Love The Heterosexual, Hate The Sin My Thoughts On Prop 8 by Richie Bauer
By no means am I or Jason, ready for marriage, however if we wanted, we can’t because people have voted and forced their personal and religious views into our lives. When a group of people are systematically discriminated, given limited civil rights and economic opportunities, then they become second-class citizens. Why is this still happening in America?
Despite the growing presence of Gay Americans in mainstream society, I think the social attitudes toward the gay community are ones still rooted in ignorance, misunderstanding and fear. The opposing sides’ argument is that everyone already has the right to marriage, but a person just has to marry the opposite sex. That kind of statement is just a hidden confirmation that those people still believe being gay is a choice, and that one can change their sexual orientation through prayer, and therapy from ex-gay ministries. Why is the overwhelming scientific and psychological data supporting the fact that homosexuality is part of nature, therefore it’s natural being dismissed? Could all those scientists and doctors be wrong? Should there be a national re-call study on human sexuality? Since ex-gay ministries exist, and vary in their methods to “cure” homosexuality…where are those institutions and ministries to learn how to be homosexual? At no point in my life did anyone teach, pressure, or convert me to be gay. I’ve been pretty aware of that part of myself since I was six. I was raised by heterosexuals, and I was never molested. Why should I be forced to marry and be with a female if the union is going to be loveless, and lie not only to myself, but in God’s eyes? Why would anyone marry someone they didn’t love?
Another argument against gays is the fact that two males and two females in loving relationships cannot reproduce therefore they are acting against God’s wishes. Have these people heard about the overpopulation in our World lately? Or even the fact that we are using up more resources than we can make? What about those people who are like my parents? They were unable to procreate (hence how my sister and I were adopted), should their marriage have been annulled? If had it been ancient times, my mother would’ve been killed for not bearing a child and my father would’ve taken on other wives. What about older couples who marry? Should they be forced to have children at their age? What about those people who are born both sexes. Studies show that 1 out of 100,000 people are born both male and female. God created those people…so what gender should they be allowed to marry and where do they fall under Gods plans? Another reason against gays is the whole theory of “Adam and Eve”. If God created “Adam and Eve”, what race/ethnicity were they? If they only had two sons, where did the sons get their wives? If they married their sisters, then we’re all products of incest. If a straight person doesn’t believe in the Bible, then why are they still allowed to get married? Every argument against gay rights, I have asked these questions and no one seems to want to address them.
Marriage is not a religious word, nor is it something that has remained the same throughout the ages. “Marriage” has various meanings in different cultures, and as an American, marriage is part of the American Dream. A marriage helps define, creates families, and kinship. History has shown that a democratic society deteriorates when it denies certain types of people from their civil rights.
The Bible has been used to defend bloody crusades and tragic inquisition, to support slavery, apartheid, and segregation, to persecute Jews and other non-Christian people of faith, to support Hitler’s Third Reich and the Holocaust, to oppose medical science, to condemn interracial marriage, to execute women as witches, and to support the Ku Klux Klan. However, the Bible has also been used to bring hope, love and strength to people. It really depends on how a person interprets the word of God. Are we going to focus on the negative or positive passages? I’d like to state a few things from the Bible:
DEUTERONOMY 22:13-21
If it is discovered that a bride is not a virgin, the Bible
demands that she be executed by stoning immediately.
DEUTERONOMY 22:22
If a married person has sex with someone else’s husband
or wife, the Bible commands that both adulterers be
stoned to death.
MARK 10:1-12
Divorce is strictly forbidden in both Testaments, as is
remarriage of anyone who has been divorced.
LEVITICUS 18:19
The Bible forbids a married couple from having sexual
intercourse during a woman’s period. If they disobey, both
shall be executed.
MARK 12:18-27
If a man dies childless, his widow is ordered by biblical law
to have intercourse with each of his brothers in turn until
she bears her deceased husband a male heir.
DEUTERONOMY 25:11-12
If a man gets into a fight with another man and his wife
seeks to rescue her husband by grabbing the enemy’s
genitals, her hand shall be cut off and no pity shall be
shown her.
Why don't people follow these other laws of God?
It seems to me that people, who are against the civil right of me to marry a man, are those who have a strong religious understanding of “marriage” and want to save the “sanctity” of it all. They also say that we have “civil unions”. If ‘Civil Unions’ were just as good as “Marriage”, then heterosexuals should get them. You know why straight people don’t get civil unions? Because they know that they don’t carry all the legalities of a “marriage”. If Britney Spears can get married for 55-hours just for publicity kicks, then two consenting same sex adults who have been in a loving relationship for more than 55 hours should have the right to. There is no “sanctity” of marriage in our society anymore. Not when we have a high number of divorces in our country, not when most of our politicians are in their second or third marriages, and not when we commercialize marriage on “reality” type shows like the Bachelor and Bachelorette. When it comes down to it, it really is about love and our human understanding about the capabilities of love. And to me, love is from God, and to deny love is to deny his presence.
I’m all for same-sex marriages but my solution to please everyone, would be to have “Marriage” and “Civil Unions”. Make them both identical and exactly the same in the eyes of federal, local and state laws and courts. However, I would propose that “Marriage” be for heterosexual couples who can procreate, and have never been divorced. And I propose for “Civil Unions” to be not only for same-sex couples, but for senior citizens, opposite-sex couples who cannot produce children, atheists and agnostics and for heterosexual people (regardless of religious faith) who have already been divorced, but wish to marry again (since as a society we’re trying to preserve the “sanctuary” of marriage). Since people want to hold “marriage” on such a high level of standard, then it’s only right that everyone in this society have to abide by those rules.
