Sunday, 23 November 2008

• Proposition 8

  I know that I am risking a lot of heat for this...but I have some strong feelings about Prop. 8, the document, it's passing, and the aftermath.

  Marriage is a long standing tradition, one which, until recent times in comparatively few countries, was more often used as a means of sealing an alliance than for love. Love is something only the idle, prosperous and determined can consider.

  However, until recent years, the definition has never been challenged. To quote the Webster Dictionary, it is the "legal union between a man and woman. A contract..." The discrepency, only withing the last 75 years, has been whether a marraige was "between a man and woman" or "between two consenting individuals.

  Now...I am a solid, religious woman. I do not support the appitites and tendencies of the gay and lesbian communities, but I do not discriminate either. They have the same right as any person in this nation, "...the pursute of happiness." They have the rights to a common law union, to do with their bodies as they wish and to seek pleasure how they desire.

  That does not mean that I want my children to be taught that to be gay is all right. That does not mean that I wish to find on my childrens required reading list a book about a gay union. That does not mean that I want to have to watch the childrens shows in movies and on TV for gay content before I let my children watch.

  I respect the right to happiness that these people have, but I do not see how the State could recognize such a union.

  The state and federal government give certain tax benefits for unions, marriages, and childbearing. Mainly, for producing and providing and enviroment for the next generation of tax payers to grow up in. Considering that in these unions, the only ways to HAVE children are to adopt or to break the contract and participate in adultury to produce children, it doesn't seem as though the State has any reason to recognize the union.

  The only actual benefit that I could see for the State recognizing gay marriages is for the gays to then require their marriages to be recognized by religions. That, my friend, is a horrific idea. Religious beliefs should not be tampered with by the political scene.

  In addition, once gay marriage is recognized by the State, there will be other people wishing for changes. Such as plural marriage. In combination with gay marriage, perhaps a company could forcefully suggest that all it's applicants be required to marry within the company so that the company could recieve tax benefits. It would also severly complicate any in-company harrasment charges, because in a marriage situation, certain standards of behavior are relaxed, and the marriage contract could be called upon to justify the actions.

  And what of incest? If gay unions are recognized, then why can't a brother and sister marry? There are physical ramifications to both situations, so why is one recognized and legalized while the other is not?

   

  The change to the constitution simply makes it so that the California government does not have to recognize and give benefits to a group of people that are still free to seek their pleasure, participate in common law marriage, and their unions may be recognized at a religions discression, but do not provide children by any natural way.

   

  As to the aftermath of the passing of Prop 8, my heart goes out to the Mormons who have been attacked. I also am sorry for the African-Americans who were brutalized because of their race. For a minority that wishes to overthrow a majority in the name of "tolerance" and "free-will and speach," some of you sure could use a mirror. Like anything, if you want it, give it.

  May I recommend http://www.xanga.com/TrainTrack/683239060/california-proposition-8.html a post containing words from around the world.

  I'm sorry that you feel you are being wronged. I simply don't know how, as you have the same right as any of the rest of us to marriage to the opposite gender, as well as the right to a common law marriage to whomever you will, and even for a religion to recognize your union at that religions discression. Please try to channel your frustration in a productive direction, not picking on poor individuals. Terrorizing people only proves them right, you know.

   

  Thank you.

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