Today, well everyday, this one thought crosses my mind and I must say it might disturb some of you. Today, right now, right here, I'd like to discuss same sex marriage. In my opinion it is morally wrong and a sin, however in this country we live in we abide by the common theme of all men being created equal. Also we live in a society where we say no man or woman shall be discriminated against based on race, creed, gender, or sexual orientation.
That brings me to my point. Homosexual men and women should be allowed to marry. The United States Government has not passed a law barring them from being married and if any state should do so then it would be unconstitutional, that being for the United States Supreme Court to decide. If we as a nation afford to Heterosexual couples the right to be married then that right should be extended to Homosexuals. It is an act of discrimination. The only thing that makes them different from us is that they just happen to like the member of the same sex.
By affording the right to marry to Heterosexual couples only we as a society are discriminating against the Homosexual society. The reason that homosexual couples would like the right to marry, is because marriage affords certain rights that a civil union does not. Like rights to the spouse's social security benefits after death, and health coverage from the spouses insurance plan.
Ah, but then there's the argument that marriage is a religious rite and institution. But in America we have a government that was supposedly founded with the principal of Separation of Church and State. We live in a nation of many religions and many beliefs. We cannot impose upon the nation the teachings of the most prevalent religion or belief of a President or member of Congress. However many of our laws and ideas implied by our elected representatives have been influenced with religion. Now get me straight here, I am not some left or right wing conspirator against religion.
Here's the fact, the Homosexual push for same sex marriage is the new Civil Rights issue of the 21st century. This issue is not going to go away, and when it happens it's going to happen big. Eventually Homosexual's will be afforded the right to marry members of the same sex. So why not we just forgo all the pain, expenses, and negative hateful words that are sure to come in the future, and pass a law at the federal, if not state (which would work as well) level affording Homosexual's the right to marry. A few states have already done it, why not the whole nation.
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