The U.S. government is a secular institution. The fundamental idea of the first amendment is the separation of church and state. Then why, California, is proposition 8 being upheld?This past November, I took part in a march in downtown Seattle supporting the reversal of Proposition 8 - the bill that bans gay marriage in the state of California. No, I'm not gay, and I don't have an immediate family member who is gay.
To me, supporting gay marriage is about supporting equality.Thomas Jefferson felt the first amendment was the "wall" separating church and state. If that is truly upheld within our government, then why is the banning of same-sex marriage supported by the Christian beliefs of the sanctity of marriage only being between a man and a woman?
I support anyone who devoutly follows their religion, I admire finding faith and sticking to it. I, however, have never been one to follow one particular religion. I think the bible is an amazing text from our history, but to me, it is a text that is somewhat outdated.
Times have changed, our society has evolved. Religion and faith is about love and acceptance, and I think sometimes that is forgotten.
Banning gay marriage will not prevent gays and lesbians from being out and proud of who they are. Banning gay marriage will not prevent them from having families and children. Banning gay marriage only further oppresses our country and its citizens.
Same-sex marriage is the LEAST of our worries here in the United States.
Poverty, hunger, drugs, lack of health care, lack of employment?
Here's a few photos I took from the march in November 2008:
1 comment:
Marriage is a ridiculous and grossly outdated notion to begin with, let alone people of the same sex engaging in such dush baggery. It's like a double negative, 2 confused people only confusing themselves more by feeding into old belief systems they've been force fed since birth.
I say ban marriage for anyone under 35. This country will be better off by leaps and bounds.
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