The State of Marriage

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Thursday November 06, 2008 · 6:02 AM PST

2008/11/06 · 06:02

Marriage in America is a portrait of hypocrisy. With the passage of the vile prop 8, I've found myself thinking about the State of Marriage in this country.

Follow me below the fold for what I perceive to be the most illogical part of the nation I love.

To understand my analysis of marriage you need to know just a little bit about me.

I am a heterosexual - The law says I'm allowed to marry and I can only ever try to understand the pain and insult the gay community faces through my gay friends.

I am an atheist - This isn't the time for a theological argument, I respect everyone's religious beliefs, personally though I don't believe in the supernatural.

I am a mathematician - I was lucky enough to get a scholarship to a state school and was able to pursue my love, Math. I know, "Gross, I hate numbers!" That's fine most people feel that way. My background in math and as a computer programmer means that I look at most situations by scrutinizing how logically consistent they are.

These 3 points have lead me to the conclusion that the state of marriage in this country is entirely illogical and inconsistent.

As a heterosexual atheist, if I were to meet a nice atheist girl and decide to get married, no one would blink. The same goes for a hindu couple, a buddhist couple, or a pastafarian couple (All noodles to the Flying Spaghetti Monster).

So why is it that when a gay couple wants to marry, suddenly Marriage in America is a hallowed Christian Institution that needs to be protected lest it be rendered in twain? This is illogical lunacy trumped up by people with too much time on their hands.

Here's the deal, if you want to be bigoted than at least do it right. If marriage is a Christian Institution, than I should be in the same boat as my gay friends, you too Shintoists. Either only Christians can get married or we recognize marriage for what it is, a declaration of love and fidelity with certain civil rights and privileges.

I hope that when I get married and make more little atheists that they can grow up in a world where love, between any partners gay or straight, is celebrated. I know that I will work the rest of the my life to promote the ideals of love and peace, and that one day this country that I love will wake up and realize that these are the big ideas that religions preach.

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Gay Marriage is...

an abomination

a display of love

none of my damn business

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Gay Marriage is...

an abomination

8%

4 votes

a display of love

26 votes

none of my damn business

22 votes

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