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You keep posting this youtube video, which is very interesting. However, the same fathers of our country who believed so strongly in God also believed in a strict separation of church and state.
In your previous posting, you said something to the effect of marriage is a religious right. Yes, it is. But in this country it is also a civil right. When you got married, you and your husband had to go to the courthouse (state) to get a marriage license. If your marriage was performed by a minister (church), at the end of it, he/she said something like "by the authority vested in me by the state of (wherever)" (state), "I pronounce you married." How is that separation of church and state when a minister is vested with power from the state to give you permission to be married?
AND, if marriage is a religious right (as you and many other Christians espouse), why are atheists, agnostics, Wiccans, and Pagans allowed to marry if they are heterosexual? Isn't how they believe also against your bible and your god? Why aren't there laws prohibiting them from getting married and having the same rights the Christians and Jews have?
As someone else said, HOW is same-sex marriage threatening your family, your marriage, or those of other heterosexual families?
I respect your right to believe how you believe, to worship the god of your choice in the church of your choice, and the right to marry the person you love. Why is it so hard to give me the same rights? I have shunned the "Christian" community because the god they teach about is so unloving and so judgmental.
I support marriage between two people who love each other and are ready to make the ultimate sacred committment. I don't care who anybody sleeps with as long it is consensual, and doesn't involve children or animals. The love is what matters, not the body parts involved. I believe in equality for EVERYONE.
I'm curious....why is recognizing gay & lesbian families a threat to yours? How is it fair that I am denied a right that would have been mine the minute I drew breath in an American hospital had I been heterosexual? How is it fair that you enjoy over 1300 legal rights and privileges that I and my partner of 15 years are not allowed?
My partner is a disabled military veteran, becoming disabled in service to her country. I risked my life daily as a police officer to protect and serve my full community, not just the GLBT sector. Because we were both disowned by our "blood kin" when we revealed our lesbianism, we've happily built a large, extended family of loving, supportive people, both gay and straight.
Though my beloved and I chose not to marry during the brief period of legality in California, I have fought over 40 years for the right to have at least that choice, not so much for me but for those much younger than I. Are you aware that about 1/3 of all teen suicides are because of sexual orientation issues? Can you possibly comprehend how long it took to arrive at self-acceptance after being told by the woman who gave you life that you are worthless, dirty, an abomination? Can you possibly empathize with the pain I felt when I was not allowed to hold my young neices in my lap because my brother thought being gay could be "caught," like a virus? Can you imagine what it must be like to live a double life to keep a job? When I became a cop, even the suspicion of being gay was grounds for termination. So, in order to stay in a profession I felt called to, and one that prizes integrity above all else, I had to lie and deny who I really was....even though there was/is nothing wrong with me!
All we want is the same rights every other citizen of this country has. The right to serve openly and proudly in defense of our great nation. The right to work, and find housing, without fear of discrimination and recrimination. The right to civil recognition of our relationships, with all the rights and responsibilities that entails. (And the vows we exchange are just as sacred and "holy" to us as yours are to you.) I want and deserve the right to be at my partner's side in a hospital as she draws their last breath or vice versa. The right to be parents, adoptive or otherwise.
I respect your religious beliefs, truly I do. I grew up with them, and the majority of my family still hold them (we began the reconciliation process about a decade after I left home, but didn't fully embrace each other until mother's funeral in '95). And though I'm not a fan of organized religion of any stripe, I, too, have a wonderful, life-long relationship with my Creator/Mother-Father God/Great Spirit/All that Is.
I don't believe God has a problem with my sexual orientation since God gave it to me! It's as natural to me as my sense of humor, my intellect, my hazel eyes. I did not wake up one day in 1972 and decide "I think I'll be gay." I did not choose to be honest with my parents about it just to anger or outrage them, but so they would know ME, the real me, and not the figment of their imaginations that was going to marry the quarterback and give them half a dozen grandkids. I did not choose to get tossed out on my own, lose an off-duty job, or get the crap beat out of me because I'm gay. I did not "ask for" the two sexual assaults by guys who thought they could "fix me" if I only had a "real man" like them.
