Freedom of…
August 28, 2008
Are we really afforded the freedom of religion? I mean, I have heard that the justice system cannot charge a polygamist if it is a part of their religion to practice polygamy. Perhaps it only applies to foreign delegates? I have not researched the idea in depth, but it would seem to me that if we are allowed to practice what our religions teach, why then can we not have gay marriages? There are many religions that do not have a problem with us, but since the Christians do, we cannot have the same rights as straight individuals do. Yet we are supposed to be afforded the freedom of religion. Meaning we can choose what religion we follow. Yet at the same time, we are being force-fed Christian ethics by not being allowed to marry whomever we please.
What happened to my individual rights? Since when did the rights of the country overtake the rights of the individual? A gay marriage does not hinder anyone any more than does a straight marriage. What are the straight people afraid of? That because we are now allowed to marry, we can now revolt against them? We are now able to join forces? Ya know, cause we couldn’t do that before….right?
We have individual rights, but they are so intruded on that we cannot know what they truly are. It is hard to find the fine line. What do we do with a piece of paper that is too important to wipe our asses with, but not important enough to take action with?
Tags: freedom, religion, individual rights
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