Auburn U. Come Join Us In The 21st Century! by Frank Agostinelli
While the world was patiently waiting for the swearing in of America’s first Mixed Race president something not so nice was taking place in college world of athletics. The Auburn Football Tigers hired Gene Chizik to coach their football team and replace the recently “kicked-out” Tommy Tuberville. College football honks know Tuberville’s reputation. His 85 wins in 10 seasons is rather impressive. Unimpressive is Chizik’s 10 game losing streak to end his season at Iowa State and his 5-19 record overall in two seasons. Chizik was the defensive coordinator for the Tigers back in 04. Of all the candidates that were interviewed only one Black coach was on the radar, Buffalo Bulls Turner Gill. The former Nebraska Cornhusker quarterback hit big time by taking over the Buffalo program, one of the country’s worst programs three years ago that won 10 games in their first seven seasons. He has led them to 13 victories in the last two seasons including an 8-5 record and a MAC championship.
Enter one of my favorite people, Charles Barkley. Barkley, a former Auburn alumni who played three seasons there was not happy with the Chizik hiring.
Barkley said, "I think race was the No. 1 factor. You can say it's not about race, but you can't compare the two résumés and say [Chizik] deserved the job. Out of all the coaches they interviewed, Chizik probably had the worst résumé." Sir Charles continued, "We [he and Gill] talked about the whole race thing in Alabama." "I told him [Gill] it's there and it's going to be anywhere you go. I told him you can't not take the job because of racism. He was worried about being nothing more than a token interview. He was concerned about having a white wife. It's just very disappointing to me."
While some pundits may ask what is the big deal? It’s like scallions on dofu. Why does a college program replace a man with the reputation of Tommy Tuberville with a man who is not only by Charles Barkley’s assessment the least qualified but anyone with an IQ over 70, the least qualified over the other candidates especially Turner Gill? Barkley stated, "I just thought Turner Gill would be the perfect choice for two reasons: He's a terrific coach and we needed to make a splash. I thought we had to do something spectacular to bring attention to the program. Clearly, if we'd hired a black coach, it would have created a buzz." The splash and buzz refers to the fact the SEC (made up of entirely of teams from the South) has the likes of Florida’s Urban Meyer, Alabama’s Nick Saban, LSU’s Les Miles and Georgia’s Mark Richt. All great coaches in a highly competitive conference. Gill would of added to this as well as the fact he is Black.
There are 119 programs and only four Black coaches those including Gill, Miami's Randy Shannon, Houston's Kevin Sumlin and the recently hired Mike Locksley for New Mexico.
The jokes are still there. The South still thinks the Civil War is still going on, Blacks are still looked upon as third class citizens, Confederate Flags and you know the rest.
It is Auburn University’s prerogative on who they decide is best suited for their program. But anyone with a little bit of football knowledge can see there is some racial component involved. Some. Not entirely. This begs the question of how much of that some was the deciding factor in hiring Chizik? There can only be speculation. Although it is circumstantial, the evidence is strong. The South is steeped in tradition as well as a racist past. The hiring of Turner Gill who is obviously an excellent coach would of brought a new day to Auburn, Alabama. And maybe, just maybe push some of the prejudices that have permeated the South away. One has to wonder did Auburn decide not to hire Gill because of his wife? Whether they were concerned about backlash of a Black man with a White wife or the safety of the Gills will never be known. The other side of the coin says Auburn could of set a precedent by hiring Gill. Instead it went with the safe hire. Is that the change the Auburn students can believe in? While many are still stumbling around in the New Year Eve drunken stupor better known as Obamamania, events like this shows the USA is still backwards in the game called race.
Random Thoughts Of An Angry Half-Asian Man
My New Year's resolution is to be red-ass of the year!!!
After this election season, I’ve realized there is an enormous number of people who know zero about politics. And unfortunately, they have the right to vote.
Speaking of politics, if you are one of the hundreds of thousands of people stating Barack Obama gives you hope your life will be better. You’re a loser. How about having some testicular fortitude and doing it on your own? I know, that’s too difficult to do. Depending on someone else is muuuuuuch easier.
You gotta love some White folks who say “I don’t like duck sauce because I don’t eat duck.” Let me guess you don’t like buffalo wings because you don’t eat buffalo?
Still don’t believe in kharma? Ask OJ about it.
Is it me or have the stupid Geico commercials with the cavemen worn out its welcome? Like two years ago?
I’m happy the holidays are over. Now the stupid and ignorant people who use the holidays to explain why they act stupid and ignorant no longer have this excuse. They’re just stupid and ignorant people. Period.
I like to thank the New York Yankees for stimulating the economy. Trying to buy another championship boosts our economy.
I wanna beat up that skinny ass Sham Wow guy. I wanna take that stupid head set he’s wearing like he’s some hot shot making important phone calls and wrap it around that stack of dimes he calls a neck.
Congratulations go to the new Seattle Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu. He is the first manager of mixed Asian descent in baseball history although the media morons labeled him the first Asian American manager. Just like Barack Obama is the first Black president and when I run in 2016 and win I will be the first Italian American president.
I hope some of you mensas asked Santa Claus for a brain for Christmas. And a personality. And character. And a set of gaowan.
If I hear another environmentalist wacko run their mouth about carbon footprints, I’m going to personally introduce them to my carbon fistprint.
Until next time . . .
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