prohibiting the free exercise thereof;
This ALL the Constitution says about religion..... Exactly where is
separation of Church and State ??
On Jan 13, 10:28 am, Tommy News <tommysn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> It's time end prejudice against gays
>
> -by Steve Lachman
>
> I'm in a mixed marriage. That is, my wife is left-handed, and I, as
> God intended, am right-handed.
>
> A couple hundred years ago, many people believed that left-handed
> people were possessed by the devil. So left-handedness was literally
> beaten out of this unfortunate minority — with resulting negative
> consequences on mental performance and dexterity. Because we now know
> that left-handedness is merely a genetic abnormality, and not a
> spiritual one, my wife and I can enjoy wedded bliss.
>
> Not that long ago, mixed marriages between races were also forbidden
> but, fortunately, miscegenation laws in the United States have been
> declared unconstitutional.
>
> Despite some societal movement toward tolerance and inclusion, due to
> our irrational prejudices, we still outlaw another form of marriage:
> homosexual marriage. Opponents of gay marriage give a number of
> reasons gay marriage should remain unlawful, such as: The Bible says
> so (Leviticus 18:22-23: "You shall not lie with a male as one lies
> with a female; it is an abomination"). The Quran has similar
> prohibitions. Or AIDS is more easily spread through gay sex;
> homosexual relationships cannot produce offspring; it's costly to
> employers and the government to pay health and survivor's benefits to
> gay partners; and marriage is by its nature a union between a man and
> a woman.
>
> I'll briefly address each of these objections.
>
> As individuals, we are free to follow our religion's admonitions
> against homosexual relationships. However, constitutionally, we have
> separated church and state. The legal prohibition should not be
> founded in religion unless it can be shown that it somehow otherwise
> furthers the public welfare.
>
> If we want to limit the spread of HIV through gay men, encouraging
> stable monogamous relationships is a step in the right direction. The
> absence of gay marriage did not stem the spread of AIDS in the 1980s
> and '90s.
>
> There are about 6.5 billion people in this overpopulated,
> resource-stressed lifeboat called Earth, and you're worried that 4
> percent of them won't reproduce? Plenty of married heterosexuals don't
> have children, and we don't nullify their marriages. And an increasing
> number of same-sex couples adopt, and many lesbian women have children
> through artificial insemination.
>
> Benefits are costly regardless of the sexual orientation of the
> recipient. It's a price we pay for encouraging stable relationships
> and ensuring that as many people as possible have health care and are
> not left destitute.
>
> Marriage has traditionally been between a man and a woman. It need not
> stay that way. Because of anatomy and temperament, there is a
> difference between a heterosexual relationship and a homosexual
> relationship. If you want to call the homosexual partnership something
> else, such as a "civil union," so be it, though some people will say
> that by calling it a different name, we are denigrating it — and maybe
> they're right. The point is to grant homosexuals the same rights of
> economic security, emotional stability and societal acceptance as
> heterosexuals. Why? Because we're all just people.
>
> At long last, we have abolished "don't ask, don't tell." Let's abandon
> our prejudices and take the logical next step: Legalize gay marriage.
> It's time to stop forcing square pegs into round holes. I hope our own
> state representatives will lead the charge.
>
> Steve Lachman is an assistant professor of legal writing at the
> Dickinson School of Law. He can be reached at stevelach...@gmail.com.
>
> More:http://www.centredaily.com/2011/01/13/2451567/its-time-end-prejudice-...
>
> --
> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
> Have a great day,
> Tommy
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