Nobody is telling me that I can no longer get married. No rights have been stripped. No vows have been silenced. My attraction to men as a person of the opposite sex has earned me a right. Nobody is stopping me from making a lifetime commitment.
Gee, thanks.
Let's take a moment here. Why is it okay for John and me to get married? John, penis; Sarah, vagina. I now pronounce you husband and wife...
No, science and anatomy have nothing to do with"proposition-hate." This gets stripped right down to religion. God didn't create us for some sweet man-on-man action, no no no. That's for the perverts and the sinners! There is a special place in hell for people like that, I tell ya!
Nowhere in the Bible does Jesus Christ say that homos are sickos. Shocking, right? People are relying on this information from crazy fucked up prophets and the aftermath of Paul's tripped-out excursion down to Damascus where he saw a blazing light and was given the power to discriminate.
Yes, indeed! The Bible is behind Prop 8 and you alll know it. Yet, JESUS CHRIST never says "Boo, homos!" it's the other crazy followers. You know, the ones who are actual human beings and flawed and make mistakes. Mistakes like, oh, I don't know, making up rules that Christ could care less about?
Okay, so even if the Christian faith really does "frown upon" the gays, so be it. It still sucks, but I guess that's religion for you. Don't let them get married in your sacred sanctuaries. Fine. I get that. If my home church found out that John was an atheist and I was ambivalent, they would turn us away. We'll go to city hall or hire an officiant who can legally marry us elsewhere. The "state" is on our side.
Aren't we so lucky....
But that gap of separation between church and state is slowly being filled.
Let's talk about the hypocrisy of banning gay marriage. It's strictly coming from a holier-than-thou point of view. Because the Bible says so, we have to abide by it. So what about the people who don't believe in the Bible? Why on earth is it okay for John and me to get married when we don't believe in the sanctity of marriage in that way. Where do you draw the line?
Penis + vagina = marriage?
What if two heteros get married but they don't like vaginal intercourse, they prefer taking it up the butt only. Sinners? Blasphemy? Do their rights get taken away?
What's next? Christians only? Mormons only? I'm sorry, you must be able to quote John 3:16 and Romans 5:8 in order to say "I do."
What about the people who do believe in the Bible? Lots of gay people are Christians...but I guess if one Christian thinks another Christian isn't Christian enough, then they're not Christian (repeating over in my head, wondering if it makes sense.... and moving on.)
How can a gay person want to rejoice and be a part of a religion that is so quick to dismiss them? Here's why: they believe in the kind of God that I wish existed: forgiving, loving, & accepting.
Everyone who voted YES on 8 would tell you that their god is just that: forgiving, loving, & accepting. They just seem to find ways to twist the definition of the word "accepting."
What better way to conclude my rant than with a prayer. Bow with me:
Dear God,
Ahem....Um, I kinda need you to stop allowing this to happen. I don't know if you exist or not, but if the prop-8 supporters are made in your image, then I don't want to know you. I don't want you to ever reveal yourself as an omnipotent God with more hatred and spite for these others that you created. The ones who can't help but follow their hearts, passion, and instinct.
Seriously, God, this is ridiculous.
Amen (on men)
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