Like it or not, gays and lesbians are everywhere, in every profession, every town, every social strata. And those of us in America have grown damn tired of waiting for something that should be our birthright: Recognition of our families, which are just as loving, frustrating, dysfunctional and important to us as yours are. It's in the interest of our country to keep families strong, no matter how one defines their family, be it brought together by blood or by choice.
Jesus actually formed such an extended family after he left home, only we call them apostles. What a motley crew they were, too. And Jesus never said one word about homosexuality, for or agin'.
I believe we are all created in God's image, and we are evidence of the diversity of God's creation, not to mention sense of humor.
All I ask is that you set aside your "yuck" reflex, explore your belief that recognizing our families will somehow diminish yours, and try to see us as fellow human beings trying to live up to our God-given potential and play the hand we were dealt as well as we possibly can. Just like you. Try to see the God in us, too.
As for morals and values, I'd stack mine up against yours any day, and I think you'd be surprised at how alike they are. Our community is as diverse as any other...I've often said that the only thing I share with certain parts of it is being gay. But it is a community that was there for me when my own family rejected me, who gave me solace and strength in the harsh times and celebrated with me in the good. Which is why I have devoted my life to encouraging the societal changes required so that yet another generation of GLBT kids don't have to lie, hide and deny their true natures, fear for their lives, or live as second-class citizens.
All we want is for our country to live up to it's founding principles of equality for all under the law.
I mean no offense in my response to your post, and I'm happy to continue the dialogue if you'd like. If I may, I highly recommend you see the Lifetime movie "Prayers for Bobby" with Sigourney Weaver to see the true, heart-wrenching story of one devout Christian mother's journey to acceptance of her gay son. Unfortunately, it came only after Bobby killed himself because he believed God could not love him because he was gay. And if there's a PFLAG (Parents, Friends and Family of Lesbians and Gays) chapter in your area, they are also a great educational resource, especially if you don't personally know any gay folks.
Firstly I am so glad that here at BHW we can discuss such important and difficult topics. It makes me proud to be a part of this community.
I was raised Catholic and am pretty conservative, but I believe that everyone deserves happiness. Who are we to judge what makes someone else happy? As stated in the video gay people don't choose to be gay it is who they are. In this day and age why should they be afraid of being themselves and denied happiness and marriage if that is what they want.
If you are a heterosexual does that automatically mean you are a better person? I know many married people that cheat, lie and are abusive to their partners. Have the heterosexual marriages done such a good job that they can dictate who else can and can't get married?
I am a proud parent of a 19 year old son who is the joy of my life. Up until last year he was straight but made the decision to come to terms with the fact that he is gay. I was shocked because I didn't any of the signs. He always had a girlfriend and seemed straight. Now that I know all I want and have ever wanted is for him be happy. If that is being gay and getting married and having a family then so be it.
We should all be so lucky to find a soul mate or a partner that we can share our lives with. It makes me proud to be an American to see people fighting for what they believe in and deserve and most importantly getting it. The world is changing people, whether you agree with things or not it is happening at record speed. I would rather live in a country that is forever changing than one that is too stubborn to change.
In my own life I am working to free myself of judgement and any other emotion that gets in the way of genuine acceptance and love of everyone with whom I come in contact. Therefore I would like to see that Love, Compassion and Kindness extended throughout our culture as we grow into a society of Peace, Love, Joy and Acceptance of all of our Brothers and Sisters!
See, this is the very thing about talking about 'gay marriage'...
It makes people all jumpy and defensive, talking about God, their beliefs, and it's all fine well and good, because we live in the country that is supposed to allow everyone to enjoy that, the Freedom of Speech
The Freedom of Speech is the same as the Freedom of Religion, and the Press, it's all in there.
It's called The First Amendment for a reason, it must have been important to be the first on the list.
It's those freedoms that the founding fathers wanted us to have, and use. Yes, even homosexuals can use it too.
If you believe in God, and the Bible, and stuff, that's fine, if you believe in Barney the Dinosaur, that's fine.
What two people do with each other in bed, or out, is NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS, and it's none of mine either!
