Amendment One in NC

Here's the thing - the Bible can be quoted until the fundamentalists are blue in face but it still has absolutely NOTHING to do with the law or the constitution.  It just doesn't.  Do I care what "God says"?  As a matter of fact I do, and I try to live my life as best I can.  However, I do not and will not impose my beliefs on anybody else because, not only do I not have the right to do so, but it flies in the face on what this country was founded upon: people escaping the rigidity of religion.  Creating legislation with faith-based information is a direct violation of the US Constitution - a document that the same people who are pushing Amendment One love to bring up whenever they feel their rights are being threatened.  Can someone tell me why your beliefs supersede mine just because you derived them from the parts of the Bible you choose to follow?  Am I allowed to stone you to death the next time I see you mowing the lawn on Sunday or not attending church?  How about that poly-cotton blend shirt you've got on? 

And while we're still on the subject - what will gay marriage do to you?  How will that affect your life?  The only thing I can foresee is a huge boost in the economy as gay men everywhere throw the most fabulous weddings you've ever seen.  I mean, honestly.  What threat does it impose?  What are you afraid of?  I've seen a lot of bullshit analogies on how you can fit a male and female plug together but you can't put a female plug to a female plug, and likewise with male plugs.  Last time I checked my 8-outlet power strip didn't accuse my laptop of cheating when it was plugged into another outlet either.  Comparing male and female genitalia to electronics is about the stupidest thing I've ever heard - and I have three kids who routinely make up excuses about who left the milk out or who spread Squinkies all over an entire room. 

Another piece of this amendment that the faith-based fundamentalists like to completely overlook is the part where it isn't just about gay marriage - it's about civil unions of ANY kind.  That means the kid who's parents aren't married will lose the health insurance that his father was providing simply because of his parent's relationship.  Just as anyone should be allowed to get married - they should also be given the choice to NOT get married. I know 'choice' isn't a popular word amongst the right wingers.  In their world you have the choice to live exactly as they tell you, while they tout smaller government.  Hypocritical much?  Sounds more like a dictatorship than the America our forefathers had in mind. 

But this is all my opinion - of which I am entitled - at least until they make a law telling me I'm not.