Hotter than a $2 pistol (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} faithstar9) wrote,@ 2006-06-07 23:13:00 |
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it just don't make good sense
so, for the past 2 days, and of course beyond that...but it's been in my immediate realm of discussion since yesterday's alabama primary....the topic of at least one conversation.
gay marriage.
yesterday, alabama voted by 81% to change their state constitution to define marriage as between a man and a woman. today, the senate voted down a similar measure, 49-48. in the senate, it would take 60 yes votes for approval, and of course any amendment has to be ratified by 3/4 of states to count and all that jazz.
here's the part i don't get....why everyone cares so much.
because, let's face it...at its root, marriage is a religious institution, not a governmental one. and if your church decides, based on its own principles, that they don't wanna let 2 guys or 2 girls walk down the aisle and pledge themselves in holy matrimony...fine by me. cuz that's not anyone but the church's call to make.
but it shouldn't be a government issue. welcome to the joys of a little thing called separation of church and state. sure, argue all you want that "this nation was founded on religious principles" and all that jazz....it ain't 1776 anymore kids. to me, making a constitutional definition of who can get "married" and who can't is like making laws saying only white boys can be baptised, or only girls with brown hair can take communion. that's not a government decision to make!!
and the people who pull this "sanctity of marriage" crap make me sick. first, because of all my previous reasons, that it shouldn't be a government issue anyway. but 2, if marriage between a man and a woman is so sacred, then why are there so many spouses beating each other up, killing each other, cheating on each other, using their marriage vows as weapons? if it was so sacred, people wouldn't take it for granted so much.
if it really means that much to you, just give gay people the exact same rights, because hello, they're HUMAN BEINGS, just like those of us who love the opposite sex, and call heterosexual marriage "the better, more endorsed by our God version of marriage". because those of us who don't mind if homosexuals get married, are pretty sure our God doesn't mind so much who gets hitched.
i mean, come on...do we not have bigger fish to fry in this country than stopping gary and timothy from throwing their fabulous martha stewart meets vegas glam themed wedding? i thought so.
so, for the past 2 days, and of course beyond that...but it's been in my immediate realm of discussion since yesterday's alabama primary....the topic of at least one conversation.
gay marriage.
yesterday, alabama voted by 81% to change their state constitution to define marriage as between a man and a woman. today, the senate voted down a similar measure, 49-48. in the senate, it would take 60 yes votes for approval, and of course any amendment has to be ratified by 3/4 of states to count and all that jazz.
here's the part i don't get....why everyone cares so much.
because, let's face it...at its root, marriage is a religious institution, not a governmental one. and if your church decides, based on its own principles, that they don't wanna let 2 guys or 2 girls walk down the aisle and pledge themselves in holy matrimony...fine by me. cuz that's not anyone but the church's call to make.
but it shouldn't be a government issue. welcome to the joys of a little thing called separation of church and state. sure, argue all you want that "this nation was founded on religious principles" and all that jazz....it ain't 1776 anymore kids. to me, making a constitutional definition of who can get "married" and who can't is like making laws saying only white boys can be baptised, or only girls with brown hair can take communion. that's not a government decision to make!!
and the people who pull this "sanctity of marriage" crap make me sick. first, because of all my previous reasons, that it shouldn't be a government issue anyway. but 2, if marriage between a man and a woman is so sacred, then why are there so many spouses beating each other up, killing each other, cheating on each other, using their marriage vows as weapons? if it was so sacred, people wouldn't take it for granted so much.
if it really means that much to you, just give gay people the exact same rights, because hello, they're HUMAN BEINGS, just like those of us who love the opposite sex, and call heterosexual marriage "the better, more endorsed by our God version of marriage". because those of us who don't mind if homosexuals get married, are pretty sure our God doesn't mind so much who gets hitched.
i mean, come on...do we not have bigger fish to fry in this country than stopping gary and timothy from throwing their fabulous martha stewart meets vegas glam themed wedding? i thought so.
