Im So Confused

Same Sex Marriages

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" It's obvious that the founding fathers did not have gay marriage in mind when they wrote the Declaration of Independence, and that they were referring to the ideals and concepts that form the basis of a social contract that each population has with it's government. However, can we in our day in age tell two intelligent, consenting adults that they cannot be married? Who are we to make their decisions for them? The limits of one's actions are within the boundries of what is ethically and legally allowed within a society. What collective morales can we hold that will keep two consenting adults from marrying? The two arguements I hear the most are either 1) It's against God's will, or 2) It will ruin the foundations of the family unit.

The first arguement, that it's against God's will has no basis for limiting or allowing behavior in our society. We are not living in the Dark Ages. We have an elected government to, and a legal system to determine what we can and cannot due and both are to act independent of each other and any religious influences as defined by the constitution. We are not soley a country of christians or puritans. There are many budists, hindus, atheists, etc. that live within our country and due not share the same religious beliefs as christians and puritans. They are protected by the constitution so that they do not have to live by religious laws. I find this arguement rather humorous since most of these people would also argue for a democratic nation in Iraq as opposed to a governement based on the Islam religion.

Gay marriages will ruin the family unit in Amercia- bullshit. There is no better answer for this arguement. There is no evidence that gay couples cannot raise healthy, well adjusted children. Nor will these families ruin "heterosexually maintained" households. What do these people expect to happen? "Mommy, the buttfucking brady bunch just moved in next door, I'm going to worship satan and kill someone." These people will argue that letting gay couples get married and raise children will corrupt the morals of our society. The morals that dictate what consentin adults can and cannot get married in a "free" country? If gay people are so dangerous to us why don't we just lock them up? Lets put them in "re-education camps" so as to protect overselves from their corrupt influences.

Our country was based on the beliefs that one person cannot dictate to another what he or she can or cannot do. The idea of singling out a portion of our society and settting laws in place to limit their personal freedom is revolting. I am disgusted by the bigotry and fear that is running rampant accross the nation.

posted by Just a blogger @ 6:26 AM