All that I desire is for people to be happy. Most of us seek that special someone at some point. We are alone and single. We wish to be together as a couple. The person we meet may not be whom we pictured. As time passes we grow closer. We love them, they love us, and both want to spend their lives together. It should not matter if these two people happen to be the same sex.
I have heard it all: The slippery slope argument, the dissolution of marriage theory and the gays as lepers label. Most intelligent people can see right through these fallacies. Therefore I will not waste my time debating these issues. I will get right to the point. Equal rights under the law is the only concrete standard by which gay marriage must be judged.
Call it a marriage or a civil union. It really does not matter. What counts is that two adults in a committed relationship have a right to the full privileges and responsibilities offered to all other married couples. They have the right of health insurance. They have the right of hospital visits. They have the right of living wills and trusts. Gay couples should enjoy all rights that straight couples do.
As my wife has mentioned to me, on occasion, gay marriage is a civil rights issue. Blacks and women fought for years to be treated as equals. Even when laws were changed equality did not come about quickly. It is high time for the supreme court of the United States to rectify this injustice once and for always.
If two people truly love each other and want to be together who are we to stand in the way? Our religious convictions and preferences should not take the place of secular equality. God does not concern Himself with man's law. This is not an issue of Godly morality but of humanity. Human rights must, by their very nature, take precedence over religion's dictates. It is high time we make all people free in every way possible.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
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