
- APOLOGIA PRO OPERE SUI part V (on law, marriage, and fornication)
- APOLOGIA PRO OPERE SUI part VI (concluding remarks)
The good reader might be wondering what prompted Wright to embark on such a long-winded explanation of the formation of his views. A read of this earlier article, and several that follow, might be worthwhile. It seems that in making a comment expressing his disagreement with a recent concession by SyFy, under pressure from proponents of the “homosexual agenda,” to include more gay characters in their shows, Wright attracted the ire of a large mob of amateur (and possibly a few professional) pro-gay agitators. The usual trolling ensued: hundreds of off-topic and/or insulting comments were left on Wright’s blog, his publisher evidently contacted, and his Wikipedia page was vandalized.
(Because the tolerant Left is so abundantly tolerant, not to mention secure in its philosophy, that it must work to silence any opponent, and also secure his economic ruin if possible. For such is Leftist tolerance: the Left tolerates its own, and bars no holds against “the other.”)
In particular, Wright was also accused of being anti-gay (or pro-marriage) because of his Catholicism, his Christian faith. Hence, his articles, a means of demonstrating that his faith did not lead him to be pro-marriage; if anything, his becoming pro-marriage was a first stepping stone toward his eventual faith.
His arguments touch on natural law, of course — he draws heavily on the “laboratory of real life” (to use the sublime Sheavian term) in articulating his position, and also leverages principles of law and economics, as well as Stoic virtues. If nothing else, then, his arguments demonstrate — while remaining entirely secular, mind — that reality comports with Catholic teaching in regard to human Sexuality and marriage. The Libertine approach (as Wright calls it) of modernity (set in place by the sexual revolution) leads to ruination…and on the way completely disadvantages and devalues women…whereas the Catholic position upholds the dignity of same, and proposes a reasonable defence thereof.
Some would call this an irony. At least, the foolish would.
It’s an interesting set of articles, good reader. Do read them all.
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