Don’t anyone even think that they’re surprised by this. You can be dismayed, worried, and yes even horrified. But not surprised.
We’ve been playing cultural “Don’t Break the Ice” for so long it was only a matter of time before things went kaboom. In fact, I think our culture has a kaboom fetish where we delight in taking apart the foundations of our culture until inevitably things go “Kaboom.”
The part that worries me is that I’m not sure there’s any will to clean up our mess and start building again any time soon.
The only surprise is that it’s taken this long.
The Corner reports on a BBC report:
A notary in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo has sparked controversy by accepting a civil union between three people.
Public Notary Claudia do Nascimento Domingues has said the man and two women should be entitled to family rights. She says there is nothing in law to prevent such an arrangement.
But the move has angered some religious groups, while one lawyer described it as “absurd and totally illegal”.
The three individuals, who have declined to speak to the press, have lived in Rio de Janeiro together for three years and share bills and other expenses. Ms Domingues says they have already opened a joint bank account, which is also not prohibited by any law…
Ms Domingues, who is based in the Sao Paulo city of Tupa, said the move reflected the fact that the idea of a “family” had changed. “We are only recognising what has always existed. We are not inventing anything. For better or worse, it doesn’t matter, but what we considered a family before isn’t necessarily what we would consider a family today.”
Notice how in none of these stories does anyone ever consider how this redefining will affect children.
