The DNC’s platform will be supporting Gay Marriage. In Connecticut, a federal judge appointed by President George W Bush said that DOMA’s definition of marriage is unconstitutional. Connecticut is not the only state that has come to this conclusion.
This is good news, but why is the government involved in marriage at all?
There is a supposed to be a separation of church and state, but that has certainly become blurred.
I have no problem with what the Christian community believes, but I do not feel that I should be force fed. If you don’t believe in gay marriage that is fine, no one is asking nor requiring churches to perform same-sex marriages. On a side note, if you want prayer in school, that is great, send your child to a Christian school. There are many faiths, including those who do not subscribe, represented in a public school, not just Christianity. That is why they are public schools.
Christianity is not the only religion in the US. The freedoms and civil liberties that Christians are afforded in America, belong to all Americans, not just those who believe in Jesus.
I am at a loss as to why many Christians believe that the “sacred” institution of marriage as they believe it should be, will be undermined by gay marriage. Don’t we, as straight people, do that all by ourselves with 27 minute and 72 day marriages, with trophy wives and husbands and lovers thrown into the mix?
How is it that children will be forever damaged? Children belong in a loving home with people that want and will protect them. It makes no difference if those people are gay or straight – love doesn’t give a damn about sexual orientation. Just because you are married doesn’t mean your children will be loved, kept safe and grow up to be perfect. We have certainly seen that proven throughout history.
I am a Christian. I am a proud mother of two sons whom God has made perfect in His image. I am so blessed.
When my husband and I were 33 years old, he died and I had no choice but to raise my children on my own. My sons were 11 years old and eight years old when their father died. That was 27 years ago and my children are now grown men.
They are both married, both work hard, both try to contribute to the world in a positive manner on a daily basis, they believe in God, they love, they laugh, they cry, they sleep, they eat, they play with the kids as father and uncle, they care for the four legged children as well, they win, they lose – they live their lives.
My oldest son is straight and his younger brother is gay. And yes, he is legally married in the great State of New York. His life is no different then yours and being gay does not define him as a man. He is a man like any other with hopes and dreams. He has a family and friends that love him, just like any other man.
Everyone is always tossing biblical quotes around. This is my take: the Man said that we are not supposed to judge because He was the one who would do that job. He also said that we should love each other like He loves us. If we are trying to do that on a daily basis, there isn’t time for anything else. It is a new challenge every day.
Instead of worrying about what is going on in someone else’s life, perhaps we should focus on are own.
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