Wait...again?
The subject has nothing to do with this entry.
Though I suppose it's fitting.
I truly don't understand what's so wrong with same-sex marriages. Though I suppose I'm speaking to (mainly) liberals, you might be able to understand somewhat where those opposing same-sex marriages stand. I don't. At all.
For some other controversial topics such as abortion, I can understand others' perspectives extremely well. Maybe that's due to the fact that I'm somewhat conservative on that issue..., I don't know.
But when it comes to same-sex marriages, I suppose I'm ignorant to the opposing perspective. I don't understand how people can claim that it would destroy the sanctity of marriage when people are waking up in the morning finding themselves married to some random ass bar stalker. Have we all forgotten the Britney Spears scandal so quickly? I think that a 50 hours or so long marriage is much more detrimental to the holiness of marriage than having equal marriage opportunities to all.
Some argue that the homosexual lifestyle is not monogamous...well, can you really tell me that no heteros are cheating bastards? Hah...and do we have to go over the fact that you cannot judge a group in whole? Haven't we been through this issue for quite some time concerning other oppressed people?
Understandably, people will disagree with it. It's ALMOST human nature to disagree on things. But the idea of the "28th amendment" against same-sex marriage is just ridiculous to my ears. I cannot believe President Bush is STILL pushing for this. If you don't agree with it, fine. Don't do it. But their marriages have no effect on sanctity. How does someone else's actions that literally may be on the other side of the country have anything to do with the holiness of your marriage? One should cherish love and marriage if one wants to preserve its holiness; one should not be attacking others who just want the same thing that you have been given without doubt all the time.
There's a reason there's separation of church and state. Though it's not always effective...and really our history does not reflect too well on that, we should at least attempt to not mix the two. Why? Religion is obviously a set of beliefs..but these beliefs are different for everyone and what right do we have to force our own ideas of morality onto others?
And now I'm wondering can people really be "open-minded." If you "understand" someone's POV but you don't agree with it, are you really understanding how they see things or do you just think you do?
But all of this just comes down to: how can we live together when everything seems to be biased (at least to me)? If we all believe in different morals - who's to say who's right or who's wrong?
Though I suppose it's fitting.
I truly don't understand what's so wrong with same-sex marriages. Though I suppose I'm speaking to (mainly) liberals, you might be able to understand somewhat where those opposing same-sex marriages stand. I don't. At all.
For some other controversial topics such as abortion, I can understand others' perspectives extremely well. Maybe that's due to the fact that I'm somewhat conservative on that issue..., I don't know.
But when it comes to same-sex marriages, I suppose I'm ignorant to the opposing perspective. I don't understand how people can claim that it would destroy the sanctity of marriage when people are waking up in the morning finding themselves married to some random ass bar stalker. Have we all forgotten the Britney Spears scandal so quickly? I think that a 50 hours or so long marriage is much more detrimental to the holiness of marriage than having equal marriage opportunities to all.
Some argue that the homosexual lifestyle is not monogamous...well, can you really tell me that no heteros are cheating bastards? Hah...and do we have to go over the fact that you cannot judge a group in whole? Haven't we been through this issue for quite some time concerning other oppressed people?
Understandably, people will disagree with it. It's ALMOST human nature to disagree on things. But the idea of the "28th amendment" against same-sex marriage is just ridiculous to my ears. I cannot believe President Bush is STILL pushing for this. If you don't agree with it, fine. Don't do it. But their marriages have no effect on sanctity. How does someone else's actions that literally may be on the other side of the country have anything to do with the holiness of your marriage? One should cherish love and marriage if one wants to preserve its holiness; one should not be attacking others who just want the same thing that you have been given without doubt all the time.
There's a reason there's separation of church and state. Though it's not always effective...and really our history does not reflect too well on that, we should at least attempt to not mix the two. Why? Religion is obviously a set of beliefs..but these beliefs are different for everyone and what right do we have to force our own ideas of morality onto others?
And now I'm wondering can people really be "open-minded." If you "understand" someone's POV but you don't agree with it, are you really understanding how they see things or do you just think you do?
But all of this just comes down to: how can we live together when everything seems to be biased (at least to me)? If we all believe in different morals - who's to say who's right or who's wrong?