"Moving out of Pennsylvania." (Don't let the door hit you on the ass on your way out!)
"SO, WE HAVE THE RIGHT AND CHOICE TO MARRY WHO WE LOVE, BECAUSE IT'S LOVE THAT COUNTS... WELL THEN WHEN CAN I MARRY EITHER MY FATHER OR SON, BECAUSE I LOVE THEM AND NOTHING SHOULD COME BETWEEN LOVE... OH BEFORE I FORGET, AND I WANT TO DO IT ASAP BEFORE THEY START CHARGING!!!!!!!!" (What is this, I don't even...)
"I can accept ppl but I don't have to accept their behavior now do I? Should I accept a pedifile, a person who beats their kids, a rapist?? No, I don't think so" (Uhhh... HUGE difference between pedophilia, people who beat their kids, rapists and gay people... HUGE difference)
"Now GO get married and help DESTROY the rest of the Country with your perversions. AND PLEASE Shut the hellup NOW !!!"
"Whats next legalizing Beastiality?" (How does this even remotely compare? You cannot compare two people in a loving consensual relationship to an animal which is incapable of giving consent)
So uhhh... what exactly is the big deal? I mean this whole situation seems like deja-vu to me. It wasn't that insanely long ago that people were disgusted and saying it was an abomination or whatever for blacks and whites to marry or have children. Granted I wasn't alive when that was going on, but I do recall there being a period of time in this country when it was so. Sure there's still people who are disgusted by the idea, but for the most part no one gives a shit anymore. It's no big deal. This is the same thing!!! People were disgusted if a black and white person kissed in public, people now are disgusted by a football player kissing his boyfriend after he was picked in the NFL draft. These same people have no issues with a football player kissing their wife, but if they're gay holy crap!!
"I can't have my children exposed to this abomination!"
Oh really? So it's ok for two people who love each other who are a man and a woman to show affection, but not two men? A display of love (I'm not talking about tonsil hockey here folks, there's a time and a place for that) between two consenting people is not ok, just because it's a man and a man, but you'll allow your children to watch violence or play violent video games?
Here's the deal people. All gay people want is to enjoy the same freedoms you do as a heterosexual person. As it stands in many states now, they cannot legally marry and have the benefits that it brings. If their significant other is in a car accident or dying at a hospital, they cannot, regardless if they wish to have their significant other do so, make decisions that the person dying would wish. They cannot often be allowed into the rooms to be there or comfort their loved ones in such a situation because they're not "family". They cannot feel safe and secure in that if their loved one passes, the belongings they have collected together through their life stays with them.
With all that being said, what really pisses me off about the entire situation is not that people have their opinions against gay marriage, but because they think that because they feel that way it should not be allowed. We're all allowed to have our own opinions and feelings about things, what is not right is denying someone else the same freedoms that we enjoy because we don't agree with what they do. I have no issues with people saying they don't agree with gay marriage and believe it is a sin, because they have the right to feel how they do. It's the super ignorant hypocrites that enrage me to no end. Especially the ones with the ignorant ass statements I listed above, and some of the others like:
"Letting gays get married ruins the sanctity of marriage"
How so? Heterosexual people screwed that up ages ago with our lovely 50% divorce rate. And please explain to me how Joe and John 200 miles away getting married affects you at all? How does their marriage invalidate or ruin the sanctity of yours? How does it make your marriage any less meaningful? Oh right it doesn't.
"It's against God's law!"
To you, yes. Newsflash commander twat pants, even if Christianity is the most popular religion, if you break it down the majority of the world is not Christian. Just because you believe it's against God's law doesn't mean it should be against man's law. No one is forcing your ass to be gay, no one is forcing you into a gay marriage, and it does not directly impact you at all!! Pull your damn heads out of your ass people. And some of these people will pick and choose which parts of the Bible, whom they decree is God's law, they think is ok to follow and which are not based solely upon what fits them. If the Bible is God's law, you need to follow them all and not pick and choose what's convenient for you at the moment. Let's look at some of these things these holy roller people shouldn't be doing but are:
Got your eye on a nice poly/cotton blend jacket? Guess what? Leviticus 19:19:
“You shall keep my statutes. You shall not let your cattle breed with a different kind. You shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed, nor shall you wear a garment of cloth made of two kinds of material.
Shellfish? Leviticus 11:10: But anything in the seas or the rivers that does not have fins and scales, of the swarming creatures in the waters and of the living creatures that are in the waters, is detestable to you.
Like your steaks rare? Lev. 17:10: "If any one of the house of Israel or of the strangers who sojourn among them eats any blood, I will set my face against that person who eats blood and will cut him off from among his people. "
Like bacon? Lev 11:7-8: "And the pig, because it parts the hoof and is cloven-footed but does not chew the cud, is unclean to you. You shall not eat any of their flesh, and you shall not touch their carcasses; they are unclean to you. "
Exodus speaks of slavery being ok Exodus 21:1-23:9.
Now I do want to say that I am not in any way slamming Christianity. A lot of my beliefs are Christian in nature, some are not. I have no issues with those Christians who believe homosexuality is a sin... but I have an issue with those who are hypocrites and would deny a fellow human being the same freedoms they enjoy or treat them badly simply because they believe it's a sin while tossing out there that it's "God's law" so they shouldn't be able to marry (mainly because they're being hypocrites because they're not following all of God's law, as I referenced above). Those Christians who are like "well I believe it's a sin, but I still love the person, and if they wish to marry they should be able to, they can answer to God later." are fine with me. They stated their belief without being an ignorant mean twat waffle about it. I mean after all, Matthew 19:19 says "Honor your father and mother, and, you shall love your neighbor as yourself." And here is a whole slew of verses in the Bible when it comes to judging. I kinda like James 4:11-12 "Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. There is only one lawgiver and judge, he who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor? "
And lastly, I know that it's not all Christians or whatever who are so insanely asinine, hypocritical and evil about these things, but unfortunately they seem to always be the loudest and most obnoxious twat waffles when it comes to these very things. There are people on the other side of the fence who are gay who take things way too far and point fingers and speak harshly to those who may not believe that being gay is ok, pointing the finger and saying "You're a bigot!" just because someone else believes that being gay is a sin. There are many people on both sides who take things way too far. We need to respect one an other's beliefs without resorting to personal attacks just because someone thinks differently than you do. You have to give respect to earn respect, and if you cannot respect someone else's feelings or opinions, you should not expect anyone else to respect yours, and under no circumstances should a difference in beliefs or opinions prevent any of our citizens to not have the same rights as the rest of us enjoy. And to anyone who is like "Well they have all these parades and they're all up in our faces and stuff!" I pose to you a question: How are we supposed to bring about any change without speaking up and having our voices be heard? Whether it's gay marriage, healthcare, changes in our government, how can you bring about change while sitting on your ass and doing nothing and being silent? Do you think blacks or women gained the right to vote by doing nothing, and that some person in congress one day said "Hey you know what? Maybe we should give blacks and women the right to vote!!" Nope... don't think so. Change happens because we speak up and let our voices be heard.
Remember folks, we're all different. None of us are perfect. It's our differences and imperfections which make us unique. Once you start pointing the finger and preaching (not necessarily in a religious sense) to others, you must realize that every time you do point your finger, there's three pointing back at you. Take a look at yourself before you judge others, and remember that it is NOT your job to judge other people to begin with. Love one another, respect one another, be kind to one another, and only then should you respect the same in return. And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.
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