Gay Marriage Voted Down

“While the Catholic Church rejects unjust discrimination against homosexual men and women, there is no question that marriage by its nature is the union of one man and one woman,” Richard E. Barnes, the executive director of the New York State Catholic Conference

Two words: Fuck you, Richard E. Barnes. Seriously, who truly dictates and defines "marriage"? Obviously the biggest bigots and hypocrites of all-time, the church, according to Mr. Barnes. Hey Richard, guess what? Marriage was never "natural." Did our perception of society and the church's views always exist? No. So why are we still using their views as reality. Marriage derived from habit. A man and a woman whom had a child basically created a union between them in order to rear their child. This is where our notion of "family" derives from. Marriage then, is not what we consider now. Religion has skewed the way we view marriage, and has made it about what "God" would see it as. Using the notion of Adam and Eve, and God creating a bond between the opposite sex, the church manipulates our perception of our relationships. Obviously, the only way to have a child is through intercourse between a man and a women (caveat: with artificial insemination, it is not that way, but genetically speaking, the egg of a women NEEDS to be fertilized by the sperm of a man), but that has nothing to do with family. Two women/men can share a bond amongst them that is also present between those of the opposite sex. So why the debate? I'll tell you why; because people are still stuck on views of times where people were killed for not believing in the Catholic Church (i.e. The Spanish Inquisition). Times change, society changes. We as a people have to adapt, not remain constant. Marriage, in my opinion, is only beneficial in an economic standpoint. The filing of taxes, dependents, joint income, and other factors make it beneficial to be married. A family that lives together under common law, yet never married under the church, is no different than those who did. The same goes for same-sex couples. So why the debate?

This post was created out of disbelief, so excuse any grammatical errors, or any lack of empirical data. All I know is that the decision that was made is archaic and lacks any rationale. Let's hope people begin to adapt and learn that society is all a creation by man. Unfortunately, its by the wrong ones.