ok, my heart wants to go with, "eh....it's not hurting me in any way. i know ppl who are gay and i have fabulous amazing gay friends....i know i wouldn't want to be denied the rights of other Americans just b/c of a personal preference or a choice i make for my pillow talk, so....ok"....but then there's my conservative republican southern baptist up-bringing that says, "eh....the Bible clearly states that 'a man lying with another man as one would with a woman' is an 'abomination'......and seeing as though i believe in the Bible and in God....and seeing as though so did those who built this country and wrote this very constitution......it's a tough one. get back to me later...."
i believe that, yeah, technically
marriage is only btwn a man and a woman......
however, i don't think that ppl should be denied rights of other human beings. yeah, technically what they are doing is a "sin", but i also sin...as does everyone. should i have my right to marriage taken away b/c i engage in pre-marital sexual activity--a sin?
ppl's choices that directly harm others are the only choices
i see as worthy of rights being taken away (killing, raping, etc. etc)....but a gay couple gettin hitched....how does that directly effect/affect me? (and i'm honestly asking, b/c i am just ignorant and don't know the answer to that....ktsnake, fill me in)
PSA: here are my personal rules about being flamey to other posters:
1) never be the one to throw the torch (ie: start with name-calling, be-little-ing, or just plain mean).
2) always carry an extinguisher (if flamed, come back with nice quips to shut the flamer up/explain in better detail your point....and a few GC homies to back you up aren't bad, either...right, annie?
)
3) attempt to always follow through with rules 1 and 2. we are not perfect, but remember: to have respect is to
gain respect.
play nice!
