by Jackie Ballway

Created on: December 05, 2008   Last Updated: January 19, 2009

I am so tired of hearing "It's Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve". Really, could we be a tiny bit more juvenile? This subject shouldn't even be up for debate. Why? Because I no more have the right to tell another person who they can or can not love than I have the right to tell the grass to stop being green. Somethings are not within my power as a person. It baffles my mind that this is even an issue. Two consenting adults of sound mind and body who love each other should have no cones blocking their road to happiness.

Why would a loving couple not be allowed to enter into marriage? The only reason I can think of is prejudice, pure and simple. Homosexual relationships make some people feel uncomfortable. It's "not natural". I want to know who spoke to Mother Nature and received that answer. It's an act "against God". So showing someone you care about that you love them is like giving God the middle finger? Wow, then my marriage-to a member of the opposite sex-must be an abomination as well because I show him I love him whenever I can.

The religious angle to this debate always raises my blood pressure. The Bible teaches tolerance and forgiveness, but it's used against a group of people who want nothing more than to have the same, equal rights as every one else. I'm a firm believer in soul mates. There is a perfect match in this world for every one. I refuse to discount the possibility that my son's soul mate happened to be born into the body of another male. If that becomes the case, I will welcome their relationship with open arms because my meaning for living is to ensure my son is happy. Or that my niece's soul mate was born into the body of a female. We're talking about turning a blind eye to almost half of the world's population because you're afraid to give love a chance.

Morals aside, this shouldn't even be a legal issue, at least in the United States. I'm not sure what the rules are in other parts of the world, but in the United States we have an article called the Declaration of Independence that states "all men are created equal". If this is true, homosexual men (I'm not discounting women. Our rights came later.) have the same rights as heterosexual men. Those rights include marriage. Stating otherwise is un-Constitutional, or it's saying that a homosexual man isn't really a man. I doubt any government is naive enough to go down that road.

Emotions need to be laid to rest in this ridiculous debate. Arguing with the heart will not change this problem. The opposition fights using a God they don't understand. Fighting using something everyone understands-the Constitution. Especially in these difficult times, it's a powerful weapon. It's the key to winning this fight.

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