No to Gay Marriage in Maine, Yes to Domestic Partners in Washington State
Someone very close to me is gay. He wants to express his sexuality, but believes it is immoral to do so outside of marriage. He also fears ostracism from his family if he pairs up with a gay lover outside of marriage.
I believe his strategy is to get the government to redefine marriage to include his chosen sexual preference, thus forcing his family to accept the legitimacy of a future gay relationship.
What he doesn’t understand is that his family draws their sense of right and wrong from traditional Biblical and Christian beliefs, not what the law says. So even if the government expands the legal definition of marriage to cover gay relationships, his family will still see his homosexuality as morally wrong.
I wonder how much of the “gay marriage” movement is driven by a desire to force friends and family to accept their lifestyle as moral and proper, rather than simply securing equal rights under the law?
