I was reading the article Making Sense of Government and i don't really agree
I believe that everyone has the same rights, but I don't agree with same-sex marriage. First of all this country runs under some kind of god religious believes and by making gay marriage legal they contradict themselves in a way. We weren't created to have a same-sex marriage. The bible doesn't strictly say gay marriage should be illegal, but it does phrase it in the way that it lets you know its a sin and it's not correct to do something like that.
Genesis 1:27
" and the lord god said, "it's not good that man should be alone: I will make him a helper comparable to him." Out of the ground the lord god formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name. So Adam gave names o all cattle, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper comparable to him. And the lord god caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept: and he took on of his rib which the lord god had taken from man he made a woman and he brought her to the man. And Adam said " This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of man' There a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. and they both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed"
Genesis 2:18-25
So if gay marriage was a right thing to do than we would've had Adam and Adam or eve and eve but we were not created tha way. Gay people cannot procreate and it's not because they had some kind of medical problem but because our bodies were not created for something like that. I wouldn't like for my kid to be around something like that because seeing it everywhere makes kids think its okay and normal and it's not. I'm not homophobic but that something I don't agree with
I completely respect and understand your religious beliefs and values. I come from a very religious and conservative family. So I do not have any interest in downplaying what you believe. But since we are not able to incorporate any religion into our national government...that can’t be a useful argument. Now, it may be a totally valid one in your eyes, and it feels right in your heart. But again, we just can’t use that as a substantial opposing argument. So, my question would be - is there any reason that you have against same sex marriage that is not associated with your religious beliefs? Also you say that you’re not homophobic, and that you wouldn’t want your children to be around “something like that” (I’m assuming you mean gay or lesbian couples?), does this mean you would be afraid of exposing your children to same sex couples? Homophobia is a fear or hatred of homosexuals. I am in no way claiming that you hate homosexuals. BUT, usually when we want to shelter our children from things, it is because it scares us. I wouldn’t use the word homophobic, but prejudice might be close.
ReplyDeleteThe Supreme Court said that the right to marry is fundamental. A fundamental right. This falls under the same list as a the right to freedom of religion…. So you have the freedom to express yourself and practice any religious acts you would like. Just like we all have the right to marry, to liberty, to self determination. We used to deny entire races the right to vote and speak for themselves. When you say that we should not have same-sex marriage be legal in our country, you are saying your values are more important than someone else’s. We cannot deny fundamental rights to ANYONE, even if we disagree to the core.