This is a controversial subject especially in our city where our Gay/Lesbian population is larger than most. We have all believed at one time or another or have parents who believe or some of us who still believe that marriage is between a man and a woman. Lately the rejection of gay marriage is changing. It has been a long battle for gays starting in October 1972 where the US Supreme Court dismissed a case brought about by two gay men wanting to marry to where we are today.
"Florida voters in 2008 approved a definition of marriage as being between a man and a woman, one of literally dozens of states that adopted that definition. Virtually every time it was put on the ballot, voters approved that idea, including in California where a homosexual judge, Vaughn Walker, later overturned the vote of the people on Prop 8."
Read the interesting story... at WND where liberal judges are pushing the button on marriage that is supposed to be decided by the States, not the Federal courts, thus "ignoring the will of the people and trampling on the right of states to govern themselves," according to the governor of Oklahoma. Even on-line dictionaries have already re-written the definition of marriage.
And like every issue, it takes a lot of awareness from activists over time in order to make change. The younger population having been brought up with or by some who have lived through over 40 years of awareness on this subject have easily accepted equal marriage for all. The course of action continues to move in favor of "equality" in marriage.
As one lesbian gal from Lake Worth said to me, as soon as you old folks die off and the church is irrelevant, gay marriage will be accepted by all. As offensive as that statement is, even Evangelicals know "when to fold them" as they are backing off too.
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To the gay person who said, “…as you old folks die off and the church is irrelevant, gay marriage will be accepted by all.” This is a bit confusing so perhaps you can explain. Are you saying you want everyone to think as you do then everything will be fine? And yet, at the same time, you do not choose to show the very same respect and acceptance you expect should anyone have a different point of view. That does not quite make sense does it? May I assure you, it is a certainty at some point in time you will comprehend the relevance of the Church.
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