Marriage is a problem. On that we can all agree. And so a number of people have decided to do something about it. Let’s replace family law with “close-relationship” law, they say.
Suzanne Fields gives us a little intro to the close-relationship movement and a report about changing ideas on marriage in the academy.
Influential advocates from politically correct academic and legal organizations sneer at traditional marriage as another bad example of “ethnocentric” thinking that promotes “old-fashioned ideological stereotypes.” These advocates accuse the law of dismissing “diversity.” By diversity they mean the experience of racial minorities, women, single parents, divorced and remarried persons, gays, and lesbians. A large body of social science and psychological data demonstrate that not all forms of parenthood are equally child-friendly, but these advocates say that’s merely a point of view to be replaced by “close relationship” law.
It becomes harder and harder to parody the thinking coming out of our universities. But maybe the challenge to marriage is a good thing. It’s good for us to fight for our beliefs; it helps us understand who we are and what is important. As a well-known American once said: “Bring it on.
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