2008 Woodie Awards
Letter: URI student stresses the historical, social, religious values of marriage
Issue date: 11/20/07 Section: Editorial/Opinion
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The civil rights battle was based on the fact that people were not even allowed simple, basic human rights based on the color of their skin. The last time I checked, gays have every civil right that blacks (and women) in this country fought for, including the right to vote, own property, go to the same schools, ride on the same busses, etc.
We do not discriminate against gays in this country. We have decriminalized homosexual acts. We have criminalized "hate" against them. We have accepted them into society as normal. They hold public office, they run large companies, they serve in the military, and they are even priests! Sexual orientation is a personal matter. How we define living arrangements is a personal matter. It does not belong in the halls of government.
Traditional marriage is recognized to protect the sanctity of the monogamous, heterosexual union as recognized by the five major religions, and as practiced since the dawn of time. Thus, I oppose any government recognition or endorsement of any measure to sanction something as ridiculous and counterfeit as same-sex marriage. The almighty, eternal and sacred union of one man and one woman should be preserved in this nation.
It is always amazing to me that the leftists always claim that America was founded on the principle of freedom. It certainly was. But at the time, freedom meant (to the founders) freedom to practice any religion, freedom from a king, and freedom from unfair and excessive taxation.
The leftists enjoy attacking religion, relish governmental meddling and control of our lives and our markets, and they raise taxes at every turn ... yet when it comes to "gay marriage," we have to allow it because "our country was founded on freedom." Yeah, right.
Jonathan Hansen
College Republicans
We do not discriminate against gays in this country. We have decriminalized homosexual acts. We have criminalized "hate" against them. We have accepted them into society as normal. They hold public office, they run large companies, they serve in the military, and they are even priests! Sexual orientation is a personal matter. How we define living arrangements is a personal matter. It does not belong in the halls of government.
Traditional marriage is recognized to protect the sanctity of the monogamous, heterosexual union as recognized by the five major religions, and as practiced since the dawn of time. Thus, I oppose any government recognition or endorsement of any measure to sanction something as ridiculous and counterfeit as same-sex marriage. The almighty, eternal and sacred union of one man and one woman should be preserved in this nation.
It is always amazing to me that the leftists always claim that America was founded on the principle of freedom. It certainly was. But at the time, freedom meant (to the founders) freedom to practice any religion, freedom from a king, and freedom from unfair and excessive taxation.
The leftists enjoy attacking religion, relish governmental meddling and control of our lives and our markets, and they raise taxes at every turn ... yet when it comes to "gay marriage," we have to allow it because "our country was founded on freedom." Yeah, right.
Jonathan Hansen
College Republicans