Gay people aren't destroying the family, or the world. Gay people have been around since before Jesus, and if you want to talk about the Bible, it mentions aliens and people living til 365 years old too~ but that doesn't fire anyone up, does it?
The minute 'homosexuality' comes up people go ballistic!
It's none of our business. None. That's why we live in this country, after all.
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness...
What's it to people to stop others from their happiness?
Gay this, gay that, gay gay gay! What if there was this much focus on world peace? Or feeding the hungry? Or decreasing our taxes? (that would be nice!)
What two people do in their personal lives, and their bedroom, living out their lives in peace, has no effect on anyone, whatsoever unless they make it a problem.
I am not downing anyone here it's just what always happens when this discussion comes up, on the news, on the radio, every week, people flip out between right and wrong, moral and immoral, yada yada yada. It's just SO over done now.
If you don't feel being gay is proper, then don't be gay.
Stopping others from pursuing their happiness is not in alignment with freedom.
Hello, This is Elizabeth Essmyer and you are reading a BraveHeart view. After watching the video, I would like to post my BraveHeart response. I began my education at the age of two, listening to my grandmother read various books, number one book being God's word, some of you may have heard of it, it's called the Holy Bible and it's been the best selling book of all time. I know the author personally. Please, do not confuse my God, with religious point of view, my point of view, comes with having a personal relationship with him. The very definition of marriage has been distorted again Religion IS NOT the issue, gay marriage is. My morals and standards have deepened within me over all the years. The institution of marriage is holy, that is changing quickly and oh so easily. There are countries represented on this site, that do not have the rights that we now enjoy and are losing more of everyday. Thank God for America, that this discussion is even allowed, at least for now. Everything in life "is not a go" there has to be stop signs. I say NO to destroying our families. By being open minded, educated, worldly, and wanting to fit in, we have with "eyes wide open" destroyed the air we breath, the water we drink, the planet we live on. Until American citizens start holding onto our morals and values, we will also destroy our families and the institution of marriage. In order to destroy a country, you must destroy a family first. (marriage) Is there anyone out there strong enough to keep the very core values that this nation was built on? Even if it's against the crowd? The media try's to sways us to bend or to break, just to be with, "the so called "in crowd" When again will we untied as a nation to stand by our very values and morals that helped form this nation? I'm an American, I thank God for America, and for this site to share my views and morals. loving life, never bend nor break, but will always love life
I understand Lorna's comment that objections based on religion are a difficult issue. But look at it this way:
We are big in this country on freedom of religion. It is one of our founding tenets. If anyone has objections to gay marriage (or any other gay rights) based on their religion, it is their right to follow that religion. But it is not their right to impose their beliefs upon the rest of us.
In the legal arena, where marriage rights are legislated, objections to gay marriage based on religious beliefs simply are not valid objections - BECAUSE of our right to freedom of religion.
This argument may not hold true in all coutries, but it certainly should in the USA.
Beth
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I had to think about this before I posted a comment. I'm not from a "big city" I'm a woman from a rural town in the south and yes the "bible belt" that in itself will throw up flags to some. Some will see me as "judgmental" "closed minded" uneducated and simple. But, does standing by what I believe make me judgmental? Values and truth don't change, doesn't matter where you are from. They just are. My prayer is that the love of God will flow from me. I believe very much that we are to treat people as we would want to be treated. Be kind, not just to people that believe the same, but everyone. I also believe there is a time to stand up, just as Jesus did. It isn't always "popular" doesn't mean hate. Do you realize that when people are standing by what they believe - that you are judging them? I'm conservative and I'm not sacred. The line between right and wrong, good and bad, is very confused in the world today. Everything isn't okay. The battle is the fall of the family, and yes it's a battle. We do have free choice and free will, you can do what you want, with who you want. Do you want God's blessings or people's approval? We are not battling close mindness in this topic it's belief, it's who we follow, it's our creator, the one who designed us. Being a Braveheart woman, at times, you do go against the masses. I'm thankful for this site and love everyone on here.
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But have you seen TV on this? 