"Larry King is getting his 8th divorce, Elizabeth Taylor is possibly getting married for a 9th time, Jesse James and Tiger Woods are sleeping around on their wives, yet the idea of same-sex marriage is what is going to destroy the institution of marriage?"
What a statement! What a thought! I have several dear friends of mine who have been in committed, long term relationships. Unmarried mind you, but committed to one another. Why are they unmarried? They are unmarried because they are in same-sex relationships. Yet these couples share everything that my husband and I share with one another. Well almost everything. They are committed to one another though, they do not cheat, they do not run around and each of these couples have been in relationships for over 15 years. Longer than ANY of Larry King or Elizabeth Taylor's marriages lasted.
I understand the purpose of the institution of marriage, that is not a question for me. However, I think we need to look at the fact that we, as the righteous nation that we are, tend to jump at blaming the destruction of the institution of marriage on those who want to be in a same-sex committed relationship, those who we deem as different, those who we decide to pass judgement on. Overlooking all of the above mentioned individuals who have time and time again disrespected, dismissed, ignored and have done an amazing job destroying the institution of marriage all on their very own.
No comments:
Post a Comment