Wednesday, October 20, 2004
Letter to the Ed
Michigan is one of the states that has a same-sex marriage proposal on the ballot. Here's my letter to the editor (I don't know if it'll be published or not)
Almost every day in the paper, we read about the problems with family. Single mom this and single dad that. Kids who return home to empty houses after school or who are wandering the street at night. Depending on where you look 30%-60% of all marriages end in divorce. I doubt those statistics include spouses who just walk out or weren't married in the first place. This is the state of marriage that so many are trying to protect. Why?
In a couple of weeks we'll be voting. One of the Michigan specific issues is Proposal 04-2, that wants an amendment to the state constitution regarding men, women and marriage. Obviously this is targeting two women or two men who want to live together and enjoy the legal protections of marriage. Is that so bad? If you love someone and have been living with them for years, is it too much to ask to be able to have a voice in their medical care? Should a loving couple be denied the opportunity to raise a child simple because they are of the same gender?
A legal union between two people has nothing to do with religion or the eyes of God. It has to do with legalities, politics and the eyes of lawyers. And yes, if you want a religious basis, it wasn't Adam and Steve; however Adam and Eve were the ones responsible for the original sin. If you're concerned of what God thinks about this, let God decide and not the lawyers.
2fers: Michigan Votes and Domestic Partners
