As you may or may not know this week the Connecticut State Supreme Court ruled that gays can marry there too.
Pink Sheep of the Family: The Sanctity of Marriage
The court found that the institution of marriage is special and sacred. Therefore, the very reasons why anti-gay marriage proponents want to deny same-sex couples the right to use the word “marriage” are the exact reasons why same-sex couples must not be denied the right to use the word. “Civil union” doesn’t hold the same power. The court therefore found that the state had been labeling gays and lesbians as separate and unequal second-class citizens.
This is another step in the wrong direction, but not for the reasons most people are now thinking. The problem lies not with letting gays marry, but rather with the state getting more and more involved with what is a religious institution. Both the federal and state governments need to disentangle themselves from such messes not continue to be the gay lovers of religion. They walk around with their hands in each others back pockets fondling their wallets and then try and pretend they aren’t enjoying it.
If people want to get married that is fine I am, and I am all for anyone who wants to get hitched. I also support the right of any minister or other clergy member who wants to refuse to provide a service for gays or anyone else. They are practicing their religion and the government has no business telling them what they should believe or who they should perform services for. On the other hand the government needs to get out of the marriage business all together. They need to mandate a nation domestic partnership rule that allows any two adults to file as spouses regardless of sex, color, creed, race, etc, etc, and as such claim spousal benefits through any plan available to them. The hitch is the contract also has to require the equivalent of a prenup that deals with everything from the division of property, handling of children, and finances.
If you want to protect your right to love the one you want, love the one you are with, swing in style, covet your neighbor’s wife and his ass then you need to get the government out of your marriage and out your bed.
Post 7 of 100 of Brad’s Tiny World Scribefire Challenge.
