So, okay. The whole gay marriage thing. Here goes.

Last night I was reading Chris Greenwood's xanga and he did his speill on the issue you can find it here: Chris I thought he had a lot of really good views on the subject. This morning I read Aaron's blog, and he had some really interesting thins too: Aaron

So, Audrey and I got into a discussion about it last night, and it was really cool. She doesn't support it, and I do, but we still had a civilized conversation. I'm not a particularly political person, but I do have views on this subject, I'm just hesitant to talk to people about it for fear of being chastized. It was really nice to be able for me to express my opinions without getting into a heated political debate. She listened to what I had to say, and didn't bite my head off. ANd the Winner for Roommate of the Year is.......

I won't go into the issue at length, but, I'll do my bit. First off, I really don't see any sound argument against it. Really. Unless I'm totally missing something (which I probably am - it happens a lot), I can't think of a single valid reason why gay marriage should not be allowed. As far as the religious debates are concerned, I'll give you that. Looking at it from a Christian standpoint, some people can make arguements against it. On that same note, though, I do believe that we are all created equalls in God's eyes, and that he has the right to judge us - not anyone else. However, we live in America. As obvious as that may seem, some people have missed it. As far as I'm concerned, the "separation of Church and State" thing makes those religious arguments irrelevent. One could argue, though, that this country was founded with religion in mind, so some religious points cannot be ignored. What I have to say to that is: what about other religions that do not oppose homosexuality the way Christianity does? *Let me take this moment to say that I know almost nothing about the religions I am about to use, but I'm just playing Devils' Advocate* Let's say a Buddhist or an Atheist man wants to marry another Buddhist or Atheist man. If their religion , or lack thereof, has nothing against homosexuality, then should they be denied the right to marry whom they chose? They would be forced to adhere to a Christian-based law. If this Marriage Law is passed, then it would be discriminatory. Not just to homosexuals, but to religions who do not have views against it. I'll bring up the whole "all men are created equal" thing from the Declaration of Independence. Can we apply it here, please? I'm sure I'm missing somethings in my argument, and I'll probably update things later when I think of soemthing. So, yeah. i've now said my piece.


"We're standing here in Philadelphia...... city of brotherly love, the birthplace of freedom, where the founding fathers authored the Declaration of Independence, and I don't recall that glorious document saying anything about all straight men are created equal. I believe it says all men are created equal." - Joe Miller, Phildelphia