Your recent blog regarding gay marriage made it very clear that you advocate for gay marriage and that anyone who disagrees with that is prejudiced or a bigot. You write about how to take care and protect and strengthen your marriage and then you endorse a lifestyle that attacks marriage and wants to destroy it. Why?
Isn’t this a site that promotes traditional family values? How is gay marriage promoting traditional values? Should you be ashamed of giving so much coverage to this issue?
These are just two of the notes that I have received in the last week since my last blog discussing gay marriage, civil unions and more. Let me preface my response with the fact that these are my opinions and my point of view, I have always supported the freedom of expression, freedom of religion and freedom of speech. For many months now, Sherry and I have played point, counterpoint over issues regarding the marriage debates and gay marriage.
It is also worth mentioning that gay marriage is news, the debate surrounding it is news and that in at least one state gay marriage is also legal. Do I endorse this lifestyle? It’s not my place to judge it one way or the other. I just don’t believe anyone has the right to decide whom you can or can’t love nor does anyone have the right to define marriage as anything more than a commitment and a union between two people who love and respect each other – the gender aspect shouldn’t play into that.
I don’t necessarily agree with your position, but I do appreciate that you tell us what it is. Your argument helps me to clarify my own. I worried when you wrote the blog on prejudice and maybe prejudice does play a part in my opposition to gay marriage, but I honestly do not believe that marriage should be defined as anything more than as a union between one man and one woman – this is the definition of a nuclear family. Children need a female and a male parent, they need the security provided by raising children with both genders. I don’t agree with you, but I want to thank you for being up front and open about what you believe.
Is what I do advocating for gay marriage? I don’t know. But Americans, voters and more from all over the country are facing this issue in their polls, elections and even in their Churches and Synagogues. To ignore it and not say anything at all wouldn’t be reasonable. If you’re offended by my position, then please accept my apologies for the offense, but not the opinion.
Be sure to check out the series on Marriage Law as we explore the laws that govern marriage across the 50 states of the United States.
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