2008-08-01 
 

another step forward

Yesterday, Governor Deval Patrick signed a bill repealing a 1913 law that prevented Massachusetts from marrying out-of-state couples if their marriages would not be legal in their home states.

I'm glad to be living in a state that's willing to recognize and repeal a discriminatory law.

Sure, there's going to be folk shouting even louder that marriage needs to be between a man and a woman, but I'll never understand this argument. It's based upon a religious principle. Why should someone else's religious definition take precedence over mine? What about the atheist who has the freedom in this country to choose no religion? Is their definition of marriage not allowable? We need to take the religious equation out of it and look at this as a civil union.

Just to be clear, I'm not arguing for civil unions vs. marriage. Marriage, as defined by law, should be a union between two people. Or, if use of that word really bugs everyone so much, then change ALL unions to civil unions. No marriage for some and civil unions for others. That in my mind falls too easily into the trap of "separate but equal" that this country got caught in during last century.

I know I'm not going to change a lot of minds with my little blog here, but I feel better having typed this out. It really bothers me that my decision to live an honest life and love G throughout it causes such an uproar across this land of the "free". We're not killing puppies here. Just living our lives together.

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* posted by me at 9:10 AM

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