Messages By: mommyjenna

Now that the recent bill was passed here, it is legal for gay couples to marry anywhere in Canada. The law allows any minister to follow their own heart about this issue. No one is forced to perform a marriage they don't believe in but, fortunately, there are a great many ministers who are pleased to marry a happy couple. 

I've always believed in equity when it comes to the right of consenting adults marrying and as a happily married heterosexual, I don't see the sanctity of my wonderful marriage being sullied by any two happily married adults no matter their sexual preferences.  

Currently, a friend of mine is helping out a senior couple who have been separated by illness. They are a couple who have been together for over 30 years but, because they are both women and from a time when there was a stigma against gay relationships, they have always claimed to be "just friends". Sadly, one member of the couple became ill and had to be placed in a full care nursing home and it was then that her partner realized she would have to "come out". As a married couple, they would be able to automatically be placed in the same facility with the healthy partner helping with care but as "friends", the partner doesn't qualify to live there. My friend is helping them establish their relationship in order to ensure they can continue to be together well into old age.  

As far as the bible and homosexuality, I'm amazed that anyone could read the book of Ruth without realizing that she and Naomi were involved in a loving relationship. In the first book of Samuel, the relationship between David and Jonathan also appears to be a loving one.  

Ok everyone.  It's no one's business who wants to get married.  I by no means think that judges or ministers who do not agree with it should be forced to marry a gay couple but it should be allowed.  No one has the right to tell anyone who they can and can not marry.  It's simply not fair.  Religion has to much power in this country.  It needs to change.  I understand that it is man and woman in the bible, but some people do not have the same beliefs.  If we are all gods' children then he will love us for who we are not who we marry.  Thank You for listening. 

For those of you that believe the Bible, good for you. But the United States isn't for Christians only. I was raised Jewish. I have friends who are Jewish, Muslim, Atheist, Agnostic, Hindu and Buddhist, and they all pay the same amount of taxes to this country and have the same right to worship or don't worship as they see fit. So don't use the Bible in legal matters. My father is Caucasian and my mother is Filipina, people in this country used the Bibled against interracial marriage not that long ago and according to some Christians I should have never been born because their book tells them so. 

As far as gay marriage goes, I don't realy see heterosexuals really keeping the "sanctity of marriage" alive. I really don't think gays could do any worse.  

Many gay people have children, being married would protect their children to have two parents instead of the non biological one or legal guardian just completely skipping on their obligations. So allowing gays to get married would protect children. Also, it would allow gays to protect themselves and their own assests better and have their spouse benefit from SS and medical benefits.  

I am not saying that you necessarily have to agree with their lifestyle, but no one is asking for you to. There are heterosexuals that do things all the time that I disagree with on ethical grounds but it's still their business. 

BTW, I am a happy, heterosexual female in a monogamous relationship.