Gay Marriage
I'm either 100% for it, or 100% against it, depending on how you look at it.
Personally, I consider "marriage" to be a religious institution and therefore the government has no business to be involved in "marriage". The Government's concern should be about the legal partnership. And the government shouldn't give a rat's ass about the gender of the parties entering into the legal partnership.
If a gay couple wants religious blessing, then they can find a church that supports gay marriage. That's not my business. Nor is it my business if two (or three or four) people want to assure that they have access to loved ones who are in the hospital or who is designated to make life decisions for them. Why does anyone care? It's not my business and it's not yours.
Two of my son's friends are from gay families (both are lesbian couples). The boys are very much "boys" and though they are still only 9 and 10 years old, they talk about girlfriends, not boyfriends. One of the Moms even coaches at the little league that I am involved with. Nobody at the school makes fun of the boys, they aren't weird and damaged, they are two kids growing up in loving homes. Why would I object to that?
Now, does this mean that I expect everyone to agree with me? nope. I think everyone has the right to have their views on "Gay Marriage". I think that the chick in the beauty pagaent had every right to voice her opinion and it was reprehensible that she was vilified by the press. But that's part of the whole definition thing. "Marriage" is different than "Partnership" and by equating them, we muddy the argument.
so....I am against state sanctioned "Gay marriage" in very much the same way i am against state sanctioned "hetero marriage". |
