By the time this is posted it'll be too late but I guess it's the thought that counts
Recently there has been a big controversy over whether gay-marriage should be legalized and I believe in only one answer. This is an issue that I feel very strongly about as I do believe in equal rights to the fullest extent. (To any and all readers out there, I am very sorry if I am wrong in some of my words (as in misrepresenting the gay population). I'm explaining myself from my own point of view. I realize that much of my argument here has been badly worded and can come off as offensive but I did the best I tried to keep it as politically correct as I could, so once again sorry for any who may be offended). There should be no question about whether gay-marriage should be legalized throughout the entire country as modern life should not be dictated by a 2000 year old book. That should not matter, what does matter is that many people are being denied the rights they deserve just as much as you and I do. Although it may defy tradition, the act of not allowing gay-marriage contradicts the idea of good will towards man. For anyone out there who is still anti-gay-marriage, I just have a few things to say on the topic:
1. We now live in the 21st Century. More than 200 years ago, our forefathers wrote the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. In both these documents, it was stated that all people who are citizens under this country should all have the same, equal rights. Our country has made some progress in this area, but there's still a great deal to go.
2. The Roman-Catholic church under the Vatican did declare a worldwide campaign to stop gay-marriage. The problem with this however is, since when does the Roman-Catholic church make decisions for the rest of the world? Sorry to apply my bias here but, the Roman-Catholic church hasn't exactly been showing itself to be a prestigious establishment these past few years.
The Catholic Church has no right to stand in people's way, especially after the way it has presented itself recently. I was very turned away by the discovery that for years, there have been priests among other clergy who have taken advantage of young children. However instead of them being punished by the law as they deserve, this was kept secret by the clergy higher up in status. Although the numbers were a minority, the fact that it has been around for quite some time always disturbs me. Another major area that bothered me is the immense amount of money some of the diocese have been collecting but instead of going to a good cause, much of this money goes into a church official's pocket. Sorry but I don't ever remember the job of bishop to be high in pay. Oh, and of course church is boring and it tries to force their ideals of right and wrong into me but I have my own free will and I will decide that for myself. When I found out about the Vatican's grand campaign, the Roman-Catholic church lost any of the little amount of respect I had for it. Allow me to provide some quotes from the 12-page document that led to the worldwide campaign: "'To vote in favor of a law so harmful to the common good is gravely immoral,'" how exactly is gay-marriage harmful to the common good? I don't understand this nor do I believe it to be gravely immoral. It is in no way moral for a person to be denied the rights that their next door neighbor has, just because of their sexual orientation. To be gay is not a defect and they are just as important to a society as anyone else, thus they should be treated like any other member of society. This is even more ridiculous: "'Allowing children to be adopted by persons living in such (homosexual) unions would actually mean doing violence to these children ... (placing) them in an environment that is not conducive to their full human development.'" Um, ever hear of something called single-parenting? It has proven very possible for a child to be raised up well even when lacking one of their parents. Sorry but I'd like to see some hard proof that it does interfere in human development. Anyway, yes I realize I went on quite a tangent here as I have much built-up frustation against the Catholic Church which I was raised to be a part of.
3-I do realize that technically marriage is a union between a woman and a man but as many believe, the purpose of every man should be to have some impact upon the world and his society. For many societies, a common goal is also to experience social growth which requires change. Growth can be defined as development from something of lower status into a more complex form AKA evolution. To evolve of course requires change, therefore things may not remain absolute and this includes tradition. In my opinion, to deny rights of gay-marriage does not show any growth whatsoever, but rather shows itself to be a step back in time. Only with full equality will mankind show itself to be any more superior than it already is.
I've said much of what I wanted to say as some of my thoughts faded during the time but I hope that people will take this account and perhaps change their mindset. My thoughts on the subject were presented differently here than in my mind, but yet I believe my argument should be more than enough to give reason why gay-marriage should be legalized. I realize that throughout much of this entry, I may have come off as a complete dumbass whose info may not be 100% correct but yet I do not care. In the end all this boils down to is whether it is ethically right to deny a group of people the rights they deserve, and for me the answer to that is very clear. Remember, every voice has the potential to be heard so do not waste it and take a stand for something that you believe in.
(SOURCE: http://www.cnn.com; http://www.dictionary.com)