On all that religion vs. issues and vice-versa bullshit
The point is, human rights should not be subject to majority.
Yes, this is in light of all that same-sex marriage issues. North Carolina outright banned same-sex couples to marry. In here, it's not yet legal anywhere. Domestic partnership is not an alternative since, aside from the right to get married, there are some legal stuff that I am not very familiar with that come with being married to someone.
See, there would always be people who would oppose a certain bill and such. That is their right. If people could voice out why we are for this certain bill, then others could also say why they are against the said bill. Name-calling and bigoted arguments are unnecessary and would just get to nowhere.
People would have varying opinions about same-sex marriage; let us accept that. However, to enforce what we believe in on other people is a different thing. Human rights should not be subject to majority and laws should not prevent people from doing what they think is right just because it is the minority. When it comes to laws, it is not enough that the majority gets what they want. The minority should not be ignored because they still have human rights which should not be disregarded.
Which also brings me to this issue. What I find disturbing is how some non-religious people on the Internet insult the religious ones just because they think differently. It's hard to say that you believe in God, then not be perceived as a fanatic and/or not get attacked by comments saying that you grab little boys' wangs. Sometimes, it's also hard to say that you would prefer if, for example, healthcare be socialized, not be perceived as someone who wants everything socialized, and not get called a communist despite communism and socialism being different things.
At the same time, I think the religious crowd should recognize what God really wants us to do: love each other as He loves us. If Jesus could dine with sinners, and preach in non-violent, non-bigoted ways, then why can't we? I don't think calling other people names and telling them that they are spawns of Satan count as loving one's neighbors. They don't, right?
Why can't we just accept the fact that we have different sets of ethics and principles, that not everybody would think the way we do, that there is no way that we could define a strict right-and-wrong dichotomy, and that what is good is not just for the majority but also for the minority?
People suck. But that's just my opinion.
Yes, this is in light of all that same-sex marriage issues. North Carolina outright banned same-sex couples to marry. In here, it's not yet legal anywhere. Domestic partnership is not an alternative since, aside from the right to get married, there are some legal stuff that I am not very familiar with that come with being married to someone.
See, there would always be people who would oppose a certain bill and such. That is their right. If people could voice out why we are for this certain bill, then others could also say why they are against the said bill. Name-calling and bigoted arguments are unnecessary and would just get to nowhere.
People would have varying opinions about same-sex marriage; let us accept that. However, to enforce what we believe in on other people is a different thing. Human rights should not be subject to majority and laws should not prevent people from doing what they think is right just because it is the minority. When it comes to laws, it is not enough that the majority gets what they want. The minority should not be ignored because they still have human rights which should not be disregarded.
Which also brings me to this issue. What I find disturbing is how some non-religious people on the Internet insult the religious ones just because they think differently. It's hard to say that you believe in God, then not be perceived as a fanatic and/or not get attacked by comments saying that you grab little boys' wangs. Sometimes, it's also hard to say that you would prefer if, for example, healthcare be socialized, not be perceived as someone who wants everything socialized, and not get called a communist despite communism and socialism being different things.
At the same time, I think the religious crowd should recognize what God really wants us to do: love each other as He loves us. If Jesus could dine with sinners, and preach in non-violent, non-bigoted ways, then why can't we? I don't think calling other people names and telling them that they are spawns of Satan count as loving one's neighbors. They don't, right?
Why can't we just accept the fact that we have different sets of ethics and principles, that not everybody would think the way we do, that there is no way that we could define a strict right-and-wrong dichotomy, and that what is good is not just for the majority but also for the minority?
People suck. But that's just my opinion.