Required monthly corgi: the look of betrayal on her face!
There are only two things on my mind right now: writing and gay rights.
I really, really want to write about gay rights but I feel like I have been too ranty lately. Oh well, I’m going to do it anyway.
Here is the it of it: there is no logical, legal reason to ban gay marriage. Every single argument against gay marriage boils down to ‘I think it’s weird and icky.’
Marriage is not a purely Christian institution. I know several non-Christians who are married. The main stream pro-gay marriage movement has no desire to force churches to perform same sex marriages. Same sex couples simply want the ability to get a legal marriage and be afforded the same rights everyone else has. If there is ever a movement towards the government forcing churches to perform same sex marriage, I will protest just as loudly as I am now.
I’m not going to argue with anybody about the legitimacy of believing homosexuality is wrong. Except for a certain few people in my life, I can care less if you think same sex relationships are wrong. The truth is it doesn’t matter. I’m not going to argue semantics or doctrine or anything else. Believe what you want. Do not take away the rights of others because of your beliefs.
We live in the United States of America. We have the Constitution and a Bill of Rights. The very first amendment of our Constitution promises freedom of religion. Anyone who believes gay marriage is wrong is perfectly free to not get gay married, but they do not have the right to force their religious beliefs on others.
I make this point because every single argument I have ever heard against same sex marriage is religious based.
Denying people basic human rights based on religion is not American. Giving people their basic rights does not take away from yours.
To sum up:
Hate gay people all you want. No one really cares as long as you don’t infringe on other people’s rights and freedoms.
Just no.
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