I suppose this post won't come as a surprise to anyone, considering my views on homosexuality, but I feel like in the spirit of total honesty, this needs to be written.
I do not support gay marriage. I believe that marriage consists of one man and one woman, end of story. Marriage is sacred; it is a holy thing. In my opinion, our country is slowly but surely destroying the purity of marriage. I'm not only talking about homosexuals here. I'm talking about adultery, divorce, civil unions, common law marriages ... people "try on" marriage the way the try on shoes. This one doesn't work for you? Go find another. Marriage is not meant to be a temporary thing. It's for life. Just because you decide that you've "fallen out of love" with your spouse doesn't mean you've got a "get out of jail free" card. Marriage is hard work. It's meant to be hard work. It is something that you are supposed to work on and fight for every single day of the rest of your life. But I'm getting off topic (I'll probably post a marriage blog later).
I see gay marriage as a - for lack of a better term - defilement of the institution of marriage. Because I see marriage as a holy thing - something ordained by God - I see gay marriage as a twisted version of His plan. And because I believe that one cannot control who they fall for, but CAN control what they do about it, I don't believe that gay relationships/gay marriage is a valid option. Yes, I'm conservative. And yes, I do not think that people should be in same sex relationships. Because of this, I do not support gay marriage/"gay rights" (I do, however, support HUMAN rights - gay men and women should not be treated as less than human). I'm not saying that homosexuals should spend their lives pretending; prancing about in heterosexual relationships to please the world. As cruel as this may sound, I feel that homosexuals should abstain from romantic relationships altogether. Being in a loveless marriage (because you are attracted to the same sex instead of the opposite sex, ie your spouse) is just as much of an abomination as being in a gay marriage.
Also, I do not believe that gay couples should be allowed to adopt/go through in-vitro. Children are a precious gift and desperately need to be protected from the evils of the world. While many children who have been raised by same sex couples turn out to be wonderful additions to the community, they have, of course, been raised to support same sex unions. They are entering the voting world with the desire to change the laws to support the lifestyle the were raised in. They do not see that it is wrong. (Yes, I know this is "only my opinion" and of course the people raising these children want exactly what I have written above. But, because this is my opinion, that is precisely what I do not want for our or any country). Not only that, children need a father and mother figure. They need to be raised seeing the differences in gender. Boys need a father and mother. They need to be able to interact appropriately with each gender in order to model the way they will interact with men and women in the future. And the same with girls. I'm not a scientist or sociologist. But I have read studies about the long lasting effect of a child raised without one parent. Maybe the personal views of the researcher skewed the study (as I am sure there are studies that will show the benefit of same sex couples raising children), but I believe what I have read.
I know my beliefs are not for everyone, and will probably highly offend those in support of gay marriage/families. But I'm not pulling any punches here. This is what I believe to be true. Plain and simple.
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