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Inevitably in the debate on gay marriage, the charge of hatred will be leveled against those who defend the heterosexual tradition of marriage. There seems to be a feeling among liberals that any institution that maintains an exclusive membership policy is somehow exhibiting animosity towards those excluded. I suspect that this “feeling” is grounded more in spin than in fact.
Boys are excluded from being members of the girls softball team in every state of the Union (yes, even California). Something tells me that the girls hold no feelings of animosity toward the boys being excluded from the team.
We often hear the rigid statutes of marriage being railed against by the media and its leftist allies. Why, then, would liberals be so intent on the homosexual community gaining access to a tradition so “confining”, so “archaic” and so “out of touch” with modern times? It’s certainly not because they admire marriage. Hollywood has made that abundantly clear. It’s not for legal status. Civil unions have already established that (and they’re so hip, cool and modern, too). So why the fixation with the heterosexual tradition of marriage? If an institution loses its exclusivity, it then loses its societal status. It can no longer demand adherence to its own standards because it is no longer unique. Liberals want marriage to blend in, not stand alone. Heterosexuals provide for the greatest need a society has; regeneration. Marriage defines the parameters by which regeneration functions properly. Marriage in its essence is forward looking.
A young starry-eyed couple embark on a journey of love and make vows they may or may not fully comprehend. Soon, with or without warning, a child is on the horizon and this begins to accelerate the maturation from selfish love to selfless love. Every waking hour must be consumed with the future of their little ones. Sometimes driven to the brink of exhaustion, they work, pray and hope for a better future for their offspring. This is the engine that drives a nation.
Marriage by its very existence demands selflessness; in fact, selfishness can bring marriage to an unfortunate demise. The homosexual and hedonistic lifestyles, so prevalent among liberals, is predicated upon personal pleasure and personal gratification. You cannot function properly in a marriage and be focused on personal gain. Everything you do in marriage is focused on the future of those you’ve created.
Every society in the world has at its foundation the heterosexual relationship. It is the only means by which a nation can propagate its future. Homosexuals cannot regenerate. No matter what species of animal, you must have male and female to regenerate. Societies have established marital tradition as the governance to those who procreate. It is exclusive for that reason. Not to hate those who cannot create life, but to establish the contractual structure to define and protect those who create the future of a nation. Marriage is for the heterosexuals who love life forward.
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Andy Torbett
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I had a feeling you would chime in eventually. However I think you did it with some compassion. Please note though, there are millions of unwanted children who are being raised by same sex couples and statistically (and my own persoonal knowledge) turn out well. To be honest, I will be so glad when it is over. i have no agenda. I havent written on the subject because I receved a death threat that said the only good fag is a dead fag. Hitler was able to convince many that the Jews were the cause of the problems in Germany. I am scared that if we keep asking for our protections we will be the target of so much anger and blame that vioeolnce will increase. I dont think people who disagreee with me are bigots, nor do I think they hate me. Most of us feel the same way. Many of us are Republicans. For the most part, we really dont have an agenda. I would love to feel like I do when in states with even Civil Unions. Free to be in love. I dont feel that way in Maine. But, I have given up. I dont like theh anger, It makes me so sad that people are so cruel, on both sides. And so ignorant, on both sides. For the most part we are just like everyone else. I would settle for a Civil Union so we can live in peace.
Andy, please be aware that Maine does not have Civil Unions. Employers can still chooose to deny us Domestic Patner medical coverage. We have Domestic partnership and it is not the same legally. Also, you should know that even if we live together the state and government views me as a single parent.
Civil Unions would be ok with me. My Uncle wrote teh Civil Union law in New Jersey when he was the Health Commissioner. He says Gay marraige will never be federal and I am ok with that. But I am raising children and would feel better with the same rights as I am willing to commit. I dont care what they call it and neither do most of my friends. We can get ‘married’ in most churches in Maine if we want to.