We live in a fucked world (getting the swearing out of the way early). Greed's as popular as it ever was. Loyalty in the workplace is almost non-existent if the opportunity to move up the ranks or make a quick buck presently itself. People are used and abused so that others can get/maintain power or horde massive amounts of money. An overwhelming percentage of the population struggle to get by and make ends meat (or ends vegetables in my case). Life is suffering.
In such a world those who do find love are the lucky ones. With true love such a difficult to procure commodity why should we limit anyone fortunate enough to stubble upon it. i find it comforting to know that if i am incompasitated, for whatever reason, my significant other can legally make decisions on my behalf because we are married. If i knock myself out while skateboarding she (who knows me best) can ride along side me in the ambulance, holding my hand. At the hospital she can OK treatment for me. Some might argue that i shouldn't be aloud to make decisions for myself at any time but that's not the point here.
Why are we not giving those who find love with members of the same sex the same right? Obviously religions have their own right to make decisions on their own sacraments but the legal right to get married and all the rights associated with that should not be limited to only heterosexual relationships. This is not the land of majority rule, it is the land of the free. The land of equal rights. The separation of church and state. What happened to the slogan "Virginia is for Lovers"? Surely homosexuals in love should be allow to go to Virginia to "get hitched" (as they call it down there).
If fundamentalists really wanted to preserve the sanctity of marriage shouldn't they look at the divorce rates in this country? How about the infidelity statistics? Dare i mention spousal abuse? These crimes amongst the flock are clearly affecting the sanctity of marriage far more frequently than lovers of the same sex.
And... if someone during this important debate brings up gay marriage leading to future marriages between humans and pets they should quickly be pummeled unconscious. When they finally revive they should be given a computer with internet access where they can look up and view their sick little interspecies fetishes (which is clearly what they dream about if they brought it up) to there heart's content while the rest of us adults continue the conversation.
i could conclude here with a quote from a great many people but i think Lenny Kravitz summed it up best when he said "you've got to let love rule"...
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