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"Jane was firm where she felt herself to be right." -Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

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I'm also a usually quiet, reserved Lady, who enjoys books, tea, baking, and movies! I spend most of my time reading one of my favorite books or wishing I was reading my favorite books. My Grand Passion is history, particularly the Regency Period in England, when Jane Austen wrote, Lord Nelson defeated the French Fleet at Trafalgar, the Duke of Wellington defeated Napoleon, and men were Gentlemen and women Ladies. I cherish the thought of being a Lady and love manners, being proper, and having proper tea. My favorite tea is Twinings, especially Earl Grey or Prince of Wales. My specialty to make is Scones with Devon Cream. I am a Catholic and a Conservative.


Wednesday, March 01, 2006

The French understand marriage?

Earlier I was reading the "Crunch Con" blog at National Review and came across this post by Caleb Stegall:

The French understand marriage, do we? A French government commission has just announced its opposition to same-sex marriages on the most fundamental grounds:

[It] is not possible to think about marriage separately from filiation (the fact of being a child of certain parents): the two questions are closely connected, in that marriage is organized around the child. Marriage is not merely the contractual recognition of the love between a couple; it is a framework that imposes rights and duties, and that is designed to provide for the care and harmonious development of the child.
Allan Carlson observed, “When pro-family groups have said the same thing, we were derided by the elite as backward and religion-obsessed. Now a commission of the French government – a nation revered by the liberal chattering class – endorses our position. No wonder the report has been largely ignored in the mainstream media.”
Interesting. And very right. And certainly no surprise we haven't heard a thing about this.