Keep an open mind about this argument. I am neither arguing for or against the concept of Gay Marriage, merely posting an argument that many may not have taken in to consideration.
Consider the current position of State Governing bodies. The idea is separation of church and state. Originally this was meant that no State could declare to be any 1 dominant or main religion! Fair enough, Missouri was requested to change their state motto as it was from the Bible and violated the addendum of this requested separation.
We advance this argument with the removal of prayer in schools as it too violates said law. Alright, so the States are claiming exoneration from any religious affiliation. Given that notion, the idea of a Man and Woman being the idea and forefront of "traditional" marriage is taken from biblical text. The phrase, "go forth and multiply", as instructed by God in Genesis, is obviously biblical text. But no where in the constitution of the United States of America does it talk about marriage. Marriage was an understood truth to exist as a union between man and woman. The premise being our founding fathers were Christians and adhered to a Christian belief system.
The State, however, has separated themselves from that and within that should it not also be separated the biblically attributed union of man and woman marriage? If there is a true separation of Church and State, then the State thereby releases any claims on Christian ideology.
Consider this scenario, You are married to your husband or wife for 50+ years and your life long partner, the one person whom you have loved and adored for all these years falls very sick, you, as a legal partner are allowed by the bedside of that person in what could be there final hours! A gay couple, not legally recognized by the State, does not have this option, they are left in a waiting room to wonder, to be lead to believe no other information and only to be told, I am sorry, you are not family and are not permitted to the details of that persons current state or livelihood.
I am not arguing "for" Gay Marriage, but I am in full support of a Legal Unions and State recognition of Gay Couples. I argue this because the term "marriage" doesn't really mean to heterosexual couples what it use to mean anyway. The divorce rate of married couples has been on the rise since the early 2000. I find it funny, people will post Facebook meme's that will say something along the lines of, "If this person makes you laugh and you can accept their mistakes they are your soul mate." How absurd a suggestion. I accept the mistakes of Joe Biden and he makes me laugh hysterically, I'm sorry, is Joe Biden my soul mate? I understand what the post is attempting to portray. My relationship with my wife is not perfect, it isn't always as fairy tale of happiness and some morning when we wake up we are in the mood to be head over heals in love with each other. We do however, wake up every morning with a kiss, every night we go to sleep with our bodies close together (we have 2 kids so...) and we love each other unconditionally, even when we don't want to. My faults are her strengths and her faults mine.
Since no one reads my blog, I have no issues posting this! If you do read my blog then... This is not the blog you're looking for! (waiving Jedi hand)
Consider the current position of State Governing bodies. The idea is separation of church and state. Originally this was meant that no State could declare to be any 1 dominant or main religion! Fair enough, Missouri was requested to change their state motto as it was from the Bible and violated the addendum of this requested separation.
We advance this argument with the removal of prayer in schools as it too violates said law. Alright, so the States are claiming exoneration from any religious affiliation. Given that notion, the idea of a Man and Woman being the idea and forefront of "traditional" marriage is taken from biblical text. The phrase, "go forth and multiply", as instructed by God in Genesis, is obviously biblical text. But no where in the constitution of the United States of America does it talk about marriage. Marriage was an understood truth to exist as a union between man and woman. The premise being our founding fathers were Christians and adhered to a Christian belief system.
The State, however, has separated themselves from that and within that should it not also be separated the biblically attributed union of man and woman marriage? If there is a true separation of Church and State, then the State thereby releases any claims on Christian ideology.
Consider this scenario, You are married to your husband or wife for 50+ years and your life long partner, the one person whom you have loved and adored for all these years falls very sick, you, as a legal partner are allowed by the bedside of that person in what could be there final hours! A gay couple, not legally recognized by the State, does not have this option, they are left in a waiting room to wonder, to be lead to believe no other information and only to be told, I am sorry, you are not family and are not permitted to the details of that persons current state or livelihood.
I am not arguing "for" Gay Marriage, but I am in full support of a Legal Unions and State recognition of Gay Couples. I argue this because the term "marriage" doesn't really mean to heterosexual couples what it use to mean anyway. The divorce rate of married couples has been on the rise since the early 2000. I find it funny, people will post Facebook meme's that will say something along the lines of, "If this person makes you laugh and you can accept their mistakes they are your soul mate." How absurd a suggestion. I accept the mistakes of Joe Biden and he makes me laugh hysterically, I'm sorry, is Joe Biden my soul mate? I understand what the post is attempting to portray. My relationship with my wife is not perfect, it isn't always as fairy tale of happiness and some morning when we wake up we are in the mood to be head over heals in love with each other. We do however, wake up every morning with a kiss, every night we go to sleep with our bodies close together (we have 2 kids so...) and we love each other unconditionally, even when we don't want to. My faults are her strengths and her faults mine.
Since no one reads my blog, I have no issues posting this! If you do read my blog then... This is not the blog you're looking for! (waiving Jedi hand)
As a black man, you should be fervently for marriage, hetero or homo. It was not long ago that you were not allowed to marry a white woman, to vote, sit at the front of the bus, or go to a white man's school. The way gays are treated in this country now is no different than you were in the 50s.
ReplyDeleteThe idea of Separation of Church and State has nothing to do with one religion being more dominant than another. It has to do with the establishment of laws based solely on any religious law. If Christians can come up with some reason besides "Our God says it's bad!" (which he doesn't actually say that), then I'd love to hear it. But they cannot. It's also extremely convenient that they choose that passage but ignore the ones about stoning women who have premarital sex or the part about the woman you rape should become your wife. We see people in Muslim countries stick to those parts and we think they're barbaric.
If there truly were a separation of church and state in this country, the term marriage would never appear in a single government document. Marriage is a religious term, union is the legal term. If a church doesn't want to marry two men or two women, fine, that's their business. But the government has no business denying a union to two people as long as both can give consent.
And yes, I do think Joe Biden is your soul mate.
I agree Pele, on all accounts. There seems to be a real a la carte of what people want to say is "Godly" and what is Stately! Hard to believe only 40 years ago we couldn't be having this conversation !
ReplyDeleteI agree Pele, on all accounts. There seems to be a real a la carte of what people want to say is "Godly" and what is Stately! Hard to believe only 40 years ago we couldn't be having this conversation !
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