>>I agree with Obama who said that he felt marriage should be between a man and a woman. If it's good enough for my President, it's good enough for me.
Is he trying to force his views on others or just stating what he personally believes?<<
Kate -
If he just makes the statement, obviously he's only stating a belief. If he were to endorse a Constitutional Amendment to deny the right of marriage to homosexuals, then he'd be trying to force his views on others.
The distinction is clear.
Whether or not it's a matter of preserving the status quo, denying the right to marry to homosexuals is promoting unequal treatment under the law. Our current President believes there should be a Constitutional Amendment to define marriage as being between one man and one woman. The fact that he's the President doesn't make his opinion any more worthwhile than mine.
The same can be said of our President-Elect.
As for your argument that you don't want to give legal legitimacy to something you see as a sin, I can understand what you're saying. However, homosexual relationships are not illegal. Nor is homosexual sex, with the exception of a very few archaic laws that may still be on the books in some states, but which are never enforced.
In not allowing gays to marry, therefore, the thing you are not giving legal legitimacy to is fully committed relationships between homosexuals, and the basic privileges of inheritance, hospital visitation, etc., between them.
- Allen |
