Gay Marriage

I don’t understand much about the world. I don’t understand the human immune system, and I’ll never comprehend why some animals eat their young. Physics remains a mystery to me, and the cruel duo of greed and ignorance will continue to baffle me. I do, however, understand love. Love binds us to our neighbors and our families, creating bonds of affection and fraternity that can further the human race and infuse life with purpose. Love can cause war and demand peace, and it can corrupt and it can make whole, but its existence is undeniable and ultimately rich in purpose. For love to be denied is to deny a basic right. Marriage, a basic expression of love, should be allowed to all who seriously seek it. Marriage was once denied to African-Americans and prisoners, and these groups are now able to wed whom they please, a right that is still denied to gay couples. It is an outrage and a shame that a committed gay couple cannot express their love through marriage. True, this does not personally affect me, but I still find it horrible that all cannot openly and legally marry. I believe that if you love someone wholly and want to commit your life to that person, you should be able to marry him or her. I’m not religious, so I don’t particularly believe in sin, and I certainly don’t believe it’s wrong to love someone if that’s who you think you’re called to love. Besides, wasn’t it Jesus who preached acceptance and love for thy neighbor? I don’t want to offend or insult, but I don’t think He would approve of the way we treat our gay friends and neighbors.