The Battle for Equality: All of the Facts Without the Excess Nonsense

In a few months, the anti-Proposition 8 citizens of California will bring Proposition 8 to the Judiciary branch of the U.S. government. Should the Judiciary vote “No” on Proposition 8, it will be diminished. In California, Proposition 8, a proposition banning homosexual marriage, was recently passed. I strongly believe that this was a mistake on the part of the people living in California. Equality. In the preamble Declaration of Independence, which was written by Jefferson, I believe it states, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” All men are created equal! Nowadays, that just doesn’t mean men, but women as well. Everyone is equal, and everyone has these special rights that cannot be taken away under any circumstances. The “pursuit of Happiness?” Wouldn’t being legally bonded with the one you love, whether they are male, female, or transsexual, be an example of the “pursuit of Happiness?” If the majority of the population votes “Yes on Proposition 8″, we will just be devolving as Americans.

We have had this problem before, but in a different sense, with the whole gender issue. So what’s going on now? We’re discriminating against sexual orientation? This is outrageous. Marriage is a fundamental right bestowed onto everyone! Don’t take it away. Christianity’s part in all of this has no value at all. Religion and Government were never meant to mix, and the only exception to this rule is different religions having levels of clergy and religious leaders. I know that I am Catholic, but I am really sick of all of the stuff that other Christians (including Catholics, since Catholicism is a Christian branch) are saying about homosexuals! I hate how some of these Republicans, and in rare cases, Democrats, are putting their faith before their political views. And the sad thing is that Christians are saying that homosexuals will burn in Hell and all of that nonsense, and I am not aware of any Christian leader, including the Pope of the Catholic Church, that shuns homosexuals. The only reason why these Christians are belittling homosexuals is because they cannot have children.

So what? What about the heterosexual couples that can’t have children due to health and financial issues? Should we burn them in Hell, too? And this education issue that supporters of Proposition 8 are bringing up. How is this related to Proposition 8? So what if kids know about homosexual marriage at a younger age? You tell them about heterosexual marriage. Why not teach homosexual marriage while you’re at it? And what is with this whole “kids shouldn’t be gay” thing? It’s better if they know that they are gay at an earlier point in their life! They can learn to accept themselves and be more open to other people. They will be able to find a suitable partner for themselves earlier in life. How is that bad? Just because they are homosexual doesn’t mean they will get less opportunities in life than a heterosexual person. But if Proposition 8 is accepted by the majority, these homosexuals will lose something that the heterosexuals will retain: marriage. The legal bondage of two people in love.