restoring marriage? really?!

proposition 8: an initiative measure on the 2008 CA election ballot titled Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry. if passed, the proposition would "change the California Constitution to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry in California." A new section would be added stating "only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.

i know already posted a political blog earlier , but leaving work 2 days ago i noticed our office's lawn adorned a "YES ON PROP 8" sign. i removed if from its upright position and laid it on the grass. driving home from work i was stuck behind a car with several bumper stickers plastered across its tail end. "Yes on Prop 8", "Restore Marriage" and such. i thought to myself how exactly is this proposition going to restore marriage? i understand that they want to "preserve the sanctity of marriage"... because thats what the bible says. i get that... but here's how i see it. you want to preserve marriage? stop the members of the armed forces from marrying simply for money. stop 16 year olds from marrying each other just because they got knocked up. stop people from marrying each other with in the first few months of meeting. how about that? maybe then youd truly be preserving and restoring marriage. maybe then the'd have a lower divorce rate.. ya think?! there are gay and lesbian couples, LIFEpartners... these people have been in a committed, monogamous relationship for years and years, these are the people that DESERVE the right to be married, instead allowing marriage to be a free for all amongst the straight people who take this right so lightly and for granted.

love is an emotion that knows no boundaries. a persons heart loves who they want. and it was GODS hands that made us this way. the church teaches us that we are to love the opposite sex, marry and have children. its is also taught that it is a sin to be homosexual, but it is also a sin to judge another man. i believe those who are gay and lesbian are born this way, it was in Gods plan. hes the all knowing, all seeing, all creator of heaven and earth right? the common argument is God made them straight, but they chose to be gay. why? why would some one knowingly CHOOSE to be put in a situation like this? where their happiness, their equality is voted on by people who will never know what this feels like? i dont know any one that would willingly choose to be "right-less".

prop 8 is so much more than just the legalization of same sex marriage.... its about fundamental rights, equality, justice. the fact that this proposition is even an issue scares me greatly. this is a big deal, voting yes on prop 8 is along the same lines as the segregation of blacks, the ineligibility of women to vote... not allowing a human their fair chance at equality. what if in 4 years, come the next election there were a prop on straight marriages, saying you could only marry your own race or with in your own social class or age group... how would you feel? to be told WHO you have to fall in love with, who you HAVE to marry. you wouldnt like it would you? nah. but sadly that will never be an issue.. in the end... loveless marriages are ok by law, but genuine love thats not substantial enough-- when its same sex.

and please dont feed me bullshit about it being a bad example for the children. i keep hearing people say "but kids are gunna think its ok to marry the same sex and what if they become gay" kids are gay from DAY ONE, if they are. they arent going to learn it in school. if anything i believe it will teach children to be more opened minded to people unlike themselves. it will help those children with 2 moms or 2 dads to not be so confused, to feel normal.
-- which makes me think. the prop 8 supporters run all those ads which state their teaching kids about gay marriage is school and how its confusing them... then they talk about preservation of marriage... but why havent they brought up that in schools they teach about divorced families? wouldnt that be along the same lines.. you know teaching children something that is not in favor of marriage? isnt teaching kids about anything other than a "nuclear" family a contradiction of what their ads message is? and yet, THATS not an issue.

plain and simple, no one can legally stop you from marrying an asshole, drug dealer, child molester, cheater, liar or any one that would make a horrible spouse... theres no deliberation on if you can legally do that... because you LOVE that person and yet we're debating on whether two people who are IN LOVE can marry all because their lifestyle isnt ok according to the bible. ridiculous!

what happened to the separation of church and state?
what happened to equal rights?
what happened to land of the free?


they didnt vote on your marriages, so you shouldnt vote on theirs!