Let Them Be Wed
I am firm believer in same-sex marriage. While yes, the topic can be argued endlessly, but I feel as though it always comes back to this: it is the choice of the individual. The government, in my opinion, has no place to say who you can and cannot marry. Marriage is no longer just a religious sacrament, but also a civil liberty. Those who get married sans a religious institution, by way of the state, should be free of persecution from those who oppose same-sex marriage.
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Gay Marriage
Quinn, I think this well-written, concise paragraph is spot on about same-sex marriage, and I have to say I agree with you. There are definitely certain things the government should have its hand in, while other things it should not. This problem of legalizing same-sex marriage has become more popular in recent past, and it will probably never go away. If you want to really push for same-sex marriage to be legal, you should gather perspectives from both sides of the argument to compare and contrast them, instead of just stating your opinion. Keep up the good writing.
-JewBear
Quinn
Quinn, I am right beside you on the belief that no matter what gender mix you have a couple should be able to get married. I like how you compared marriage to being a civil liberty and connected to religion. Those are two separate problems that lead us back to gay marriage being illegal. Religion is always going to be an issue with allowing the marriage to happen, but civil liberty, that goes against the American way. We were granted freedom when the consitution was made, and who has the right to take that away from the people? This issue is up there with abortions. Abortions and who you are married to are no ones business but the woman or the couple it involves. The government needs to be focusing on things that are actually important and stop wasting their time on something that has nothing to do with them.
Thanks for your post.
Sarah Palmer
Gay Marriage
Quinn,
I really liked this post because it is straight to the point. It reinforces the opinions that I have had all of my life and it resurfaces some of the frustrations I have over the issue of gay marriage. The government claims their actions are to conserve the "sanctity of marriage", however with the separation of church and state does the government have any right to determine what is sacred? I believe not. Another side of the gay marriage issue that I believe in is that the government's actions to prevent gay marriage does not put an end to homosexuality, all it does is instill a sense of inferiority in the gay couple and it becomes a form of discrimination. Homosexuals will still exchange rings and choose to spend the rest of their lives with their loved one, whether the government gives them a piece of paper or not. They should receive the same governmental benefits that heterosexuals get when they marry. Love is love and commitment is commitment. I hope one day the world will see that.
Thanks for this post it brings up a lot of interesting viewpoints on the issue of gay marriage.
-Danielle