Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nov 3, 2009 / 15:04 pm
The Christian Alliance of Evangelical Churches from Argentina (CAECA) issued a statement last weekend arguing that “homosexual marriage,” which could be legalized by the Argentinean Congress, should not be approved because it would signify another step towards the destruction of true marriage and the family.
The alliance said its statement was a reaffirmation of “its institutional position, based on the Bible, the Word of God,” in response to the debate on a homosexual “marriage” law.
“Marriage is universally recognized as the union between a man and woman. The Latin American culture and American laws are based on a clear and firm appreciation for the family. The Declaration of Human Rights, Art 16.3; the Civil and Political Rights Pact, Art 23; and the American Convention on Human Rights, Art 17; recognize the right to marriage constituted by one man and one woman and to the formation of a family,” the statement indicated.
“We believe this issue is socially relevant as the survival of society itself is in question,” CAECA said. Marriage is “essentially heterosexual” and therefore to “make homosexual unions equivalent to marriage would be to distort and ignore the real meaning the word itself encompasses.”