Monday, October 20, 2003

OK, time for Religious Discussions with the Hyper Little Girl!
Just a quick note before I begin: I am a Roman Catholic Christian and have opinions of my own I would like respected, so if there's any possibility that your religious beliefs don't match up with mine or you don't feel the same way I do, I urge you to keep any malicious comments to yourself, and you are also at the risk of being confused, so... On with it!
Subject: Homosexual Marriages.
Status: Unheard-of, Wrong, Perverse, Just Plain Not Allowed.
Arguing Point: Why?!
All right people, in almost all other cases I go along with my faith and our beliefs without question, but this one topic just confuses me. Why are homosexual marriages not allowed in the Church? All the yaoi I'm seeing has got me thinking, and I both need a place to vent and some comments, maybe. So here are my points:
Point #1: Marriage and Sex
I'm starting off right at the main problem, and being very direct. I'm fairly sure the reason homosexuals are not allowed to marry is because they cannot have sex in order to produce children. Now, since when is having children the only point of having sex? I thought that it was also to deepen the love of a married couple, or else you could go around having kids from anyone and it wouldn't matter. That's why you aren't supposed to have sex until you're married, and you're supposed to marry one person you really love.
Point #2: The Marriage Vows
In the marriage vows, children are mentioned, yes, but there is so much more to it. The married couple is vowing to support one another, to care for one another, to help one another. If two males or two females really feel so deeply for each other, then marrying is the perfect way to strengthen their bonds. The whole point of marriage is not to have kids, or else that'd be all they talked about in the vows. If the whole point of marriage was to have kids, then love itself would be devalued. You could just marry some random person off the street and have kids, but it wouldn't mean anything. The two of you could very well be very unhappy together, too.
Point #3: The Implied Discrimination
All right, being gay or lesbian is not something you can help. You don't choose which gnder you're attracted to. And yet straights can marry their true loves and be happy together, while gays and lesbians cannot. I think this is dicrimination. It's like telling someone with dyslexia they can't go to school, or telling someone with pimples they can't wear concealer or use acne medication. It only makes the problem worse, because homosexual couples, not being able to marry, will have sex outside of marriage because they simply have to consider themselves married to their soulmates.
Point #4: A Compromise
All right, so maybe kids aren't the biggest deal. Why can't homosexuals who have found their partners be married, and just not have children (as if they could)? Maybe give them a slightly different set of vows, not including accepting any children they have. Heck, they could adopt and give an orphan or two a home and a more open mind! People with different sexual preferences are people too, and they deserve to be treated as normal people. We can't have our children shletered from them or soemthing, just as we can't have our children sheltered from dyslexic people and people with pimples. It just doesn't make sense.
All right, there it is. All nice and organized. Just so you know, I don't actually know any gays or lesbians, but I know people who do and I've read about actual people and stuff... So yeah. Just the ramblings of a confused Confirmed-to-be who'se afraid to mention it in class discussions. If you have any ideas or comments, they are welcome. Thanks for your time!
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