Re: ‘Sanctity of marriage must be protected,' Aug. 25 Gazette:
According to Richard Nobert, it is God's will for only heterosexual couples to get married. Under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, everyone has a right to follow any religion they choose and practice its traditions, including homosexuals. But in the end, I could also argue that there is no scientific evidence or a testable experiment to even prove that God exists in the first place. And therefore, without the existence of God, how can there be a will of God?
I find it a little outdated that individuals today would consider upholding manifestations that were written by people over 2,000 years ago. Times change. The logic that Nobert presented is an ideology that some would consider part of an anti-freedom agenda. If Aristotle was alive today, he would point out the fallacies in Nobert's argument. The most glaring one is the appeal to tradition. Traditions can be changed. The government must uphold separation of church and state. We don't live in a theocracy. Religion should not dictate what can be written into our laws and regulations. If homosexual couples choose to get married, they have that right in Canada.
Lee Pasternak, St. Albert
