I applaud and respect President Bush for his stand that marriage should be legally defined as a union between a man and a woman. This is as it should be. God himself defines marriage that way, and it does not matter men wish to change the definition.
Critical thinking violation: "Just saying something doesn't make it true."
Not only is homosexuality not marriage, it is debauchery. It not a matter of an “alternative lifestyle.”
Critical thinking violation: "Just saying something doesn't make it true."
Somehow, the gay community has managed to convince some of the American people that they are “born gay” and they simply cannot help themselves. This is like saying that those who commit adultery are “born” that way and simply cannot help themselves. Would the American people accept that lie? Sin is sin no matter how you excuse or try to explain it away.
Critical thinking violation: Faulty Analogy. The causes of adultery are a failure to show self-discipline which is quite different from causes of sexual preference which are not under conscious control.
This does not mean that those who commit this sin should be treated disrespectfully or with hate. Instead, they should be helped to overcome their lifestyle. This is completely possible, and there is an organization called “Love Won Out” founded by those who have left this lifestyle themselves. . .
In addition. just because there are states and provinces that legally recognize same-sex unions does that mean we as a country should follow the same slippery slope? As mothers everywhere have told their children, “Just because everyone else is jumping off a cliff, are you going to?”
Usually you shouldn't do something just because everyone else is doing it. But when everyone else is doing it for a valid reason then, yes, you should do what everyone else is doing. If everyone is leaving the building because it is on fire, then you should do what everyone else is doing.
There is no confusion of government and religious issues here. Come on, America, stand up for what’s decent and right!
This is the logical error of "begging the question" – assuming something to be true when that is what is being challenged. It hasn't been shown that same sex unions aren't decent and right.
Melody Amundsen (9/3, As I See It, “Speak out against same-sex marriage”) is a teacher. Wow. There are so many points to tackle in her shallow, one-dimensional piece that I don't know where to start.
Homosexuality is a sin? In your opinion. But before you start sending people off to “Love Won Out” to change their lifestyles, I challenge you to spend five years practicing homosexuality. Deny your straight feelings, and chase a dream that you don't really believe. Can't do it? Don't want to, because it would be a lie? Hmmm…
Most homosexuals want the same reassurances. If my partner of 30 years dies, please don't take my house and our belongings away. Allow me to make the important health-care decisions as a next-of-kin or spouse would be able to. Health benefits and tax breaks? That would be nice.
I don't send children to school, but I sure pay my fair share of taxes. I understand it benefits society, but I'd like a break, too. I don't really need to stand in front of God and pronounce my love. I think he already knows. But if two people want to give commitment a try and succeed, I think that makes the world an even better place to live.
K. Carter Mission