It is pathetic, and I mean every letter of that word, that gay marriage is not legal in all 50 states. It is disgusting that those people who have voted against it cannot see that they are denying their fellow American citizens a basic right. Mr. Stewart up there brings up an essential point: in the last century alone, black people were not allowed to marry. Interracial marriages were not considered legal. I wouldn't be alive if that were still the case.
I can't even begin to explain how many times I've heard someone use the Bible as a crutch. It is outrageous that now, thousands of years after the time in which the Old Testament is based upon, Christians and even non-Christians grasp the scriptures and attempt to relate it to contemporary society. Straight marriage is hardly moral. I just can't see a line of logic in the arguments of those who oppose gay marriage.
Huckabee keeps on reiterating his point that a major component of straight marriage is procreation. That is, in every way, an absolutely flawed argument. My next door neighbors adopted a child several years ago. A close friend of mine here in Boston is adopted. Why should gay people be denied the right to raise a family? How many children have had to be raised in abusive, unnurturing environments? There is already so much to be ashamed of in our society today, and it's appalling that this one simple gesture of human rights is still even being debated.
It is the year 2008. I don't want to live like they did in the 80s, let alone 3000 B.C.E. Come on people, get a grip.
Note: I'm not saying that Jon Stewart and Mike Huckabee are the authorities on the topic, nor am I suggesting that either of them are brilliant gentlemen. But they've dumbed down the topic enough in the above clip so that my own argument can be at least credible - and that's always good.
1 comment:
Very well articulated. Thank you for writing this.
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