Martinis Up

I've decided that, while I can respect people's religions by the very fact that they are religions, but I can't respect some of the lame ass view that the people themselves hold.

For example, my friend Madeleine and I once had a debate in health class with another friend, Truman (he is good-natured and bright, but sometimes he's just an airhead), regarding the topic of same-sex marriage. Let's clear the air on that:

Personally, I think that a constititutional amendment to assert that "marriage" is any civil union between two people (perhaps more) or to assert that "marriage" is a holy sacrament between a man and a woman--specifically--is superfluous. I believe that the right to marry, regardless of sexual orientation, is guaranteed in the U. S. Constitution. I should clarify that, by "marriage", I mean the legal bond between two people. "Marriage", as in the ceremony, is a purely religious matter and to attempt to define it in the Constitution contradicts the basic concept of separation of church and state. Therefore, state governments should license couples not to be "married", but to be legally bound in a civil union. Whether or not a couple (heterosexual or otherwise) chooses to define their union as a "marriage" relies entirely on how they view themselves spiritually and how their spiritual community chooses to view them.
Madeleine very much agrees, but doesn't think it would necessarily be a bad thing for same-sex marriage to be legalized in federal legislation.

Truman, on the other hand, views it as gay marriage as immoral, as well as homosexuality itself, and yet asserted that he was personally okay with gay people. Honestly, I wanted to kick his ass.

I know he has a right to his opinion, and I will not feel personally angry towards him for it.

Furthermore, my friend Heather described homosexuality as "not something you're born with--it's a psychological problem". Not the best choice of words on her part.