Court allows homosexual man to marry his adopted son!
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (PNN) - May 22, 2015 - He became a father in the eyes of the law 15 years ago.
A judge in Pennsylvania might have lent additional credibility to the argument among many homosexual marriage opponents who believe legalizing such unions would lead to an even further degradation of the institution. Recent reports indicate Bill Novak and Norman MacArthur received a marriage license despite the fact that, until earlier this month, the couple was legally defined as father and son.
Despite having been romantic partners for roughly half a century, Novak and MacArthur decided to enter into their unusual familial relationship in 2000 in an effort to obtain certain civil rights they had been denied under an existing domestic partnership.
“The time came about to do estate planning,” MacArthur recalled, adding that he and Novak “were told at that time hell would freeze over before Pennsylvania approves same-sex marriage.”
Despite that assurance, however, Pennsylvania’s ban on homosexual marriage has since been struck down in court, leaving the father and son to once again look into the possibility of marriage. The septuagenarians sought to dismantle their existing legal relationship, a request ultimately approved, in order to pursue a marriage certificate.
“We are ecstatic beyond belief,” Norman said of the court ruling. “I feel an enormous sense of not only relief but freedom that we can finally do something in Pennsylvania that I’ve been dreaming of for years.”
For critics, however, such a fundamental relational redefinition is indicative of the direction the homosexual rights movement wants to lead society.