Just a quick comment on
the public debate regarding "gay marriage"
I wonder what Percy
would make of this, at least from a semantic point of view. 'Marriage' refers
to a specific thing, the union of man and woman, and whether one
argues that such definitions can be stretched and broadened and altered
to be more inclusive, the truth is they can't. For example, no one
would really allow 'flock of fish' or 'swarm of cows' (unless
for effect). Such words refer to specific things. So, leaving the moral
arguments aside, on purely semantic terms, homosexuals can't be
'married' any more than fish can flock or cows can
swarm.