As an American Catholic, I feel strongly about gay marriage. I'm not condemning gays to Hell by any means, nor do I feel they are inferior people. I do, however, feel that included within the base definition of marriage lies "between a man and a woman." I believe that marriages are intended as a covenant between two people and God, for the purpose of lifelong companionship and procreation. However, I do believe that the law unfairly disadvantages long-term gay partners. This is why I am strongly in favor of Civil Unions. Civil Unions are marriage in a legal sense. It allows for hospital vivistation rights, tax applications, inheritance, etc., without impeding on the sanctitiy of marriage. I am tired of being put down as a Republican for being "anti-Gay." It's just not true. I agree with Bush on his support of a Marriage Amenment for the reason he talked about in the third debate. A Constitutional Amendment to protect marriage gives the people a voice. It prevents judges from wielding entirely too much power in our society by determing what they thing the law defines marriage as, while forgetting that people determine the law. A Marriage Amenment could be twofold by protecting heterosexual marriage, while simultaneously creating Civil Unions for homosexuals. Hopefully the states will get to decide this in Bush's next term.

Posted by Ryan S. on Tuesday, October 19, 2004 at 5:22 PM | Permalink |