Here is when my blog becomes slightly political (according to who you are). If you are my mom reading this then you would think it is political. However, if this is someone similar to me, then homosexuality is not seen as a political issue at all.I guess my personal opinion on the whole subject is rather strange. I see the world through the eyes of one of the biggest potheads in the world, Mr. Bob Marley. I like to preach one love and believe that everyone believes or feels the way that they do for their own reasons, which I should not judge. I support gays and I support gay marriage... To a certain extent.
I was always raised Catholic. I was a member of the church until I was a senior in high school. So, that's 17 years of my life I was a dedicated Catholic. Quite honestly, I was not a fantastic Catholic, which I will get into in one of my later blogs. I don't really feel as though anyone could be because we were all born with imperfections and we all make mistakes. However, homosexuality is not something that one can help. Do I think that homosexuals should get married in a Catholic church? No. See, I have come to understand that many things are just the way that you interpret them and if there is a church out there, which I'm sure there is, that does not focus so much on the fact that marriage is between a woman and a man, then gays should be able to get married. I understand that we are a Christian nation, but gay marriage should not be something political, it should be purely a religious battle. If there is a church out there that allows gay marriage it should be allowed.
I remember one time my brother said to me, "If we allow gays to get married then we should allow animals to get married to people and the whole idea of marriage is completely ruined". This is bullshit. This really pissed me off. Animals do not have a conscious like humans do, and if they do, they do not have the mental capacity to agree on a union. Homosexuals and animals should not fall into the same category.
Some of my better friends throughout my life have been gay and I support them and wouldn't want them any other way. Some of those friends are more religious than me, but religions deny them because of their sexual orientation. I, personally, am open to love, wherever it comes from. I don't see myself with a woman in the future, because quite honestly, we're overly emotional and I just cannot deal with that. But, I never can tell what the future may bring and twenty years from now, who knows where I will be. Love is a beautiful thing and we should never restrict the opportunity for ourselves or others.
I guess the real deal breaker for this whole issue (gay marriage) comes with the fact that I have had quite a few friends that claim themselves to be atheist get married. Atheism is when someone denies the existence of any sort of higher power. So an atheist person is allowed to get married as long as the relationship is heterosexual, however, a gay christian (jew, muslim, or whatever) cannot get married because the union is not heterosexual.
Can someone please tell me what's wrong with this picture?
