Mammals give birth to live young, birds and lizards lay eggs… that’s the way it’s always been since whenever. But in Sri Lanka, a mother hen gave live birth to a baby chick after incubating it inside her body for 21 days. Freaky.
Yeah, here’s the thing about this. If you say it’s okay to be all “against gay marriage” because of your religion, here’s what I have to ask you: are you advocating against the legality of other things your religion says is a bad? Like, say, graven images? Do you protest against Supernatural because it has angels in it? Do you call your local political representative to request the repeal of laws that allow divorce? Do you fight to shut down all shops and services on the Sabbath? Are you fighting to put laws in place against adultery? Birth control? (LOL: MAYBE!) Maybe cheating on your spouse should have a jail term attached to it, what do you think about that? While we’re at it, dissing your parents on the internet should be illegal too. Because there’s a commandment about that. Should come with at least a fine, right? Good idea? No?
From what I can tell, you folks are fine with some rules from the bible being personal ethical guidelines for your community rather than national laws. You think adultery is wrong, so you don’t do it. Swearing is bad, so you avoid it and ask for forgiveness when you fail. But you don’t insist that these things become illegal, because that would totally cramp your style. But when it comes to gays getting equal rights, suddenly it’s important that there’s an actual law against it. Suddenly the definition of marriage is really important. It’s not enough to be a guiding principle for a community of believers anymore, oh no. Now it has to be law for everyone, including people who don’t see the world the way you do, and don’t share your religious views.
Your religion has no place in the laws that govern me. If you think being gay is a bad thing, you shouldn’t find your ethical high ground in standing in the way of laws that allow equal rights for all. Because it’s not your place, and not your religion’s place, to punish me for something you think your god doesn’t like. And you know what, your Jesus said the same fucking thing. IRONICALLY.
And that, my friend, is why you really are a bad person if you don’t support gay marriage.
