Beautiful and Inspiring
What an unforgettable day!
I woke up this morning to the awesomeness that is Texas State Senator Wendy Davis - and then came home from work to find that we've taken a huge stride on the path toward full marriage equality. I know the inevitability argument isn't watertight (I mean, obviously we have a lot of work to do and nothing should be taken for granted), but considering the divide runs deepest along generational lines, I sincerely believe it's a matter of time. The Public Religion Research Institute's most recent poll found that 58% of millennial Republicans support same-sex marriage and that 51% of evangelical Christians under the age of 35 support it. Going even younger, the Washington Post polled evangelicals under the age of 29 and found that the number ticks up to 64%!
So in honor of today's events, and in honor of my three-year wedding anniversary next week: The second reading from our wedding ceremony!
From "Goodridge Vs. Department of Health" by Massachusetts Supreme Court Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall
“Marriage is a vital social institution. The exclusive commitment of two individuals to each other nurtures love and mutual support. Marriage is at once a deeply personal commitment to another human being and a highly public celebration of the ideals of mutuality, companionship, intimacy, fidelity, and family. Because it fulfills yearnings for security, safe haven, and connection that express our common humanity, the decision whether and whom to marry is among life’s momentous acts of self-definition. It is undoubtedly for these reasons, as well as for its intimately personal significance, that civil marriage has long been termed a ‘civil right’. Without the right to marry, one is excluded from the full range of human experience.”
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(And... with this marriage-themed post concluded, I am off to assemble the last of the favors for my best friend's bridal shower and bachelorette party which is THIS WEEKEND dear god, I am having a matron-of-honor meltdown over here. More to come with these shenanigans, I'm sure. <3)
I woke up this morning to the awesomeness that is Texas State Senator Wendy Davis - and then came home from work to find that we've taken a huge stride on the path toward full marriage equality. I know the inevitability argument isn't watertight (I mean, obviously we have a lot of work to do and nothing should be taken for granted), but considering the divide runs deepest along generational lines, I sincerely believe it's a matter of time. The Public Religion Research Institute's most recent poll found that 58% of millennial Republicans support same-sex marriage and that 51% of evangelical Christians under the age of 35 support it. Going even younger, the Washington Post polled evangelicals under the age of 29 and found that the number ticks up to 64%!
So in honor of today's events, and in honor of my three-year wedding anniversary next week: The second reading from our wedding ceremony!
From "Goodridge Vs. Department of Health" by Massachusetts Supreme Court Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall
“Marriage is a vital social institution. The exclusive commitment of two individuals to each other nurtures love and mutual support. Marriage is at once a deeply personal commitment to another human being and a highly public celebration of the ideals of mutuality, companionship, intimacy, fidelity, and family. Because it fulfills yearnings for security, safe haven, and connection that express our common humanity, the decision whether and whom to marry is among life’s momentous acts of self-definition. It is undoubtedly for these reasons, as well as for its intimately personal significance, that civil marriage has long been termed a ‘civil right’. Without the right to marry, one is excluded from the full range of human experience.”
~*~
(And... with this marriage-themed post concluded, I am off to assemble the last of the favors for my best friend's bridal shower and bachelorette party which is THIS WEEKEND dear god, I am having a matron-of-honor meltdown over here. More to come with these shenanigans, I'm sure. <3)