Now, HERE'S a response re gay marriage, today's WaPo
Today's Washington Post has a major story, "For gay marriage, the battle now moves to the states." It's worth the read: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/for-gay-marriage-the-battle-now-moves-to-the-states/2013/06/29/d06c2a1a-df74-11e2-b2d4-ea6d8f477a01_story.html?hpid=z1
Needless to say, it's generated quite the discussion. But here's one ugly comment and a beautiful riposte. Thought it was worth sharing, whether you're religious or not.
BillCarson3
5:09 PM EDT
The Supreme Court can make any decision it wants but homosexual acts and homosexual "marriage" will remain deeply sinful. This nation will do homosexuals no favors by encourging them in their sin. Don't cooperate with these sins. And don't worry about pagans laughing at you for talking of sin, by the way.
ricklinguist
5:16 PM EDT
I am a person of faith. My partner of many years and I were married, by a rabbi, in a mainstream Temple, before God and our families. It was wonderful. It gave social and religious standing to what was already, for many years, the most important aspect of our shared lives. As the rabbi himself noted, he’d married many couples before, but never one that already felt as married as we clearly were.
People are free not to believe in God the way we do, of course. And their religions may carry out different rites, and may set their own conditions for those rites. That's about faith, though, and I think we have to respectfully acknowledge that we may all never agree, nor do we have to.
As soon as our state began to recognize marriage equality for gay couples, we signed a legally-binding marriage contract so that we were no longer legal strangers to one another. Despite a good (expensive) lawyer and a strong will, there were many protections we could never have secured without a legal marriage license.
As of Wednesday, the federal government has begun to recognize the reality of our lives. For that we are very pleased. That will mainly matter as we grow old together and face illness and, inevitably, death.
I believe deeply in God. And I am equally convinced that He can see into my heart, and knows I am a good, moral person-- who happens to be gay. He is greater than any of us, and I am placing myself in His just hands.
What do I wish for you? Only that you find the comfort, the love, and the commitment that I have in my life. I am truly blessed. May you be as well.
