Instead of all that “backing up with the facts”…how about people use common sense? Too few use it these days. It’s something along the lines of: “Well…it’s not my life, not my choice, so why do I have a say in it?”

The fact is simple, if it doesn’t involve your own personal sexual orientation, you do NOT have any right to complain about it. Oh, and before those of you that goto church start your preaching…two words…”Judge Not.”. We were given free will for a reason: To make our own choices. It’s bad enough the government makes a good majority of our choices for us and calls it “law”. However, you don’t have a leg to stand on.

“Marriage is the sanctity of a man and a woman.” Bullshit. I don’t give a shit what it says. The Bible was not written by God, or Jesus. It was written by man. Man’s own interpretations, and how far along were the words passed before they became written? How many different interpretations or variations of the bible is there exactly? That’s right. There is no way to “Prove” what was said with 100% accuracy. The bible has the basic “Guidelines” if you will. And you know what? Marriage is not the sanctity of a man and a woman….it’s the sanctity of two people in love. Period. End of Story.

“Blah blah blah, it’s a sin!”, Yeah…so is judging people. Masturbation, Greed, Sloth, Lust, Envy, and Pride are also sins. But how many of them are “morally” wrong, but socially acceptable? Once again, free will comes into play. Just because society doesn’t accept it NOW, doesn’t mean it won’t be accepted in just a few years. Look at tattoos and ear piercings on guys. Hell, even good ol’ Rock & Roll!

Even now, it’s starting to be accepted. Sure you can DATE someone of the same sex, but you can’t marry them? I call bullshit. Husband and Wife? Life Partners? Mates? Even down to the pet names couples give each other, it’s all so many words to just say “Love”.

Instead of preaching the judgmental garbage that some people INTERPRET from the bible, let’s not preach, but PRACTICE acceptance, and understanding. I have some of my closest friends that are gay/lesbian (Technically the same thing isn’t it?), and you know what I think of them? They’re still the same they’ve always been…my friends and I love them.

I’ve worked with people who’s sexual orientation wasn’t in line with my own. Guess what? Yeah…the tattooed, pierced, drummer, computer-geek-freak, accepted them as they accepted him. Why? Because we’re all human and compassion is stronger than hate.

Don’t hate what you don’t understand, or think to be wrong. Try and understand and learn. Talk to them, we can all learn from each other.

Life is about understanding, compassion, love and learning. It’s too short for anger, and hatred. It’s barely long enough to live, and it’s all too fleeting. Always remember 42.