Need for a moral compass
I refer to the articles 'Same-sex marriage' and 'Gay bishops' (August 11) together, since appointing a gay bishop will lead to the issue of same-sex unions.
We should not have a gay bishop. Neither should Hong Kong consider legalising same-sex marriage.
I doubt the claim that legalising such marriages would benefit our economy. The influx of people may boost the economy, but it may also create social problems that increase the social cost. The issue should be what kind of people are coming to Hong Kong.
I suspect that the main concern of Reggie Ho is to make the 6 to 10 per cent of Hong Kong people who are homosexual (he claims) happy. An estimated 2 to 3 per cent of Americans consider themselves practising homosexuals, according to a survey. As this is similar to findings from other western countries, Mr Ho has labelled some Hong Kong people homosexual too easily.
Also, we should be aware of the pitfalls of the 'majority game', as evident in the appointment by the US Episcopal Church of a homosexual bishop. It may be easy to say give it a try, but it is certainly not the way for the church community. The 62-43 vote sets the stage for a division of the church and seriously jeopardises its relationship with the whole Christian community.
I think that if we play the majority game to make more people happy, homosexuals may have to leave for Mars in the years to come, since by projection the world's population will be dominated by Muslims. I do not mean to condemn homosexual people. In fact, I empathise with them since their homosexuality is an inclination common to humanity. A report by Alfred Kinsey indicates that we are all bisexual to some degree.
I agree with Robert Verburg that there are many moral hypocrites. But I think there are an even greater number of honest but 'moral-less' people out there.
YAP SEE KIANG, Sheung Wan
