In Defense of Marriage
In 30 days, the lovely Mrs. Shabazz and I will celebrate our first anniversary. Like most newlyweds, we’re looking forward to it. And unlike most married men, I already have her gift taken care of and arrangements made to mark the occasion. I bring this up not to brag, well there is a little bit of that, but if I were to drop the ball on this stuff, it would do more to harm my marriage than any gay or lesbian couple tying the knot would.
A federal judge in California has ruled that state’s ban on gay marriage violates the U.S. Constitution. The judge went on to say there is no rational basis to ban same-sex marriage. I agree. I have batted this issue around in my head for years and I can’t think of one practical reason as to why gay marriage shouldn’t be legal.
It doesn’t take money out of my pocket, nor infringe on my property rights, so why should I care. In the nearly three years that my wife have been together either as dating or a married couple, any problems we’ve had were not related to gay marriage. When I look at my own parents who’ve been married for 42 years, any near misses they had were not related to gay marriage.
So how does gay marriage, hurt “traditional marriage”? I submit to you it doesn’t. If you look at the problems facing most married couples and families I think the last thing you’ll see on that list causing problems is gay marriage. I submit that the taxes and excess government are more detrimental to families than my gay next door neighbors who want to enjoy the same benefits my wife and I do.
Maybe we’re trying to ban the wrong thing.
