Let me get three things out of the way before I start this post:
- I am not against your religion.
- The views expressed in this post are not necessarily the views shared by the OCC crew.
- This is a quick note. If you would like to discuss my ideals and your ideals further, I would be happy to do so at Kristen@orangecountyconcepts.com.
If you haven’t heard about the initiative to the ballot known as Amendment No. 2, get out from under your rock and get involved. This initiative states:
Inasmuch as marriage is the legal union of only one man and one woman as husband and wife, no other legal union that is treated as marriage or the substantial equivalent thereof shall be valid or recognized.
I’ll come right out and say it. This is the most ridiculous display of bigotry I see plaguing this country right now. This is not just a gay issue. This affects all unmarried Floridians, including seniors who are divorced or widowed. How does it make you feel to know that you are taking away Grandma/Grandpa’s benefits if one of the two passes away. If you are saying yes to Amendment No.2 because of your religious beliefs, you are not religious. If you a Christian and think that the bible says sodomy is a sin, read the bible again. If I remember correctly, (it has been a long time since I gave up the notion of going to heaven. There is a special place in hell for me) the bible says “Let the first one without sin cast the first stone.” No one on earth, or at least in Florida, can say they have never sinned and will never sin in the future. No need for a confessions booth if that was true.
Remember a little thing back in the 50′s and 60′s called the Civil Rights movement? That was 50 years ago. We are so much better than that now. Oh wait… no… we aren’t. We still try to take liberties away from minorities. Just this time, it’s not about race but about sexual preference. I really believe the African American community has the duty to stand up to this Amendment and fight it. Same struggle, different name. So why is it I see African Americans saying yes to this initiative? Does anyone remember Mr. and Mrs. Loving? In the 50′s, a white man and a black women wanted to get married. They left their home in Virginia and drove to D.C where they were married. They went home to be awakened in the middle of the night. They were arrested and taken to court for violating the “Racial Integrity Act.” See, back then it was prohibited for interracial couples to be married in Virginia and many other states. One judge even went so far as to say:
Almighty God created the races white, black, yellow, Malay and red, and He placed them on separate continents. And but for the interference with His arrangement there would be no cause for such marriages. The fact that He separated the races shows that He did not intend for the races to mix.
So God is against everyone who is not the majority? Sounds familiar. In fact, a lot of the arguments people had against interracial marriage are the same arguments we see today for Gay marriage. Judges all over the country used these reasons as the basis of their arguments against interracial dating.
- “It will destroy the idea of family. Children cannot be brought up in an nontraditional home without consequences.”
- “These kinds of relationships are illicit sex rather than marriage.”
- “It is against God’s will”
- “It is unnatural”
Ain’t that some shit?
OH think about the children! If you’re not straight and not married, you can’t raise your child properly. Just look at www.yes2marriage.com. SERIOUSLY? People agree with that website? HOW CAN ANYONE THINK THIS IDEOLOGY IS OKAY!? If some white couple made a video talking about how they don’t think issues of race should be discussed in school because they don’t think races should mix, everyone who isn’t from Mississippi would blow a gasket. BUT it’s okay when you are talking about gay people.
Here’s another news flash for you. Gay marriage has been banned four times over in the state of Florida. So once again this is not really a gay issue, is it? Yes, it still is. Not only is this is a way to deny the American people the benefits they deserve from domestic partnerships, but it is another way to blur the line between Church and state.
This country was founded on principles that allow all humans the right to be free. You can make your own choices. Everyone else should be allowed the same liberty.
Holland has a saying. “A country can judge its civility on how well it treats its minorities.” Hmm, Welcome to America.
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