Mawage. Mawage is wot bwings us togeder tooday. Mawage, that bwessed awangment, that dweam wifin a dweam... And wuv, tru wuv, will fowow you foweva... So tweasure your wuv.
I was going to write up a long and drawn out post about equality and marriage and what not. But simply it comes down to this:
Just because you're religious belief tells you to think one way doesn't mean that it should impede on the rights of others. If you are against gay marriage I ask you to put yourself in the other persons shoes for just a moment. No, I'm not asking you to pretend you are gay, but let's pretend that there was a different, prominent religion in this country. What if they said you had to be a certain way that went against every fiber of your being - does it make it right for them to pass laws that repress your rights as a human being? I'm not saying you can't feel that way, but I am saying you can't pass laws to oppress someone just because you happen to think differently than them.
There is only one being in this universe that will judge me. What I do and how I think are entirely between me and Him. If I hurt someone along the way, then I should be held accountable for my actions here on Earth. But if I'm not hurting someone, or creating the potential situation for someone to get hurt then there shouldn't be laws regulating my thoughts and/or behaviors.
If you really want to Defend the institution of Marriage, then go after the people who have no respect for it. People like Kim Kardashian, Rush Limbaugh and Newt Gingrich. People who jump ship just because the waters got a little rough or they 'lost interest'.
This issue is no different than having laws on the books to keep women and minorities from voting. We rose above that level of thinking, it's time to rise up again. Everyone is entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
