California currently has a Proposition on this November’s ballot title Proposition 8. For those that are unaware, Prop 8 ELIMINATES RIGHTS of same sex couples to marry. Essentially what this means is that if this proposition passes, California will alter its Constitution to recognize marriage as a legal union between ONLY a man and woman. Now I know that this is a sticky situation for many people, and I will cross that bridge in a minute. I am a heterosexual female, so this does not affect me, but I do have many gay friends, including some that are legally married. But my issue isn’t being gay or straight. If you are religious and see homosexuality as a sin, so be it. My goal is not to change your views. However, my goal IS to change your logic. ELIMINATE RIGHTS?? Who do you think you are?? It is amazing! We are on the heels of the First Black President of the United States. This is something that was a dream, fantasy, unreal accomplishment, and we are 3 days away from it. 400 years of oppression and discrimination and CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS stating that black people weren’t even a full man, just 3/5ths and yet some of you would truly consider, if not already, taking away the rights of someone. They justify it with religious rhetoric or that same sex marriage will be taught in school. Once again, I must call bullsh*t! Parents buy their kids violent video games, purchase Britney Spears albums, allow them to know who Paris Hilton is, even go to schools where Creationism is taught and yet you are frightened that same sex marriage will be taught to your children as if A. Marriage is even taught in school, and B. that teaching same –sex marriage will then turn your child gay. Right…because all those other gay people roaming the state must’ve received that lesson is school or else why would they be gay?? It’s just ridiculous to me. It is equivalent to when the United States banned the marriage of interracial couples. It is just amazing to me how one can justify eliminating someone’s right based on THEIR beliefs. Ok, if you choose to justify your decision with religious beliefs, I ask you this. Would you eliminate the right of a woman to have a child because she is unmarried?? Sex before marriage is a sin, an equal sin, yet I hear no elimination of those rights because it is ridiculous. How would you feel if after Barack Obama wins, a Constitutional Amendment was passed barring blacks or anyone else of color to run for high office?? The founder of the Mormon religion believed that black skin was a curse from God and that white-skinned people were superior to black people and he believed this because God told him so. I say this because people would allow their beliefs whether you feel they are true or not to dictate their actions, many time very unreasonably. I really feel passionate about this and have to hold back emotion when talking with people who are voting for this oppressive proposition. People very close to me have voted for this proposition and I am sure many of my friends might disagree with my opinion, and we will have to agree to disagree. Evolve in your thinking! How will you truly be affected?? So you marriage license does not say man and wife…does that mean you’re not still man and wife?? And then to throw out the suggestion of “well if they call it something other than marriage I will be ok with that”….sounds a little like Separate but Equal laws to me and I am sure many of you Civil Rights babies can agree that it may have been separate but it definitely wasn’t equal. Allowing same-sex marriages will not cause the world to blow up, as a matter of fact, voting no for prop 8 will not be your death ticket into hell. But voting yes creates judgment and gives you power you are not entitled to have. You are telling our future generations that discrimination is ok. This is just the beginning. How long will it be before you are discriminated against?? So I ask that you calm down, move forward and WAKE UP. And PLEASE VOTE NO on PROPOSITION 8!!!!!
“The worst government is the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant and humane. But when fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression.”
----Henry Louis Mencken
Did You Know??? Interracial Marriage became legal in the United States after the Supreme Court ruling of Loving v. Virginia on June 12th, 1967
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People are using children as their cornerstone argument for eliminating the right to same-sex marriage.
Children don't stay children. What will happen if the children that people are voting to "protect" today, come to those same voters and say - Guess what mom, dad, grandma, grandpa - I'm gay, and I'm in love with someone who loves me. You voted to eliminate my right to have what you taught me to value.
Is *that* a future that we are prepared to face?
My license doesn't say marriage between a man and woman, but my marriage vows do. The promise was made between me, my husband, and God. In Genesis, God gave the outline of how marriage should work. In fact, in the bible, the outline is written for how life should be. You're right. All sin is sin. However, in our walk to be more like HIM, we are to stive to live like he would have us to live. So for unmarried people, yes that means, sex before marriage, for liars, murderers, etc. Yes, that means don't do those things... When you know better, you do better. Domestic Partnership is already allowed....WHY same-sex marriage? People follow the "laws of the Constitution" (which is based loosely on the bible), so then why argue "for" this, when it is absolutely against the bible? Remember Sodom and Gomorrah? God destroyed the nation for their sin - namely homosexuality. To God, not only is it sin, it's an abomination. So if we're going to follow the laws of the Constitution (again, which is loosely based on the bible), then we should follow the bible... Period. We can't change things to fit our own circumstances. And being gay is your right. God gives us the right to choose. However, he also told us that there are consequences for our choices... I'd rather go with His will, rather than man's....
I think it's interesting that the commenter arguing from the place of their personal faith chose to remain anonymous.
What about people who don't follow your faith? Hindus, Buddhists, Jews, Muslims, Bahai's, Scientologists? Even if you believe that they are condemned to hell, do you really think that the government has the right to tell people what they can or cannot do with regards to how they live?
Wasn't this country founded (at least in theory) on the idea that people can choose their own faith and not be persecuted for it? On the principles of equal rights for all people - even when we disagree with them?
Doesn't The Bible also say, 'that which you do to the least of my brothers, you do to me'? Yes God set out certain edicts on how mankind should live, but he also gave us free will. Do you believe that the government has the right to superimpose on that?
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