Posted by deirdrehbrt on February 8, 2006, at 15:47:52
In an attempt to institute constitutionalized hatred, bigotry and intolerance, NH Lawmakers are now trying to pass a constitutional ammendment specifically designed to prohibit marriages by other than conventional heterosexual couples.
The religious right is working to usurp every right that has been gained to release the country from their oppression and they are fighting for all they are worth to prevent any attempts at liberty from those they deem unrighteous.
Constantly working to legislate the laws of their religion upon the land, those who are not christian heterosexuals will be left with no freedom of religion or civil liberties unless we make our voices heard even louder.
I guess that for some of us, this means outing ourselves as non-heterosexual, or non-christian. In closeting ourselves though, aren't we feeding into the idea that what we are doing, who we are, or how we live is wrong?
Some of us are compelled to do so because of fear of losing our children in a custody battle, fear that our families will disown or deny an inheritance, or other such penalties.
What's really at stake though?
. Gay individuals can legally be denied visitation of their partners in hospital.
. Gay couples can legally be prohibited from sharing the same hotel room in many states.
. A gay person can lose custody of their legally adopted child when their partner dies.
. It is legal to deny housing to a gay person merely because of their sexual orientation.
. A person may lose custody of their children for practicing any sort of paganism.
. People can be dismissed from their positions teaching or caring for children if it becomes known that they are pagan or gay.
. Gay people cannot serve openly in the military.
. President Bush has publicly stated that he does not like the idea of witches (pagans) in the military, and that they should not have their own chaplains.
. If you die, and you're openly gay, and the least bit public, you'll likely have members of the WBC picketing your funeral.
All of the above is legal. Maybe not in every state, but in many.
As far as gay marriage is concerned, the right claims that this is to protect the 'sanctity' of marriage. The word sanctity means "holy". It is a blatant religious word. This means that they wish to condone marriage for only those circumstances in which it fits into thier narrow conservative christian definition of the word. They are trying to impose their religious teachings upon a nation.
With the divorce rate approaching 50%, where is the holiness in their definition of marriage. Tossing out sanctified relationships as used rags is what they are teaching for family values.
If I as a woman choose to marry a woman, how can this possibly lessen the meaning of another relationship? How does my relationship diminish another?
The sanctity of a marriage does not stem from the teachings of Moses, or Christ or from any religion. It comes from the blessed commitment between loving people who chose to stay with each other.
The 50% divorce rate is the thing which diminishes marriage. Now, at a wedding, the comments are as much like "I hope they make it" as "what a wonderful family they make".
My only comments for the religious right are: Keep your religion out of my life, and before you try to sweep my side of the street, pick up the trash on your own.
I'm a little fired up right now, but calming down. Hoping to remain civil in my letters to my representatives.
--Dee
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