A new initiative has been launched to unite anti-LBGT organizations
from all around the world to fight against the United Nations (UN) for
its recognition of same-sex relationships.
The newly formed platform called Civil Society for the Family, set up by the Center for Family and Human Rights (C-Fam),
describes itself as ‘the first pro-family coalition to explicitly push
back against UN entities attempting to redefine the family to include
same-sex relations.’
Organizations from any part of the world can become a member by simply signing up for the platform online.
‘We expect hundreds of groups from all over the world to sign onto The Family Articles and to join Civil Society for the Family,’ said C-Fam president Austin Ruse.
The
Family Articles, which lay the foundation of the coalition, assert that
same-sex couples and families do not deserve the same rights,
protection and recognition as their straight counterparts:
‘Any
mention of the family in UN resolutions and conference outcomes can only
be interpreted in reference to a man and a woman united in marriage,
and relations that are equivalent or analogous, including single parent
families and multigenerational families,’ the Articles state.
‘Relations
between individuals of the same sex and other social and legal
arrangements that are neither equivalent nor analogous to the family are
not entitled to the protections singularly reserved for the family in
international law and policy,’
The coalition also believes that by
giving ‘international status and recognition to social and legal
arrangements between individuals of the same sex,’ the UN
causes confusion and acrimony in international negotiations on the
subject of the family.
‘The world cannot be held hostage by a
small minority of countries blocking any discussion of the family unless
they can impose same-sex marriage on the entire world,’ Ruse argues.
‘This is harmful both for the family for the United Nations.’
On
the issue of parenthood, the coalition also lambastes governments who
give same-sex relationships an equal footing as their straight
counterparts, explaining that same-sex parents ‘undermine the
fundamental human right of children to know and be cared for by their
mother and father, and may jeopardize their health and wellbeing.’
The coalition hopes the UN will relook at its definition of marriage and family.
Other groups that are leading the initiative include Family Research Council, National Organization for Marriage and TransAtlantic Christian Council.
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