In the editorial Sept. 18, “Marriage is not school’s responsibility,” the editorial writer posed two questions and, unfortunately, got the answers to both questions wrong.

First he asked if same-sex marriage would be taught in schools if it becomes legal in Maine. As if he had a crystal ball, or a deep-seated trust that those with an agenda will remain silent on their single issue, he answered “no.”

Those who are even remotely familiar with the motives and history of the gay movement rightly question the trust the editor puts in that assumption.

The editor then asks whether marriage should be taught in schools at all. Were I grading his homework, he would also get a red check next to that one when he wrote “no.” He suggests instead, “What should be taught is respect and tolerance for all peoples, a founding tenet of our society.”

I respectfully offer that he neglects, in favor of the recently established commandment of tolerance for all peoples, the very real and much more significant building block of our society that is marriage. The historic importance of marriage was beautifully outlined in Maine law prior to the assault from national gay rights activists asserting their political muscle. It read, “The union of one man and one woman joined in traditional monogamous marriage is of inestimable value to society.”

There is no history book anywhere that has a reference to the important role that “same-sex marriage” plays in society.

Michael W. Pajak,
Woolwich