“To say we’re fighting about same sex marriage – as if there were such a thing – gives into the premise that two men or two women can be married. That’s simply not possible.”

Homosexual, same-sex or gay, depending on who you are talking with, people use different words to describe the attraction of two people of the same sex. In a recent blog post, Dr. Jennifer Morse of the Ruth Institute outlined the reasons she believes “same-sex” is not a term that should be used when describing marriage.

“You may have noticed that I do not use the term ‘same-sex marriage’ very often,” Morse wrote. “In fact, I am making a conscious decision not to use the term at all anymore. I think the term give away too much ground to our opponents [homosexual activists]. Continually using the term makes it possible to believe that such a thing as a marriage between people of the same sex is possible.”

“I don’t use the term ‘square circle’ because such an entity is not possible. Likewise, I think it is not possible for two people of the same sex to be married to each other.”

The Ruth Institute, which Dr. Morse founded, is a project of the National Organization for Marriage – which seeks to promote life-long married love to college students by creating an intellectual and social climate favorable to marriage. She is also the author of three books, one of which is, Smart Sex: Finding Life-long Love in a Hook-up World.

In an interview with The Christian Post, Morse outlined her position on terms used to describe marriage.

“To say we’re fighting about same sex marriage – as if there were such a thing – gives into the premise that two men or two women can be married. That’s simply not possible,” Morse elaborated.

Morse makes the point that many proponents of traditional marriage stand behind. Marriage is and can only be between and man and a woman. To use the word “marriage” for any other purpose is to misuse the term.

Instead, Morse advocates using the phrase “redefinition of marriage” or so-called same-sex marriage, or, depending on the context, “genderless marriage.”

“People who are attracted to someone of the same sex and advocate for some type of ‘marriage’ are not using seeking marriage ‘equity,’ they want to redefine marriage and that’s where we’re coming up short. We’re allowing that to happen.”

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