Normally I at least *try* to understand other people’s beliefs when they are different than mine. Take abortion for example. I’m still definitely residing in the “Pro-choice” side of the room but I can completely understand and sympathize with people who are “Pro-Life.” Same thing with people who think that we should stay in Iraq indefinitely. I certainly don’t agree with them but I can see how the whole “Stay the course” mentality can exist.
But after I took a look at this picture today I can no longer even remotely understand how any non-bigoted person can be against gay marriage/adoption.
Just take a second and look at that family. Look at the love. Look at the happiness. Those looks are not those of someone just trying to “Make a statement.” Or of a subversive group trying to “Rewrite marriage.” Look at both of those fathers’ faces and try to tell me that there’s anything there but pure love for their daughter and for their family. And don’t tell me this has anything to with “Traditional moral values.” Slavery and Divine Autocracy were once moral value’s too.
The reason this picture shook me up so much is that I see the happiness they have together and it is
exactly the same happiness Allie and I have with Emma. There is no absolutely no difference in the hopes and dreams they have for their child that would separate them from heterosexual couples throughout the world.
I hate the fact that we live I a society where a political party uses people’s fear and bigotry against something that is different to further their own ends. I also hate the fact that so many of these of these otherwise good people play along because they think that somehow this family’s happiness threatens their marriage. If you really believe that, then may I recommend counseling because obviously your marriage is on shaky ground.
Now here’s another picture I found. These are two of the children of a “Good Christian” couple who adopted 11 children.
Here’s the caption for this photo:
Bruce Jackson (right) and his three adopted brothers, whose ages range from 9 to 19, weighed 136 pounds collectively.
The same people who would vilify the gay couple above considered this husband and wife “Hero’s.”
Now am I saying that there should be some sort of ban against Christians adopting? No. Am I saying that gay couples make universally better parents? No. Am I saying that banning gay couples from having legal families is a move worthy of the Taliban or the Mullah’s in Iran? Yes. Am I saying that using bigotry to “bring out the vote” is morally reprehensible? Yes. And finally, am I saying that the Dobson’s, Falwell’s, Sanatorum’s, and Rove’s of the world are no better than the Dixiecrats of old, Hell yes I am.
