By Destiny Miller
3-31-2001
The first amendment says, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibit the free exercise". What is free religion? It can't be much if everyday couples are being stopped from showing their love. There should not be a law that stops their rituals. The eighth amendment states, "Nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted". Well, I would have to say that stopping two lovebirds from getting married is pretty vruel. Punishment? For what? For being attracted to and in love with a person of the same sex?
Some may say that it just isn't right. If you believe it's not right, then don't do it! It's that simple. If the stove is hot then don't touch it! It's perfectly plain and simple.
Hindu's have sacred cows and they will starve to death before they even think of eating a cow. No one is going to stop them from worshipping what they beleive in. Then there are the christians which drink the blood of Christ an no one stops them and yet if a couple of the same sex wish to get married, everyone is on top of it and trying to ban all forms of it.
The choice of marriage should be up to the people getting married and not the government or the people around them. Marriages for homosexuals should be legal in all fifty stats but instead only three don't outlaw it. This is indeed an improvement but what will the lovers do untill they are able to get married? Something should be done about this. All states should allow people to marry who they love and not who they are expected to marry.
Please don't let this be forgotten. Call your senate. In the time it takes to make a simple phone call, you can change the lives of many. It's just love - there's no sin in that.