OK, so unless you live under a rock, you know that, today, California’s Supreme Court upheld the ban on Gay Marriage passed last year by the citizens of the state.
There are a couple of things that surprise me about this situation:
1. The majority of citizens in the MOST liberal state spoke, and chose to NOT allow the gay community to have the same rights as the straight community.
2. Some of the MOST conservative states in the country have chosen to allow the gay community to marry, and share the rights afforded to married couples.
3. A point raised by Megsie, marriage is a state-governed right, and shouldn’t be used as a way to discriminate.
4. It amazes me that people scream about their rights bein infringed upon when they’re in the minority, but when they are in the ruling majority, there is no such concern.
I am not gay, nor do I subscribe to the views of the Religious Right in calling homosexuality an abomination. My personal thought, though, regardless of what anyone says, is that homosexuality IS a choice. That will be a very controversial opinion, and I’m OK with that. However, please let me explain why I believe it to be the truth.
I FIRMLY believe that every person that has chosen homosexuality as a lifestyle has been a victim of sexual or emotional abuse. That abuse could have come from anywhere, but I believe that if you could get a large, random selection of homosexuals, both male and female, and could get them to be BRUTALLY honest, I think it would be unanimous. Abuse has occurred, in some form or another, during the developmental stages of life.
Regardless of whether you believe in Creationism or Evolution, one fact remains consistant between the 2. We are male and female for the specific purpose of procreation. With VERY few exceptions, homosexuality is almost purely a human condition. People just aren’t wired for same-sex partnerships. Therefore, if someone chooses homosexuality, there must have been something in their life that changed the way they are wired. But, let me be clear, regardless of wiring, it IS a choice to pursue same-sex partnerships.
Now, all of that being said, it surprises me that California, of all states, would vote to ban gay marriage. I’m sensing something afoot in CA. Maybe a shift from the left to the center. I don’t know, as I don’t live there, but it seems odd.
Anyway, glad to be back in the Blogosphere, after a lengthy absence due to lacking an opinion over anything of substance.
I checked out your husband’s blog and all I can say is… well.. how did you two hook up anyway? he certainly has a differnt outlook on life than you do.
One visit was enough for me1
OK, so it’s not exactly a scathing review, and even if it were, I wouldn’t care. Personally, I like to be the voice of dissent. Not merely for the sake of disagreeing, but because I refuse to blindly follow any ideology, or system of belief without questioning the validity of that belief.
However, I have the utmost respect for anyone that has the courage to question their convictions, and still maintains those convictions. Please, let me be clear, I do NOT have all of the answers. Where I differ from the vast majority of people is that I don’t believe anyone else has the answers, either. And I HATE when people are so convinced of something, in spite of the evidence to the contrary.
So, Anonymous, if you are so weak minded that you can’t tolerate someone that challenges you to question what you take as truth, then by all means, don’t come back. I will ask, however, that if you differ in opinion with me, that you discuss it with me, and not on my Wife’s blog. K, thanx, bye!!
To Mandi and Lala, thank you for defending me. You ladies, I love. The rest of the world, not so much….