Homosexual marriage rights have been a constant topic of conversation during the past few years. It seems like everyone has an opinion and usually their opinions are unduly biased depending on that person's religious or social background. Most people who disagree with it are either homophobic or have grown up in a Christian influenced environment that dissuades the idea of two members of the same sex having an ability to have romantic feelings for each other
Some churches have declared the all knowing phrase, God made Adam and Eve. Not Adam and Steve. That phrase alone has caused a lot of controversy amongst all people. Those associated with homophobia will often tend to agree with it while those of a broader range of openness disagree to the point of holding public rallies ect. Either way the churches influence on homosexuals make the option of marriage between two homosexuals almost impossible.
Right now there are 4 states that grant marriage rights to homosexuals without fully granting the title of married. 47 states have amendments in their constitutions explaining the barring of homosexual marriage. The states that have granted marriage are facing the threat of constant war in their communities because of this and once again our country is on the socially driven dividing line.
The republican house has sent bills to senate trying to ban homosexual marriage but it was later killed by the senate. In the late 60s the US congress passed a law declaring that marriage was between a man and a woman but only due to the additions of interracial and African American marriages. Therefore it has nothing major to do with the banning of homosexual marriage in general aside from making the law originally.
This is forever going to be a subject of great debate and we might as well wait it out. Still the idea of having equal rights in marriage as well as politically doesn't seem too much to ask for. Is it really that bad for two women or two men to get married? Don't churches say that living together without marriage is a sin? It sounds like even the church is starting to disagree with itself. Or at the very least it's original way of thinking despite the factions of homosexual marriage period.
I don't think this really is something you can wait out. It's the voters, in the end, who are going to be making the decisions of whether or not to allow gay marriage. And if you're just sitting back and watching, you might not have a chance to have your voice heard.
~C
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Agreed. If we sit around and wait this out, things may never change. We have to show the non-believers that this is what is going to happen whether they like it or not.