Thursday, September 15, 2005
Being Gay From This Heterosexual Christian Chick's POV
Gov. Arnold Swarzenegger has decided to meet with representatives with the gay caucus declaring his announcement to veto gay marriages was premature. He must have considered how fundamentalist Christians would react to gay marriage.
What do fundamentalists believe in with all their heart?
They believe in family and God. They believe children have the right to cultural enrichment and identification from having a solid family base. They believe in family benefits. They also believe in the right to life and oppose a woman's right to choose. They are against gay marriage as well.
The irony is this. Gay people are parents, too. Are children of gay people to be disallowed the same cultural identification and enrichment the children of heterosexuals have? Are children of gay parents supposed to be ok with the fact that one parent may have health benefits while the other does not? Are children of gay parents supposed to suffer the agenda and judgments of fundamentalists?
What say you?
Sincerely,
Chelle Stockman
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Early BEEGEES sang, "they're only words, but words are all I have....". Is it so important that we use the word marriage? Marriage is a commitment of one person to another that is sanctified by God. Since Jesus orginally sanctified marriage it has been thought of as a commitment between a male and a female. It seems to me that all that is necessary, if the commitment is genuine, would be to give it a name other than marriage and allow all of the rights that go along with marriage. If on the other hand, this fight is really about trying to equality or justification on same sex relationships in God's eyes, who among us has the right to speak for God? I can not speak for God on either side of this--I do not know what He/She sees--I am but a man.
So I say...Let two people make a public commitment to each other. Let them hold property together. Let them plan their retirements together, share health care coverage etc. Let them pay only their fair share of taxes like everyone else should and let it all happen with a simple "I DO COMMIT". And if their commitment should fall apart like so many marriages do, let them go to court and fight just like the rest of us have. L
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