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    Gay Marriage? No Way!

     A big topic of discussion as an issue in political circles lately is Gay Marriage. I have seen polls that show that only 32% of Americans support the idea, so why is this even an issue? Last time I checked we live in America where the majority is supposed to rule, or have my nightmares come true that I have woke up to find we are now a communist country? 

           Alot of elements of this discussion over Gay Marriage seem to have this desire to define marriage. I myself would define marriage as a joining of a man and a woman as husband and wife. The vows said in a wedding pretty much say it all dont they? Man-woman, husband-wife? nothing in the institution of marriage has ever included gays because they are an abberation, and an in my opinion an abomination of the very ideal of acceptable relationships between two people.

           Ok, now before you go getting your panties, or boxers in a bunch we live in a free country, and I am not advocating the idea that being gay should not be allowed, hey, if thats your boat, sail it, but dont even think that you can force your ideas into the realm of acceptance for majority of people who are clearly not in acceptance of your way of life. 

    Now, dont get me wrong, I dont hate gays, and I am not advocating hateful diatribe against them. I must admit that I do despise a number of them. Heck, I know a few gay people-good people in fact, some of them I would even call friends. Like in all things though we have good apples, and bad apples, it just seems to me that in this subject that the bad apples far outweigh the good.  

           Recently in the Miss USA pageant Perez Hilton asked a contestant, Carrie Prejean whether she supported gay marriage. Miss Prejean answered with honesty, and sincerely, and without hate or offensive speech. Perez then went on a hate filled, personally offensive rant filled with name calling. It is popular opinion that had Miss Prejean answered the question in support of gay marriage she would have been the winner of the pageant, but she didnt give the answer Hilton was searching for and as a result she lost. To me this smacks of discrimination. Imagine if the roles and the question had been reversed, you can bet a discrimination suit would have been filed and probably won soon after, and the judge would have been slanderized and publicly shamed and scorned for daring to have such an opinion, much less speaking it. Yep, we have fallen far as a country that promotes freedom havnt we? But, I digress. We have not been that USA for quite a while. It has just taken us a long time for us to begin to realize it.

            Getting back to the issue of gay marriage, even though the idea is offensive to me, and it goes against my religious convictions, I would support the idea of a civil union designed to allow gays to enjoy the benefits that heterosexual couples enjoy when they get married, such as tax benefits, and such things as that, but lets not call it marriage. The sanctity of marriage as an instition must be upheld and protected. 

            Furthermore, I dont really think that gays would settle for a compromise. In closer evaluation of gay activism, I am left with the feeling that gays often arent satisfied unless they are assaulting and offending the heterosexual way of life. For example, gay pride parades. It isnt enough that gays are allowed to gather in public and be "gay" in public without fear of repercussions from heterosexuals. Let me explain-While I was on vacation in Key West, Florida I was witness to a "Gay Pride Parade" in which gays marched down the streets in all manner of inappropraite dress and undress, and activity. Dildos, and genitalia hanging out for all to see, all sorts of stuff that heterosexuals may be offended by, and not to mention the fact that some of the stuff taking place in this so-called parade would never have been allowed for herosexuals-people would have gone to jail for public indecency. I may be wrong, but I am left with the feeling that it isnt really about rights activism but more about pushing the envelope and assaulting decency. It isnt enough that gayness is accepted without repercussions from the law, these activists seem to desire to force heterosexuals to literally accept the intrusion of homosexuality into their own private lives and that my friends is one of the problems I have with gays in America.

    Do any of you feel this way also? Or, am I just too old fashioned and rigid in my personal opinion? How do you feel about this topic? Do you feel as if the gay issues are being forced down your throat? Is there a way we can compromise without compromising our own beliefs and convictions in this issue?

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