I feel very fortunate and very proud to live in a country where marriage equality exists from coast to coast, in all provinces and territories. As a Canadian I think I even sometimes take it for granted now, but I know that many people, even our neighbours, don't have the same opportunity. Congratulations to New York and I sincerely hope and pray that this will continue.
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I agree with you!!
There will be a lot of happy weddings tomorrow! Hurray for New York!
Although I haven't blogged about it yet, the Lutheran Church in Canada agreed this week at their convention to ordain openly gay/lesbian ministers and to allow their ministers to perfom same-sex marriages with the church's blessing :)
Have your really taken a good, hard, look at the arguements against same-sex marriage? I promise you, we are not opposed to redefining marriage because we are homophobic. A good place to start is this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7AwGxqjPWg
Sorry it's long, but the arguments really don't reduce well to soundbites.
Thank you so much for sharing this with me Melissa. I have taken a very good look at the stance against same-sex marriage. I just happen to disagree with that view point. I believe that many people who are against same-sex marriage aren't homophobic. Some who oppose it are, but most aren't. I don't consider it homophobia if it's based on religious beliefs or even a well thought out idea of social construct. I do consider it homophobia if it's based in fear, because then it fits the definition of phobia.
I do believe that marriage is a public, legal commitment between two people. I believe that the purpose of marriage is for two people to be with each other and proclaim that they are in love, pubicly. I agree with Dr. Morse in that marriage is a public, social construct; however, we disagree, because I believe that if it's a public, social construct it's therefore open to all consenting adults in society.
I don't believe that marriage is for the purpose of having children and raising them. Children, many of them can and do have extremely healthy relationships with their parents whether they're parents are married/same-sex/seperated or otherwise. I completely agree with Dr. Morse again that the rights of the child should be upheld, however, I disagree with her idea that presumption of parentage in a same-sex marriage harms the child, because it severs the relationship between one biological parent. I see her point, but I know from experience that this relationship is not severed. I've had a full, happy relationship with both my biological parents, as well as my parents' same-sex partners. Children do need both parents and I in no way dispute that. I support the rights of parents in all families. I simply disagree that same-sex marriage will in some way change or harm that right.
I agree with the California judges statement of marriage. It's how I've always defined marriage.
I respect your right, Melissa, to disagree. I don't think you're homophobic, nor have I ever condemned a person with that label. It is not my place to know a persons heart or whether or not they disagree with something out of fear or simply out of a difference of opinion. Thank you again for sharing Dr. Morse's lecture with me. She has an extremely well laid out argument and I see where she's coming from. These are all issues that need to be worked out in order for same-sex marriages to work. I think that they are the same issues that need to be worked out for all families to work.
It's worked out very well legally and socially in Canada to date.
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