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You Go Girl!!!! Truly your efforts are appreciated. I wish we could still vote in Cali as we would be right their with you!
Ugh. I am so sick of this issue coming up. I had hoped we'd be done with it the last time it was on the ballot. But, I suppose, for so long as there are gays who want to marry and straights who don't want them to, we'll keep seeing this issue on the ticket.
I could really relate when you said many of us have gays whom we love and want to see happy. As you know, I attended a gay wedding a few weeks back.
I view marriage as a religious sacrament. Of the other religions I am familiar with that also consider it a sacrament, none of them support marriage between gays. For those who do not view it that way, they do not push for marriage, period.
One thing must be kept clear: Marriage has always been a religious practice. It was not until recent history when marriage was incorporated into the legal process to determine inheritance rights. It is my opinion that marriage should've been kept out of it the entire time. It is a religious issue!
Everyone talks about the separation of church and state, and this issue is a direct result of this fight. My forefathers developed these rules and laws to protect my freedom to worship how I want and to ensure my religious beliefs are respected here, not as a tool to keep God out of life. The state needs to keep civil rights issues and the like out of marriage. Marriage is a religious sacrament. Have I said it enough times? Lol, I'm annoying.
My main question is: why do gay people want to be a part of something that doesn't want them? In plain terms, what I mean is, if there were an exclusive club that was for men only, why would I even want to join? Why not start a women's club for my own enjoyment?
I think it is less about gay peple wanting to be married and more about control. I believe in civil rights. I also believe that gay people in committed relationships should enjoy the same legal benefits as married couples, such as inheritance if they so choose. But that being said, there are plenty of ways to accomplish such things within our present legal system. Why must they bring marriage into it? You can already register a domestic partnership. What's wrong with a civil union? Lots of nonreligious STRAIGHT people have civil unions at a courthouse just to get the legal benefits without having the sacrament. If you're worried about medical issues, etc. you can sign a freaking Durable Power of Attorney. There is a legality in place for each scenario. Marriage is for people who want the religious sacrament!!!
I believe in letting those people have their civil unions for tax purposes or whatever. I, personally, don't care about the legal benefits as much as the committment I made to God. My spiritual marriage is more important than my piece of paper. So when people say "separate but equal" is equivalent to segregation in the 50's and 60's, I am appalled.
Gays can have whatever type of party or commitment cermony they want, just as I CHOSE to have a religious ceremony. If all they care about is the piece of paper and the rights of entitlement, then why aren't domestic partnerships and civil unions enough? Because it is all about control.
I really don't think this makes me a hate monger as the media would lead you to believe. I love my gay friend very much and it is God's decision to judge them as He will. My only job is to love and repesct people in Jesus' name, right? Right.
I guess I simply don't buy into the argument from the gay groups that it is an issue of equality. If I want someone specific to be in charge of my property, if I want to adopt a child, if I want to leave someone in charge of my medical decisions, I need to go through the proper channels just like everyone else. Very few benefits are guaranteed simply because you're married to someone. I jump through the same hoops to ensure my wishes are respected, on my own dime, and they should be expected to do the same thing.
I just don't think this is an equality issue, I think it is a "neener neener I won and I am in control" issue.
This wasn't a very well-written piece from me, but what can I do? It was a spur-of-the-moment comment. I guess I've simply met the max of my patience with people trying to push their values down my throat. I am allowed to believe it is a sacrament, a religious issue, and I do NOT have to support gay marriage. Any time someone chooses the less politically correct opinion, they're labeled as closed-minded, ignorant, racist, etc. The fact of the matter is, I have gay friends, I have striaght friends, married, divorced and single. They're all my friends. And I respect all of them. But that doesn't mean any of them are entitled to chastise me when I disagree with their beliefs. What about **my** rights to my OWN opinion? Who is going to stand up and fight for my right to make my own choices? I guess the only person I can count on is me.
For the record, my gay friend was raised a devout Catholic. The pain in her eyes was evident before her wedding and I knew part of that had to do with her knowing her "marriage" is not what she believes marriage to be. She has admitted to struggling with this very issue herself.
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