Monday, October 20, 2008

Same-Sex Marriages???

Jeff's lifestyle from the film The Sum of Us made me think more of same-sex relationships, marriages, and divorce in the U.S., if there is such a thing. It seemed that he had multiple rendezvous , but it was obvious that he was searching for the "one"-Greg. Is that not was most heterosexual young adults do?

According to wikipedia.com (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_of_same-sex_marriage) "as of October 10, 2008, Massachusetts, California, and Connecticut permit same-sex couples to marry though homosexual marriage." Is there any "accurate" data for this particular population? Considering it is not legal throughout the country, there is not a census for it-that I could find. Dr. Paul Cameron, Chairman of the Family Research Institute of Colorado Springs, states that "Homosexual marriages are short lived, studies show homosexual marriage is hazardous to one's health, homosexual marriage has the highest rate of domestic violence", etc. (http://www.familyresearchinst.org/FRI_EduPamphlet7.html) Are these actual facts, or formulated to suite his opinion.

Are you wondering if I believe in same-sex marriages? Am I against same-sex marriages? I believe that everyone deserves equality regardless of anybody's opinion. If I thought otherwise, what kind of SW would I be? To answer those questions directly-I am a firm believer in God's Word, but doesn't He love us all unconditionally? Well, if you did not know, yes, He does. I look forward to hearing your thoughts.