Saturday, November 7, 2009

MAINE MARRIAGE VOTE

By now it is no surprise that gay marriage was defeated in Maine on election day. Here are some thoughts as I go through the various websites and the comments written there:

This is not a civil rights issue. I am truly sorry that so many people are so wounded about this, though. My heart goes out to those who are in this situation. But that doesn't mean that I agree with changing the definition of an established institution to cater to the desires of one group of people.

You don't have the right to have something that belongs to someone else.

You don't have the right to change the definition of something that has existed for thousands of centuries.

You don't have the right to redefine my relationship to validate your own.

To change the entire meaning/purpose/definition of marriage to suit one group of individuals is obviously going to upset the people who have vested interest in that union.

I am so tired of all the belittling and hate-filled talk from the gay community against people who simply don't want their sacred institution changed. Since when can't there be a civil disagreement? You can't marry just anybody. There are parameters. You can't marry your mother, father or grandmother. You can't marry your sister, brother or first-cousin. You can't marry a child. You can't marry someone of the same sex. You may WANT to. You may feel it is your RIGHT. But that's not the purpose/meaning/definition of marriage.

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