Gay Marriage in California

You mean those that choose to ignore their natural given sex and adopt an anomalous lifestyle MAY win in 2012 or thereafter. Just keep it off the public school curriculum as a viable "alternative" lifestyle and name it something other than marriage. In general and as to the ease of CA constitutional amendments, I share your fear. I also share that fear for the US constitution.

"You mean those that choose to ignore their natural given sex and adopt an anomalous lifestyle MAY win in 2012 or thereafter." I am guessing that you mean "sexual orientation" instead of "sex" but even then you're not making sense. What if someone's "natural given" sexual orientation is homosexual? Who the fuck are you to tell then that it isn't? Besides, Kevin Drum and thousands of other married and single heterosexuals oppose your preferred policy. Is mere support among heterosexuals for same-sex marriage enough to confer upon them the mantle of "anomalous lifestyle?" "Just keep it off the public school curriculum as a viable "alternative" lifestyle and name it something other than marriage." You've got something there for your first point. While proven viable, it's certainly not an alternative lifestyle at all. It's just some people who each want to marry the person they love. As for your second demand, nope. It's marriage. If you don't want your church to perform them, talk to your pastor or priest. Beyond that, get the fuck out of their way.

This decision now decided upon by the Supreme Court of California has ruled against the homosexual community and let the Proposition 8 vote by the people of California stand. Presently, this seems like a dark day for the homosexual community of California but am I the only one looking beyond and to the horizon? We know that it now seems quite clear that inevitably gay marriage will pass in either 2010 or 2012. The opposition (Yes on 8) camp is celebrating today’s victory and they have every right to but what I believe that they have not taken into account and what seems quite clear is the box they have painted themselves into. When gay-marriage passes in a few years, today’s decision by the California high court has completely removed the option of ever going back and requesting that the vote be overturned when the opposition camp so adamantly agreed and stood with the courts ruling on the 26th of May, 2009. The California Supreme Court cannot make two opposing decisions on the same argument. It’s obviously clear that the homosexual community of California by today’s ruling have decisively won the right to gay-marriage. Not today but most assuredly - tomorrow.

Entropy and Morality In nature, things tend to disorder themselves. This is a simplistic way to describe "Entropy." Disparate temperatures in close proximity (ordered set of two temperatures) tend to reach equilibrium and disorder each other becoming one. We see it in our homes with a women’s and men’s role becoming less complimentary and nearly parallel. We see it in our careers with fewer specialized workers and more generalists. We see it in businesses sectors with fewer independent stores, more mega giant stores, merchandisers and corporations. We see it in every walk of life. We see the moral framework once enforced not only by law, but by neighborhoods and society in general, being shredded, and discarded. We witness each day the blurring of morality's lines and their ultimate removal from our everyday lives. Yes, our divine creator gave us free will. He also gave us that moral framework within which we are told to conform, thus casting aside our selfish, immoral and entropic tendencies. We all have that choice. As a society, gay marriage is just one example of entropy is winning over morality. Forgiveness but not Acceptance Christ teaches us love and forgiveness. He does not however tell us it is "ok" to continue our deviation from God's plan. He does not accept sin, but rejects it. All the while he does accept us and forgive us. But there is a catch. We are told to cast aside our weak impulses. We are told to repent. We are told to accept Christ and let him enter our lives. And when he does, the spirit strengthens our flesh and our will. And when that happens, the moral compass is restored. Struggling with Forgiveness (It's a human thing) We can love our gay friends, colleagues and relatives, just as Christ does. However, gay marriage is wrong. We are born with a certain set of plumbing. I suggest we discover why it is that people abandon that fact and seek out same sex relations. We don't go around teaching kids that alcoholism is ok. Why is there such a move afoot to teach them that choosing a homosexual lifestyle IS ok? We should accept all people as human beings. That is a tall challenge for some, present company included. However, we don’t have to accept their choices and behavior. We don’t have to accept gay marriage. To do so, further shreds the moral fabric of which we are all bound together. It further perpetuates the weakness of human flesh and the entropic trends in our society.